NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 21, 2011 – 7:33 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Thanks for you patience, for this rather late in the day briefing. I have with me today a man you’re familiar with, Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications. He’ll give you —[Read More…]
Day: September 22, 2011
Remarks by President Obama and President Clinton at Clinton Global Initiative
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 21, 2011 – 2:43 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT CLINTON: For three years, now, and every year he has been in the White House, President Obama has come to CGI. He believes in what we’re trying to do. In his former life, he was a walking NGO. (Laughter.) He also[Read More…]
New Housing Opens for Families with Special Needs
ROCK ISLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–September 22, 2011. A new housing development opened today in Rock Island that will provide affordable and quality apartments for persons with special needs so they can live in a community setting. Mary Kenney, executive director of the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA), which financed the project,[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Centers Opening to Sell More Illinois Products in China
American Goods Centers to Open This Fall in Beijing, Shanghai SHANGHAI—(ENEWSPF)–September 22, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn continued his trade mission in China by visiting Shanghai where he announced Illinois exports will soon be more readily available to Chinese consumers. The Governor attended a reception hosted by the American Goods Center[Read More…]
23,000 California RNs on One-Day Strike
Walkout to Protest Sutter’s Attack on RN Patient Advocacy Rights, Big Cuts in Nurses’ Healthcare, and to Support Kaiser Coworkers. CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–September 22, 2011. Nearly 23,000 registered nurses are on a one-day strike today at 34 Northern and Central California hospitals, saying they will not accept attacks on RN rights to[Read More…]
Internal State Department Emails Provide Evidence of Bias in Keystone XL Pipeline Review
Public interest groups call on Obama to heed credible independent experts’ analyses and reject dangerous tar sands oil pipeline WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—September 22, 2011. Email correspondence between State Department employees and a TransCanada pipeline lobbyist who served as a top aide on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign provides evidence[Read More…]
Modest Improvements Can Extend Life of Alaska Pipeline by Decades
NRDC Study Debunks Industry’s Claims of a Possible Shutdown WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 21, 2011. The useful life of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) can be extended by at least three decades through modest improvements that also will yield profits at least ten times the upgrade costs, according to a new study[Read More…]
Lives are at Stake in House GOP’s Campaign to Strip Basic Environmental Protections
NRDC: Stop All-Out Assault on Our Health and Environment WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Sept. 21, 2011. The House Energy and Commerce Committee today approved two bills designed to thwart health protections for all Americans. Both measures are part of Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s Tea Party agenda to bring anti-environmental bills to the House floor this[Read More…]
In August, 1,587 Mass Layoff Actions Affected 165,547 Workers
Employers took 1,587 mass layoff actions in August involving 165,547 workers, seasonally adjusted, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Each mass layoff involved at least 50 workers from a single employer. The number of mass layoff[Read More…]
RAND Study Finds No Link Between Medical Marijuana Dispensaries and Crime
Report affirms claims of patient advocates and officials from cities that regulate distribution Oakland, CA–(ENEWSPF)–September 22, 2011. The RAND Corporation issued a report this week dispelling the myth that there are inherent links between medial marijuana distribution centers and crime. The study on which the RAND report is based claims[Read More…]
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