Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2012. People For the American Way’s African American Ministers in Action, a national coalition of African American pastors, spoke out today on Mitt Romney’s choice of Paul Ryan to be his running mate. “Mitt Romney already had a dangerous agenda for America – especially Black America –[Read More…]
Day: August 14, 2012
Brennan Center Urges Supreme Court to Recognize Benefits of Diversity in Higher Education
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2012. The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law and the League of Women Voters of the United States filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court today, urging the Court to uphold the University of Texas at Austin’s admissions policies, including the university’s[Read More…]
Deep Inside the Body, Tiny Mechanical Microscope Diagnoses Disease
Groundbreaking Technology, But Specialists Need Improved, Standardized Guidelines to Advance Diagnostic Accuracy, Says Weill Cornell Researcher NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2012 — Tiny space age probes — those that can see inside single living cells — are increasingly being used to diagnose illness in hard-to-reach areas of the body. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and President Claypool Announce 16 Consecutive Months of CTA Ridership Growth
Announcement Made at Newly Rehabilitated Morse Red Line Station CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2012. Mayor Emanuel and CTA President Forrest Claypool announced today that ridership on the Chicago Transit Authority continued its upward trend in the first six months of 2012—with June marking the 16th consecutive month of ridership increases. The announcement[Read More…]
NRDC, EWG Sue to Protect Millions of Californians from Contaminated Drinking Water
An Estimated 31 Million People Exposed to Cancer-Causing “Erin Brockovich” Chemical SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2012 –The Natural Resources Defense Council and the Environmental Working Group today sued the California Department of Public Health for failing to protect millions of Californians from hexavalent chromium, the cancer-causing chemical made infamous in the[Read More…]
HHS Awards $68 Million in Grants for HIV/AIDS Care for Women, Infants, Children and Youth
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2012. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the release of more than $68 million to ensure that women, infants, children, and youth living with HIV/AIDS receive comprehensive primary HIV medical care and support services. The grants, funded through the Health Resources and Services[Read More…]
Sixty-one Members of Congress Urge Sec. Salazar: Protect Arctic from Unsafe Drilling
Reps. Holt, Capps and Price lead call for halt to Arctic Ocean lease sales Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2012. Even as they took a break from Washington for this month’s congressional recess, 61 members of Congress showed their support for America’s Arctic Ocean by sending a letter to Interior Secretary[Read More…]
Nation’s Largest Nurses Organization Backs Raul Grijalva
Join Call for Robin Hood Tax on Wall Street to Raise Funds For AIDS Treatment, Other Healthcare, Community Needs ARIZONA–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2012. Calling him one of the “premiere advocates for nurses and working people in the U.S. Congress,” National Nurses United, the nation’s largest union and professional association of registered[Read More…]
ISAF Condemns Suicide Bombings in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2012 — With the strongest conviction, the International Security Assistance Force condemns the multiple suicide bombings the insurgency carried out today in Nimroz and Kunduz Provinces. “What we saw today were further acts of intentional mass murder,” said Gen. John R. Allen, the ISAF commander. “By targeting innocent[Read More…]
Reagan Budget Director: Paul Ryan’s Plan Is A ‘Fairy Tale’ (Video)
The former director of the Office of Management and Budget for the Reagan administration, David Stockman, blasts Paul Ryan’s budget plan in a New York Times op-ed. Stockman calls the budget an "empty conservative sermon" and "fairy tale" and says it will "do nothing to reverse the nation’s economic decline and arrest its[Read More…]
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