MONROEVILLE—(ENEWSPF)—June 29, 2012. On Monday, July 2, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., members of Save Our Community Hospitals (SOCH) will be joined by Occupy Pittsburgh in a protest at the new UPMC East hospital in Monroeville. July 2 is the first day of operation at UPMC East. Demonstrators will[Read More…]
Month: June 2012
President Obama Signs Colorado Disaster Declaration
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2012. The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Colorado and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the High Park and Waldo Canyon Fires beginning on June 9, 2012, and continuing. The President’s action[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, June 29, 2012
En Route Colorado Springs, Colorado–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2012 – 11:38 A.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good morning — still morning — ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for joining us aboard Air Force One as we make our way to Colorado, where, as you know, the President will be getting briefed by those who[Read More…]
Birthplace of Jesus Placed on UNESCO’s World Heritage in Danger List
Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem. Photo: UNESCO/Federico Busonero FRANCE–(ENEWSPF)–29 June 2012. The Church of the Nativity, which sits on a site in Bethlehem that is identified by Christian tradition as the birthplace of Jesus, was inscribed today on the World Heritage List of[Read More…]
SEIU: Republican Leaders Must Respect Supreme Court Decision to Uphold Affordable Care Act
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2012. SEIU President Mary Kay Henry issued this statement in response to House Republican plans to hold a vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act during the week of July 9. “Earlier today, the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act as fully constitutional, including expansion of[Read More…]
What’s Right With This Picture? Joe Knows
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2012 At a Home Depot in Rhode Island these three insect-killing products were side by side and priced identically yesterday. Only one of them is safe to use around your home, however. It’s that time of year here in New England when most lawns have been fertilized and[Read More…]
Audubon President Comments on RESTORE Act in Transportation Bill
Big Victory for Gulf Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2012. Today Congress passed the surface transportation bill, which includes the RESTORE Act, a provision to dedicate 80 percent of Clean Water Act penalties from the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster to Gulf Coast restoration. Penalty amounts could range between $5 and $21[Read More…]
Confidence Falls Among Upper Income Households
Richard Curtin. Image courtesy of D.C. Goings ANN ARBOR, Mich. ANN ARBOR, Mich–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2012. Consumer confidence posted a sizable loss in June, with most of the overall decline in how consumers viewed future prospects for the national economy, according to University of Michigan economist Richard Curtin, director of the Thomson[Read More…]
University of Michigan Experts Respond to U.S. Supreme Court Health Care Reform
Ann Arbor, Michigan–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2012. HEALTH POLICY “The decision was good news for consumers and the health care system. The affordable Care Act establishes comprehensive insurance market reforms that will guarantee access to health care and protect Americans from catastrophic medical costs.”— Tom Buchmueller, the Waldo O. Hildebrand Professor of[Read More…]
Colombia to Decriminalize Small Amounts of Cocaine and Marijuana for Personal Use
Colombia Part of Growing Trend in Latin America; Last Week President of Uruguay Called for Legal Regulation of Marijuana NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2012. Colombia’s Constitutional Court today approved the government’s proposal to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of cocaine and marijuana for personal use. Anyone caught with less than[Read More…]
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