WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2009. President Barack Obama today announced his intent to nominate Neal S. Wolin to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury and Lael Brainard to be Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs. In addition, the President announced that Stuart A. Levey, the current Under Secretary for[Read More…]
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Majority of Americans Give President Obama Negative Ratings on His Economic Job Performance
ROCHESTER, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–While a majority of Americans may give President Obama’s overall job performance high marks (The Harris Poll®, March 23, 2009), the same is not the case for his performance on the economy. A majority of Americans (53%) give his job negative marks while 47% give it positive ratings.[Read More…]
Rampage Nation: The Press No Longer Cares About Epic Gun Violence
by Eric Boehlert Last week, two breaking news events competed for attention from the national news media, and particularly from the 24-hour cable television outlets. In one, disgraced financier Bernard Madoff, who was arrested months ago for defrauding investors out of billion of dollars, appeared before a judge in New[Read More…]
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, March 23, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2009. Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: David H. Stevens, Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban Development; Harold Hongju Koh, Legal Adviser, State Department; and Dr. Yvette Roubideaux, Director[Read More…]
Press Briefing By Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner, March 23, 2009
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2009 – 8:56 A.M. EDT SECRETARY GEITHNER: Thanks for coming. Nice to see you. Obviously we’re announcing this morning the next stage of our broad plan to help repair the financial system. But I want to start by stepping back, putting this in broader context. Just to[Read More…]
Federal Court Orders FDA To Expand Access To Emergency Contraception
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2009. The American Civil Liberties Union today heralded a federal court decision ordering the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expand access to emergency contraception — also known as Plan B or the “morning after” pill. Today’s decision orders the FDA to make Plan B available within 30 days[Read More…]
Daily Department of State Briefing by Robert Wood, March 23, 2009
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2009 – 12:37 p.m. EDT MR. WOOD: Okay. Good afternoon, everyone. Happy Monday. Welcome to the briefing. Let me just start out with a brief statement on secretarial travel, which I think most of you have seen but I’ll just go ahead and read it for those[Read More…]
Veterans Affairs Official to Plead Guilty to Conspiracy and Wire Fraud
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2009. The Associate Director of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy in Hines, Ill., agreed to plead guilty to being part of a conspiracy to defraud the VA and the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Department of Justice announced today. His wife and[Read More…]
Energy Secretary Chu Announces $1.2 Billion in Recovery Act Funding for Science
Upton, NY–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2009. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced $1.2 billion in new science funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for major construction, laboratory infrastructure, and research efforts sponsored across the nation by the DOE Office of Science. Secretary Chu made the announcement during a visit to[Read More…]
SBA Hosts Economic Recovery Forum in Downtown Chicago
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Illinois District Office will host a one day Economic Recovery Forum in downtown Chicago at Navy Pier on Tuesday, March 24, 2009. The Forum, co-hosted with federal, state and local partners, is designed to educate small businesses on the importance of the American Recovery[Read More…]
