WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of product: Jewel Girls’ Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Units: About 2,300 Distributor:[Read More…]
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Painted Wooden Beads Intended for Children’s Crafts Recalled By S&S Worldwide Due To Violation of Lead Paint Standard
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2010. The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Flower and Insect Painted Wooden Beads Units: About 1,000 Importer: S&S Worldwide Inc., of Colchester, Conn. Hazard:[Read More…]
Haitians Plan How to Rebuild Their Society at UNESCO Forum
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–24 March 2010 – Intellectuals, artists, international experts, social scientists and members of the Haitian diaspora are meeting today at the Paris headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to develop ideas for how to rebuild Haitian society in the wake of January’s catastrophic earthquake.[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2010. Earlier today, I signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the health insurance reform bill passed by Congress. In addition to reducing our deficit, making health care affordable for tens of millions of Americans, and enacting some of the toughest insurance reforms in[Read More…]
Court Rules That Mississippi School Violated First Amendment Rights Of Lesbian Student
ABERDEEN, MS–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2010. A Mississippi federal court today ruled that school officials violated a lesbian student’s First Amendment rights when it canceled the high school prom rather than let the student attend with her girlfriend. The U.S. Court for the Northern District of Mississippi stopped short of ordering Itawamba[Read More…]
Remarks by the President and Vice President on Health Insurance Reform at the Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2010 – 12:39 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. (Applause.) AUDIENCE: Yes, we can! Yes, we can! Yes, we can! THE VICE PRESIDENT: Yes, he did. (Applause.) Thank you all for being here, ladies and gentlemen. Please be seated. Ladies and gentlemen, to state the[Read More…]
Secretary Chu Op-Ed on Small Modular Reactors in the Wall Street Journal
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2010. Today, the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed by U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu on small modular reactors. The op-ed can be viewed on the Wall Street Journal. The text of the op-ed is below: America’s New Nuclear OptionSmall modular reactors will expand the ways we[Read More…]
Florida Attorney General McCollum Sues Federal Government Over Health Care Reform Legislation
TALLAHASSEE, FL–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2010. Attorney General Bill McCollum today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Treasury and the U.S. Department of Labor alleging the Health Care Reform bill signed into law by President Obama this morning is unconstitutional. The bipartisan lawsuit[Read More…]
President Obama Signs Historic Health System Reform Bill for Health of Our Nation
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2010. Statement attributable to: J. James Rohack, MD, AMA President: “The president’s signature on historic health reform legislation today is a monumental moment in the health of our nation. While more still needs to be done, this bill makes real progress toward providing coverage to all Americans[Read More…]
AARP Statement on President Obama’s Signing of Historic Health Reform Package
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2010. AARP CEO A. Barry Rand released this statement today following President Obama’s signing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010: “Today’s signing of landmark health insurance reform legislation by President Obama represents a milestone in this great country’s history. But the work is not[Read More…]
