Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2009. Each and every day in this country, Americans are grappling with health care premiums that are growing three times the rate of wages and insurance company policies that limit coverage and raise out-of-pocket costs. Thousands are losing their insurance coverage each day. Without real reform, the[Read More…]
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Lutherans Overwhelmingly Approve Sexually Active Gays As Clergy
The news from WTAE in Pittsburgh: MINNEAPOLIS — The nation’s largest Lutheran denomination took openly gay clergy more fully into its fold Friday, as leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America voted to lift a ban that prohibited sexually active gays and lesbians from serving as ministers. Under the[Read More…]
Chicago FBI: Three Alleged Mexican Drug Cartel Leaders Among Dozens Indicted in Chicago
Chicago-Based Cell Allegedly Handled 1,500 to 2,000 Kilograms of Cocaine Per Month; Local Indictments Seek Forfeiture of More Than $1.8 Billion in Cash Proceeds Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Thirty-six defendants in the U.S. and Mexico, including three alleged Mexican drug cartel leaders, were charged in eight indictments unsealed yesterday and today in[Read More…]
Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Accusure® Insulin Syringes
Huntsville, AL–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2009. Qualitest Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today has issued a voluntary nationwide recall of Accusure® Insulin Syringes (1/2 cc – 31 G – Short Needle) with lot number 6JCB1 (Expiration 10/2011) – NDC 0603-7001-21. This lot was distributed between January 2007 and June 2007 to wholesalers and retail pharmacies[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Meeting With Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2009. “The President invited Senator Daschle to the White House for a quick check-in on the health insurance reform process and to exchange views on the process moving forward. Senator Daschle is one of the foremost experts on health care and on the legislative process, and has[Read More…]
FBI Responds to United States Parole Commission Decision to Deny Parole to Leonard Peltier
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Statement of Thomas J. Harrington, Executive Assistant Director, FBI Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch: The FBI family has never forgotten the ultimate sacrifice made by FBI Special Agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams, and we fully support the decision of the United States Parole Commission to deny[Read More…]
Former Military Contractor Sentenced for Participating in Scheme to Steal Large Quantities of Fuel from U.S. Army in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2009. Raschad L. “Sean” Lewis, a former fuel section employee of Kellogg Brown and Root Inc. (KBR) assigned to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for his role in a bribery and a fuel diversion scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A.[Read More…]
Former UBS Banker Sentenced to 40 Months for Aiding Billionaire American Evade Taxes
MIAMI–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2009. Former UBS banker, Bradley Birkenfeld of Weymouth, Mass., has been sentenced to 40 months incarceration by Judge William J. Zloch in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. On June 19, 2008, Birkenfeld pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States, the Justice Department announced today. According to court documents[Read More…]
Cloth Books Recalled by Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. Due to Strangulation Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 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. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: eebee’s “Have a Ball” Adventures Cloth Books Units: About 15,000[Read More…]
Human Rights Campaign, Servicemembers United Bring National Tour to Repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ to Omaha
Gay, lesbian, and straight service members highlight “Voices of Honor: A Generation Under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’” Omaha, NE .–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, in partnership with Servicemembers United, the nation’s largest organization of gay and lesbian troops[Read More…]
