Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Assistant Secretary Campbell’s Upcoming Travel to Japan, Republic of Korea, Hong Kong, Brunei, Thailand, and China SYRIA Assault on Ambassador Ford and U.S. Embassy Personnel Intimidation by pro-Government Mobs / Asad Regime Opposition / Syrian-led Movement / Increasing Pressure /[Read More…]
Month: September 2011
DOD Identifies Marine Casualty, September 29, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. 1st Lt. Ryan K. Iannelli, 27, of Clarksboro, N.J., died Sept. 28 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron[Read More…]
Occupy Wall Street Day 12, September 29, 2011
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011. The protestors rolled out from under rain soaked tarps and blinked dazedly at the sky. One of the medics told us that he has never been more confused than waking up in the middle of a park to topless women telling him to get ready to[Read More…]
Rep Schakowsky Statement on Planned Parenthood Investigation
WASHINGTON D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011. This week, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) released the following statement in response to a letter written by Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, that called for an extensive, burdensome investigation of Planned Parenthood Federation of America[Read More…]
Internet Archive Reaches 3 Million Items With Rare Galileo Texts From the University of Toronto Libraries
TORONTO, ON–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011. Galileo’s Dialogo de Cecco di Ronchitti … de la Stella Nuova and Considerazioni … spora Alcuni Luoghi de Discorso di Lodovico delle Colombe – two pamphlets from a volume of fifteen treatises on comets published from 1575 to 1606, together represent the 3 millionth text to[Read More…]
Shermag Recalls to Repair Drop-Side Cribs Due to Entrapment, Suffocation and Fall Hazards
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, 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[Read More…]
Reebok to Pay $25 Million in Customer Refunds To Settle FTC Charges of Deceptive Advertising of EasyTone and RunTone Shoes
Settlement Order Prohibits Reebok from Making Unsupported Claims that ‘Toning Shoes’ Strengthen, Tone Muscles Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011. In its ongoing effort to stem overhyped advertising claims, the Federal Trade Commission announced yesterday that Reebok International Ltd. has agreed to resolve charges that the company deceptively advertised “toning shoes,” which[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Conviction of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011. The United States condemns the conviction of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. Pastor Nadarkhani has done nothing more than maintain his devout faith, which is a universal right for all people. That the Iranian authorities would try to force him to renounce that faith violates the religious[Read More…]
Quinn Administration Announces New Jobs at FedEx Packaging Facility Grand Opening
GRAYSLAKE–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today announced the opening of a new FedEx facility in Grayslake that would result in the creation of more than 450 new jobs, including managers, clerical staff, maintenance workers, drivers and more. Local officials, FedEx representatives and Assistant Director of Illinois Department of Commerce[Read More…]
IDOT, ISBE Asks Kids to ‘Hike it, Bike it’ on International Walk to School Day
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011 To support a healthy lifestyle for children and encourage green transportation practices, the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Illinois State Board of Education are urging schools across the state to participate in International Walk to School Day on Oct. 5. The event, which started as a[Read More…]
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