Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2011. “I’ve been kept informed all day long about the tsunami in Japan, the earthquake and tsunami. As best we can tell, all of our people are OK, our ships and military facilities are all in pretty good shape. We obviously have huge sympathy for the[Read More…]
Day: March 11, 2011
Governor Quinn and IDHS Announce Incentives for Business to Hire Workers with Disabilities
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn and the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) today announced a federally funded program to help employers hire workers with disabilities. The Employer Training Initiative is an initiative of the IDHS Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) to help individuals with disabilities become employed by[Read More…]
EPA Encourages Americans to Save Water During Fix a Leak Week
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2011. Across the country, household leaks waste more than 1 trillion gallons of water per year – enough to supply the water needs of Chicago, Miami, and Los Angeles combined. Easily corrected household leaks can increase homeowners’ water bills by 12 percent. To help consumers find and repair[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, March 11, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2011. The Wisconsin state Assembly approved a bill ending collective bargaining rights for most of the state’s public employees on Thursday, as state legislators passed Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s explosive proposal, 53-42. Thousands of furious protesters had already streamed to the Capitol when Senate Republicans passed the[Read More…]
Kirk, Manzullo, IL Colleagues Urge President Obama to Abandon Efforts to move TIMO Detainees to NW Illinois
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2011. Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL), Congressman Don Manzullo (R-Egan), and 8 of their Illinois colleagues today called on President Barack Obama to heed the bipartisan calls from Congress and abandon efforts to move terrorist detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (Gitmo) or elsewhere abroad to a vacant prison[Read More…]
NATO: Afghan Lead One Step Closer
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–11 March 2011. Defence Ministers of the 48 ISAF troop contributing nations met in Brussels today. Ministers took a crucial step towards the implementation of Transition – the process by which security responsibility for Afghanistan is gradually transferred to Afghan leadership. The recommendation will now be conveyed to the Afghan[Read More…]
Kia Recall of Certain 2006 – 2008 Optima Vehicles
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—March 11, 2011. Summary: Kia is recalling certain model year 2006 – 2008 Optima vehicles manufactured from September 29, 2005, through June 13, 2007. There is a possibility that the shift cable may have been installed incorrectly causing tension in the cable. If present, this condition could cause the[Read More…]
Replace Smoke & CO Alarm Batteries This Sunday for Daylight Saving Time
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2011. On Sunday, March 13, consumers across the country will change their clocks for daylight saving time. With this week being National Consumer Protection Week, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging consumers to use this opportunity also to change the batteries in their smoke[Read More…]
UN Rights Expert Condemns Sharp Increase in Israeli Demolition of Palestinian Homes
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–11 March 2011 – An independent United Nations expert has called on Israel to stop illegally demolishing Palestinian homes in the West Bank, including two apartment buildings in East Jerusalem where 150 people are about to be evicted, citing a recent surge in such actions. “This pattern of eviction,[Read More…]
International Atomic Energy Agency Update on Japan’s Earthquake
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–11 March 2011. Japanese authorities have informed the IAEA’s Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC) that they have ordered the evacuation of residents within a three-kilometre radius of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, and told people within a 10-kilometre radius to remain indoors. The Japanese authorities say there has[Read More…]
