WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 21, 2012. Today, as part of his We Can’t Wait initiative, President Obama announced that two nationally and regionally significant surface transportation projects in California will be expedited to put Americans to work building a 21st century infrastructure and providing California with more transportation choices. These projects will[Read More…]
Day: September 21, 2012
Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event — Woodbridge, VA
Woodbridge, Virginia–(ENEWSPF)–September 21, 2012 – 12:14 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Virginia! (Applause.) Well, it is great to be here in Pfitzner Stadium, home of the Potomac Nationals. I want to congratulate the Washington Nationals for bringing playoff baseball to D.C. (Applause.) You guys are looking good. I am looking forward[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama to AARP Convention via Satellite
Woodbridge, Virginia–(ENEWSPF)–September 21, 2012 – 11:18 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Jane. (Applause.) Thank you, AARP. (Applause.) I want to thank Barry, and the entire AARP, for everything you do on behalf of America’s seniors. (Applause.) And today is especially poignant for me I think because I can’t help[Read More…]
Village of Park Forest Seeking Candidates for Firefighter-Paramedic, Police Officer and Public Works Maintenance Worker Positions
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 21, 2012. The Village of Park Forest is seeking candidates for the positions of Firefighter-Paramedic, Police Officer and Public Works Maintenance Worker. Anyone seeking details on any of these positions can click on the employment link of the Village of Park Forest web site at www.villageofparkforest.com. Application[Read More…]
UN Secretary-General, at Peace Bell Ceremony on International Day of Peace, Stresses Need for Tolerance, Dialogue, Harmony Amid Tense Global Times
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–21 September 2012. Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Peace Bell ceremony for the International Day of Peace, in New York, 21 September: “I am very moved to see you all here together today. Thank you for your commitment to the United Nations. Thank you for being[Read More…]
UN Rights Chief Welcomes Efforts to Restore Calm in Wake of Anti-Islam Film, Cartoons
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–21 September 2012 – The UN human rights chief has welcomed the efforts of senior Muslim figures to restore calm amidst violence related to an anti-Islam film and cartoons, and highlighted how ignoring such “provocative” products can be the best way to deal with them “Deliberate and obnoxious acts of[Read More…]
FACT CHECK: Romney’s Attack on President Obama’s Univision Remarks
Obama Campaign Statement: Romney Sets a New Record in Desperation CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2012 “Once again, Mitt Romney is trying to take the heat off himself by taking the President’s words wildly out of context. That’s twice in just 48 hours, which sets a new record in desperation. What the President said[Read More…]
U-M Researchers Identify New Brain Mechanism That Causes People to Overeat
When U-M researchers gave extra morphine-like drug stimulation to the top of the neostriatum in rats, it caused the animals to eat twice the normal amount of sweet fatty food. For this study, that food was M&M milk chocolate candies. The neostriatum is located near the middle and front of[Read More…]
China: UN Members Should Address Rights Crisis in Tibet
Back UN Experts; Consider Contact Group on Deteriorating Conditions New York–(ENEWSPF)–September 21, 2012. Governments concerned about the worsening human rights situation in Tibet should meet on the sidelines of next week’s United Nations General Assembly to discuss the formation of a Tibet contact group, Human Rights Watch said today.[Read More…]
Vaginal Delivery Safe for Head First Births Before 32 Weeks
NIH study compares early preterm birth outcomes for caesarean, vaginal deliveries Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 21, 2012. Infants born to mothers attempting to deliver vaginally before the 32nd week of pregnancy are as likely to survive as those delivered by a planned cesarean, provided the fetus is in the head-first position, according[Read More…]