Superseding Indictment Unsealed, Arraignment Set for March 9 TUCSON, Ariz.–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2011. A federal grand jury yesterday returned a 49-count superseding indictment against Jared Lee Loughner of Tucson for the murder of a federal judge and a Congressional staff member, as well as for causing the deaths of four other[Read More…]
Day: March 4, 2011
United States Joins the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2011. The United States today deposited its instrument of acceptance to join the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), becoming the 63rd member. IRENA formed in 2009 in response to growing international interest in the adoption of renewable energy technologies to meet the challenges of sustained economic growth,[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton With Costa Rican Foreign Minister Rene Castro After Their Meeting
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2011. SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning. It is a great pleasure for me to welcome Dr. Castro here today. I first met him when he was the incoming foreign minister, and he welcomed me to the Pathways for Prosperity Summit in San Jose. And it’s wonderful for[Read More…]
Department of Energy Announces Energy Frontier Research Centers Summit & Forum
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2011. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the first Science for Our Nation’s Energy Future: Energy Frontier Research Centers Summit & Forum to be held on May 25-27, 2011, at the Renaissance Penn Quarter hotel in Washington D.C. The Summit will bring together scientists and[Read More…]
Triplets With Extremely Low Birth Weight Face High Risks
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2011. Among the smallest preterm infants, those born as triplets are at greater risk than single born infants or twins of dying or developing a disability before their second birthday, according a study by a research network of the National Institutes of Health. The analysis of more[Read More…]
Drug Czar To Meet With Seattle Times Editors After They Opine In Favor Of Legalizing Marijuana
Seattle, WA–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2011. Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske is flying from Washington, DC to Seattle today to meet with the editorial board of The Seattle Times. Kerlikowske arranged for the meeting immediately after the paper opined in favor of state legislation, HB 1550, that seeks to regulate the “production, distribution,[Read More…]
DEA Criminalizes Synthetic Marijuana Products Sold Over The Counter
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2011. The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) this week exercised its ’emergency scheduling authority’ to criminally prohibit the possession and sale of chemical agents contained in so-called ‘fake’ herbal marijuana products, commonly sold over the counter under the brand names ‘K2’ and ‘Spice.’ The agency had[Read More…]
UN Refugee Agency ‘Very Concerned’ Civilians Being Prevented From Fleeing Libya
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 March 2011 – The United Nations refugee agency today voiced deep concern that the security situation in Libya may be preventing people from fleeing to Tunisia, noting that the border on the Libyan side is now manned by heavily armed pro-Qadhafi forces. “From those that did manage to[Read More…]
Miami Herald Op-ed by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan: Fixing Struggling Schools
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2011. “Every day educators across the country are challenging the status quo and showing that low-performing schools can be turned around. Today, the President and I will visit Miami Central Senior High School to talk to some of those educators. Central has received nearly $800,000 in[Read More…]
FDA Expands Use of Banding System for Weight Loss
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded the use of Allergan’s LAP-BAND Adjustable Gastric Banding System, a device implanted around the upper part of the stomach to limit the amount of food that can be eaten at one time. The Feb. 16, 2011, approval[Read More…]
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