CHILE–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2010. The U.S. Geological Survey has reported that an 8.8 magnitude earthquake has hit south of Chile’s capital around 3:30 a.m. local time. Seventy-eight deaths have been reported and it is anticipated that the toll could rise. Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet has declared a “state of catastrophe.” Santiago’s[Read More…]
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Weekly Address: President Obama Says Washington Must Use This Opportunity to Enact Health Reform (Video and Text)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2010. As the Winter Olympics draw to a close this weekend, I just want to take a minute to congratulate all the athletes who competed in these games. And I especially want to say how proud I am of all the American men and women have achieved[Read More…]
Limbaugh’s Health Care Plan: Get Rich Or Die Tryin’
News Analysis Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Throughout the health care debate, Rush Limbaugh has gradually rolled out his health care plan. The provisions of the plan include being rich, eating applesauce if you can’t afford dentures, and not breaking your wrist. Limbaugh’s health care plan: "If you don’t have any teeth, so[Read More…]
Let Them Eat Applesauce: Right-Wing Media Mock The Uninsured
News Analysis Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Right-wing media figures have mocked Democrats’ descriptions of hardships faced by their constituents who lack health insurance, including a story Rep. Louise Slaughter told about a woman who wore dentures that previously belonged to her dead sister. For example, Rush Limbaugh said, "So if you don’t[Read More…]
President Obama Signs Executive Order Promoting Excellence, Innovation and Sustainability at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2010. Today, President Obama signed an executive order renewing the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the White House East Room. This event demonstrates the President’s strong appreciation for the historic role these institutions have played in educating our citizens and the Administration’s[Read More…]
Illinois Community College System Sets Record Enrollment Second Spring in a Row
Springfield–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2010. Both headcount and Full Time Equivalency (FTE) Spring enrollments at Illinois community colleges reached all-time record levels for the current semester. According to figures released today from the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB), statewide headcount enrollment increased 7.8% over the record Spring 2009 enrollment. This semester’s increase[Read More…]
Online Version of Nurses Continuing Education Program on SIDS Risk Reduction Now Available
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2010. An online version of NIH’s continuing education program for nurses about SIDS risk reduction is now available. The Continuing Education Program on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Risk Reduction was developed by NIH’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and[Read More…]
Senate Inaction on Medicare Hurts Seniors, Military and Boomers
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2010. A Medicare meltdown now seems certain, as the U.S. Senate has left early for the weekend, abandoning seniors, military families and baby boomers. The Senate failed to repeal the Medicare physician payment formula that will cause a drastic 21 percent payment cut to physicians who care[Read More…]
AARP Commends Middle Class Task Force For Leadership On Retirement Security
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2010. AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond issued the following statement today in response to the release of the Annual Report of the White House Task Force on the Middle Class: “AARP appreciates the attention and work of the Middle Class Task Force on retirement security issues.[Read More…]
State from SEIU on President Obama’s Healthcare Summit
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2010. Today, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) released the statement of Andy Stern after President Obama’s healthcare summit: “If we learned one thing from today’s summit, it’s that the Republicans have learned nothing. “For the past year – and indeed, years before that – there has[Read More…]
