NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–8 December 2009 – The military chief of United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon today discussed with senior Lebanese and Israeli military officials recent incidents in the south, where Israel fought a 34-day war with Hizbollah in 2006. UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Commander Major General Claudio Graziano also[Read More…]
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Secretary General Ban Presents Next Steps to Move Ahead on Plan to Rid World of Nuclear Weapons
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–8 December 2009 – Highlighting recent progress in efforts to achieve nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged nations to build on the momentum, laying out a number of steps to move the process forward. Speaking at a meeting in New York focusing on his five-point action[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, December 8, 2009
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. INDEX: SECRETARY Secretary and S/E Todd Stern Met with Congressional Leaders to Discuss Climate Issues Secretary Met Today with Quartet Leader Tony Blair Secretary Participated in Awards Ceremony for Volunteerism this Morning Secretary Presided Over Swearing-In of the New CEO MCC, Daniel Yohannes Secretary Had a[Read More…]
Give A Child The Greatest Gift: A College Education
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. Parents and grandparents often believe that the best gifts for their children are the ones they yearn for the most, but what happens in a couple of years when that Nintendo Wii or Zhu Zhu Hamster is obsolete? Fortunately, there are things to give that will[Read More…]
DOT Secretary Ray LaHood Proposes Legislation to Improve Rail Transit Safety Oversight
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today called on Congress to pass the Obama Administration’s Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2009, a new transit safety bill to ensure a high and standard level of safety across all rail transit systems. The measure would effectively eliminate the[Read More…]
SEIU: Hatch/Nelson Amendment Would Take Healthcare Away from Our Mothers, Sisters and Daughters
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger released the following statement calling on Senators to reject the amendment offered by Senators Ben Nelson (D-NE) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) that restricts a woman’s access to healthcare. Said Burger, “For too long, our healthcare system has left[Read More…]
Statement of Senator Carl Levin at the Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on Strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. The following is the opening statement as prepared for delivery by Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, for the committee hearing on strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan with Ambassador Karl W. Eikenberry and General Stanley A. McChrystal. Today, the Committee hears from[Read More…]
Study Shows Head Start Programs Surpass Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Requirements
Princeton, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. A new study in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine finds that the majority of the nation’s Head Start programs report doing more to support healthy eating and physical activity than is required by existing federal regulations. Head Start is the nation’s largest federally funded[Read More…]
AARP Tells Congress to Close the Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Gap
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. Bonnie M. Cramer, Chair of AARP’s Board of Directors is testifying today before the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee during its hearing on “Prescription Drug Price Inflation: Are Prices Rising Too Fast?” Cramer is highlighting the health care needs of older Americans, and will focus on[Read More…]
Goodman Company Reannounces Recall of Air Conditioner/Heat Pump Units Due to Fire Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Name of Product: Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner/Heat Pump (PTACs) Units Units: About 30,000; previously recalled in August 2008 Manufacturer: Goodman Company, LP, of[Read More…]
