Pittsburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2010. PITTSBURGH — Leo W. Gerard, International President of the United Steelworkers (USW) union, today said that the union is pleased with the progress that has been made to make health insurance reform legislation fairer for working families. Gerard said: “Let’s be clear, no legislation is ever[Read More…]
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Rep. Jackson Seeks Haitian Emergency Airlifts
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—January 14, 2010. Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. supports President Obama’s request for $100 million in emergency aid to earthquake-ravaged Haiti and called on the U.S. government to continue search-and-rescue efforts; suspend Haitian deportation procedures; grant temporary protective status to Haitians living here; and provide emergency medical airlifts to critically[Read More…]
2009 H1N1 Flu: Situation Update, January 15, 2010
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2010. Each week CDC analyzes information about influenza disease activity in the United States and publishes findings of key flu indicators in a report called FluView. During the week of January 3-9, 2010, all key indicators declined compared to the previous week. Below is a summary of[Read More…]
Remarks to the Press By Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs P.J. Crowley Re: Haiti, February 15, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2010. MR. CROWLEY: Good morning, happy Friday. So just to give you a flavor for where we are today, as you know, we’ve been working through the inherent infrastructure challenges to be able to deliver more and more assistance to the people of Haiti, and we continue[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the Situation in Haiti, February 15, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2010 – 1:08 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. I wanted to just make a brief statement on the latest situation in Haiti so that the American people are fully up to date on our efforts there. This morning I spoke with President Préval of Haiti,[Read More…]
Aid Begins to Arrive in Haiti for Earthquake Survivors in Dire Need
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–14 January 2010 – UNICEF is part of a massive international relief effort now under way to assist up to 3.5 million people affected by Tuesday’s 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti. But while essential supplies from UNICEF, its UN partners and other humanitarian agencies have started arriving in quake-shattered communities, the survivors’[Read More…]
Haiti: UN Relief Effort Picks Up Pace After Deadly Quake, January 15, 2010
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–15 January 2010 – The United Nations is scaling up its assistance to victims of Haiti’s catastrophic earthquake, as the acting top envoy to the impoverished Caribbean nation has taken up his duties on the ground and has started the task of coordinating the relief effort. The 7.0 magnitude[Read More…]
Illinois Weekly H1N1 Influenza Activity Estimates, January 15, 2010
Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2010 Illinois H1N1 CumulativeVaccine Allocation*(As of January 13, 2010) Allocated 4,365,800 Ordered 3,544,300 Shipped 3,536,720 * The above table represents H1N1 vaccine allocation for the 10 million people in Illinois who live outside the city of Chicago. Chicago receives an H1N1 vaccine allotment for its3 million residents[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Call with President Preval of Haiti, January 15, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2010. President Obama spoke for roughly thirty minutes with President Preval of Haiti this morning. President Obama said that the world has been devastated by the loss and suffering in Haiti, and pledged the full support of the American people for the government and people of Haiti[Read More…]
Stenography 101: How the Press Let Palin And Cheney Rig the System
Commentary by Eric Boehlert Not content with its lapdog coverage of President Bush over the past decade, the Beltway press has adopted a new, super-soft way to deal with Bush’s former vice president, Dick Cheney, as well as GOP media star Sarah Palin. Journalists have set aside what had been[Read More…]
