Pittsburgh–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2011. In a letter to President Barack Obama on March 19, six Brazilian labor confederations expressed their solidarity with public employees in Wisconsin and other states who are fighting to defend collective bargaining rights. The letter, addressed to the President during his visit to Brazil, states that the[Read More…]
Day: March 21, 2011
New Method Delivers Alzheimer’s Drug to the Brain
GREAT BRITAIN–(ENEWSPF)–21 March 2011. Oxford University scientists have developed a new method for delivering complex drugs directly to the brain, a necessary step for treating diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Motor Neuron Disease and Muscular Dystrophy. These diseases have largely resisted attempts to over the last 50 years develop new treatments,[Read More…]
FTC Warns Consumers About Scam Artists’ Pitch for Potassium Iodide Treatment
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—March 21, 2011. Recent reports of events in Japan are causing scam artists to try to convince consumers that they need potassium iodide pills and drops to protect themselves. Potassium iodide, or KI, can help prevent thyroid cancer, which is one of the biggest risks from contamination with radioactive[Read More…]
FHWA Launches New Bridge Safety Initiative
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2011. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a new and improved bridge oversight initiative that will enable the Federal Highway Administration to more closely monitor how states are performing their bridge inspections and maintenance. “The safety of our nation’s bridges is of paramount importance,” Secretary LaHood said. [Read More…]
NHTSA Releases New Child Seat Guidelines
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2011. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has revised its child restraint guidelines to be categorized by age rather than by type of child seat in order to keep pace with the latest scientific and medical research and the development of new child restraint technologies. Under the[Read More…]
Cut Spending in the Tax Code: Wasteful Tax Expenditures Are Fertile Ground for Deficit Reduction
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2011. Our nation needs jobs, a strong and competitive economy, and deficit reduction. The way to win that trifecta is not the House of Representatives’s continuing resolution for the remaining seven months of fiscal year 2011—a bill panned by a wide range of economists from across the[Read More…]
Drilling Down on Fracking Concerns: The Potential and Peril of Hydraulic Fracturing to Drill for Natural Gas
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2011. Today, the Center for American Progress released the brief “Drilling Down on Fracking Concerns: The Potential and Peril of Hydraulic Fracturing to Drill for Natural Gas,” by Tom Kenworthy and Daniel J. Weiss with Lisbeth Kaufman and Christina C. DiPasquale. This brief examines the issues involved[Read More…]
Joint Statement by President Barack Obama and President Sebastian Piñera in Santiago, Chile
Santiago, Chile–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2011. The President of the Republic of Chile Sebastián Piñera and the President of the United States, Barack Obama, held a working meeting in which they discussed the main aspects of the bilateral relation between the two countries, as well as the principles and values upon[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney on the Situation in Libya, March 21, 2011
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil—(ENEWSPF)—March 2, 2011 – 7:18 P.M. BRT. Participating in the Press Briefing are National Security Advisor Tom Donilon and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes. MR. CARNEY: Everybody ready? Thank you for your patience. I’ve got with me today Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security[Read More…]
United States and Chile: Cooperation on the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2011. The United States and Chile are actively engaged on nuclear energy, safety, security, and nonproliferation issues bilaterally and in the international arena. The United States and Chile cooperate on a range of issues related to the peaceful uses of nuclear technology. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU): Chile[Read More…]
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