Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011 – 1:51 P.M. EDT. Participating in today’s Press Briefing is Director of the Office of Management and Budget Jacob Lew. See below for an answer to a question (marked with an asterisk) posed in the briefing that required follow up. MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and[Read More…]
Day: April 14, 2011
Remarks by President Obama and Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani of Qatar After a Bilateral Meeting
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011 – 2:50 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I want to welcome the Emir of Qatar, and we have just completed a very useful conversation. I expressed to him my appreciation of the leadership that the Emir has shown when it comes to democracy in the Middle[Read More…]
Rep. Jackson Disappointed with FY 2011 Omnibus
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. today voted against HR 1473, a bill providing funding for the last five-and-half months of FY 2011. “The first thing to correct an economic downturn with severe unemployment is to grow the economy by pumping money into it. The last thing[Read More…]
Ortho-McNeil Neurologics Voluntarily Recalls Two Lots of TOPAMAX®
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. Ortho-McNeil Neurologics Division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced it is voluntarily recalling two lots of TOPAMAX® (topiramate) 100mg Tablets. These two lots were shipped between 10/19/2010 and 12/28/2010 and distributed in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. While the recall encompasses approximately 57,000 bottles of[Read More…]
ADP Recalls to Repair Unit Heaters Due to Fire Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. 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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
Senators Kerry, Snowe, Courtney, Latham Introduce Legislation to Ensure Skilled Care for Seniors
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. U.S. Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Congressmen Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Tom Latham (R-IA) today introduced legislation to fix an arbitrary Medicare policy that excludes coverage of skilled nursing care. Under current Medicare policy, a beneficiary must have an “inpatient” hospital stay[Read More…]
AARP Endorses Bipartisan Bill to Improve Care for People in Medicare
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. AARP today announced its endorsement of the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act, a bipartisan bill in the House and Senate to help confront the large out-of-pocket costs people in Medicare can face as the result of a hospital observation stay. The legislation, sponsored by Sens. John[Read More…]
Earth Had 13th Warmest March On Record
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. The Earth experienced the 13th warmest March since record keeping began in 1880, as the climate phenomenon La Niña continued to be a significant factor. The annual maximum Arctic sea ice extent was reached on March 7 and tied with 2006 as the smallest annual maximum[Read More…]
NATO to Maintain High Operational Tempo as Long as Necessary in Libya
BERLIN–(ENEWSPF)–14 April 2011. Foreign Ministers of NATO Allies and the six operational partners contributing to Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR met in Berlin today and reaffirmed their unwavering commitment to the enforcement of the United Nations Security Resolutions 1970 and 1973 in support of the Libyan people, and the protection of their[Read More…]
Afghanistan and NATO Put Theory into Practice in Their Enduring Partnership
BERLIN–(ENEWSPF)–14 April 2011. At the meeting of Foreign Ministers in Berlin today, NATO and Afghanistan began to chart the path of how to take their Partnership forward, throughout the Transition process and beyond 2014. Today in Berlin, Afghanistan and the Foreign Ministers of the 48 nations which contribute to ISAF[Read More…]