Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2012. House Republicans last night voted to extend the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest few and shower millionaires and billionaires with a $1 trillion tax cut that will inevitably be paid for by gutting investments in critical programs needed to create jobs and strengthen the economy. [Read More…]
Day: August 2, 2012
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Additional $12 Million in U.S. Humanitarian Assistance to Syria
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2012. Today, on behalf of the American people, the President approved an additional $12 million in U.S. humanitarian assistance to support those most affected by the crisis in Syria. After nearly 17 months of conflict, the humanitarian situation is dire and rapidly deteriorating. The United Nations estimates[Read More…]
Drop in Cigarette Consumption Offset by Increases in Other Forms of Smoked Tobacco
Loopholes in tax structure, classification system are possible causes Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2012. Sharp increases in total adult consumption of pipe tobacco (used for roll-your-own cigarettes) and cigarette-like cigars since 2008 have offset declines in total cigarette consumption, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and[Read More…]
Syria: Kofi Annan Resigns as UN-Arab League Joint Special Envoy
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–2 August 2012. Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon today announced the resignation of the United Nations-League of Arab States Joint Special Envoy for the Syrian crisis, Kofi Annan. “Mr. Annan has informed me, and the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Mr. Nabil El Araby, of his intention not to renew his[Read More…]
Automatic Spending Cuts Will Close More than 100 Airports
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2012. Today, according to a new analysis released by the Center for American Progress, as many as 106 U.S. airports could lose air traffic control service—and effectively be shut down—under automatic spending cuts scheduled to take effect January 2, 2013. An interactive map, also released today, illustrates[Read More…]
Leading Experts Propose Bold Solutions To Stem America’s Surging Health Care Costs
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2012. Today, leading experts in the field of health care joined the Center for American Progress to unveil a bold new plan to address the crisis of rising health care costs in our nation. The 11 cost-containment solutions debuted today as the subject of a New England[Read More…]
Appeals Court Blocks Extreme and Dangerous Arizona Abortion Ban
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals grants preliminary injunction against unconstitutional state law pending appeal of lower court’s decision Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2012. A panel of judges on the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that Arizona’s unconstitutional ban on abortion cannot take effect pending an appeal of the[Read More…]
The Fractured Features of Ladon Basin
Ladon basin in full colour EU–(ENEWSPF)–2 August 2012. ESA’s Mars Express has observed the southern part of a partially buried approx. 440-km wide crater, informally named Ladon basin. The images, near to where Ladon Valles enters this large impact region reveal a variety of features, most notably the double interconnected[Read More…]
Enough Project: Sudan Fails to Comply with Nine Provisions of U.N. Security Council Resolution
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2012. Today, August 2, marks the deadline for the conclusion of negotiations between the governments of Sudan and South Sudan as set by U.N. Security Council Resolution 2046. In an effort to identify the compliance of the government of Sudan, the government of South Sudan, and the[Read More…]
After Years of Delay, EPA Finally Begins Phase Out of the DDT-Era Pesticide Endosulfan
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2012. Following the phase-out announcement two years ago, and after many years of pressure from environmental and international groups concerned about the chemical’s health effects, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finally begun the process of phasing out the use of the highly toxic endosulfan –an[Read More…]
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