Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2010. Yesterday, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano authorized the temporary activation of up to 900 reserve U.S. Coast Guard service men and women to bolster the more than 500 Coast Guard personnel already serving in Haiti in support of the U.S. government’s response to[Read More…]
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Senate Finance Committee Introduces Plan to Help Haiti
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2010. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), along with Senators Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and George Lemieux (R-Fla.), today introduced the Haiti Assistance Income Tax Incentive (HAITI) Act, legislation designed to help facilitate emergency aid and rebuilding efforts in Haiti following[Read More…]
Massachusetts Voters Message to Washington: It’s Time for Action
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2010. Service Employees International Union (SEIU) President Andy Stern released the following statement after Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts. “Today is no different than yesterday or the day before or the day before that. Pat DeJong will still wake up in Libby, Montana. Pat is still mourning[Read More…]
House Unanimously Approves Bill to Allow Taxpayers to Claim Charitable Deduction in 2009 for Haiti Relief
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2010. The House of Representatives today unanimously passed H.R. 4462, legislation that would allow individuals who make charitable contributions to victims of the earthquake in Haiti to claim an itemized charitable deduction on their 2009 tax return instead of having to wait until next year to claim[Read More…]
Graco Recalls Strollers Due to Fingertip Amputation and Laceration Hazards
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Graco’s Passage™, Alano™ and Spree™ Strollers and Travel Systems Units: About[Read More…]
One Week After Haiti Quake, UN Photographer Helps Rescue Survivor
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 January 2010 – Little did Logan Abassi, a United Nations photographer, imagine that he would help to save a life when he hit the streets of the Haitian capital to capture images of looters one week after the catastrophic earthquake struck the impoverished Caribbean country. Mr. Abassi, who[Read More…]
Save the Children Responds to Today’s Aftershock in Haiti, Establishes Safe Spaces for Children
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti–(ENEWSPF)–Jan. 20, 2010. Another large aftershock, measuring 6.1 in magnitude, struck Haiti in the early hours today. Save the Children staff in country in Port-au-Prince heard already weakened structures collapsing. The threats to and fears of children in the disaster zone remain undiminished. “Children and families are still sleeping[Read More…]
Comfort Receives First Haitian Patients
ABOARD THE USNS COMFORT–(ENEWSPF)–Jan. 20, 2010 – In a life-saving move, a Navy helicopter transported two severely injured Haitians to receive treatment aboard this hospital ship. The Comfort received the patients last night while it was still steaming toward Haiti. The patients — a 6-year-old boy and 20-year-old man —[Read More…]
Aftershock Shakes Haiti; No Apparent Damage
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti–(ENEWSPF)–Jan. 20, 2010 – An early morning aftershock shook the sleeping soldiers here from their bags as the building swayed and creaked for a few seconds. “It was like: ‘Whoah! Is somebody shaking me awake or was the ground moving?’” said Army Maj. J.T. Eldridge, the squadron operations officer[Read More…]
Second Earthquake Strikes Haiti
Port-au-Prince, Haiti–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2010. The U.S. Geological Survey has reported that a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Haiti today. This second earthquake hit at 6:03 a.m. (1103 GMT) approximately 35 miles (56 kilometers) northwest of Port-au-Prince and 13.7 miles (22 kilometers) below the surface. The earthquake sent screaming people running into[Read More…]
