Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 2, 2011. Summary: Ford is recalling certain 1997 through 2003 Model Year Ford F-150, 2004 model Year Ford F-150 Heritage, 1997 through 1999 model Year F-250 less than 8,500 lbs. gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), and 2002 and 2003 Lincoln Blackwater vehicles manufactured from June 20, 1994, through[Read More…]
Month: August 2011
CAP Analysis on the Debt Deal: Today’s Deal is Just the Beginning
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011. Today the Center for American Progress released an analysis showing that the debt deal struck this weekend does nothing to help with the biggest problem facing our nation: anemic job growth and a faltering economy. In fact, by putting a noose on public investments and tightening[Read More…]
FDA Tests Mott’s Plant after Groups Discover High Arsenic Levels in Juice
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2011. Under pressure from lab results showing arsenic in apple juice, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and New York state officials inspected a Williamstown, NY Mott’s apple products plant for the toxic metal on July 26, 2011. While the lab tests commissioned by the Rochester-based[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, August 1, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. William B. GrossPaniagua, 28, of Daly City, Calif., died July 31 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive[Read More…]
Sun Sets On Final Goodrich Luau
Therese and John Goodrich at the couple’s final luau Saturday night. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- After nearly three decades, John and Therese Goodrich closed an incredible chapter in their lives Saturday night when the final Goodrich Luau was held at the Park Forest Aqua Center. Through the years, friends,[Read More…]
House Passes Bipartisan Debt Ceiling Compromise Bill
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011. The House of Reprentatives has passed the controversial bipartisan debt ceiling compromise bill, ‘The Budget Control Act of 2011.’ In addition to raising the nation’s debt ceiling in order to avoid a default on the national debt, the bill will: Establish caps on discretionary spending through 2021;[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, August 1, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton Swearing in Ambassador Locke UN Working Group / Detention of Nobel Laureate Liu Xiabo / Call for Immediate Release / Call on China to Uphold International Human Rights Obligations SYRIA Acts of Violence in Syria / Despicable and[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Breaks Ground on New Shipping Facility in Joliet Intermodal Park
JOLIET–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today joined global transportation and logistics leader APL to break ground on a new terminal at the Joliet intermodal facility, which is expected to create 150 construction jobs and help expand Illinois’ transportation and distribution capacity. The new facility is part of a larger[Read More…]
‘Legal Helpers’ Fined $314,000 for Unlicensed Debt Settlement Operation
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011. Legal Helpers, a Chicago based debt settlement firm, was ordered to Cease and Desist its unlicensed business today by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR). The Department also issued a fine of $314,000 – $1,000 for each of the 314 clients it has identified thus[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, August 1, 2011
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 1, 2011 New Cooling Water System Lowering Temperature in Reactor 4 Fuel Storage Pool Plant Status Cooling water temperature in the Fukushima Daiichi reactor 4 used fuel storage pool is returning to normal after Tokyo Electric Power Co. began operating a new recirculating cooling water system. The new[Read More…]