Day: December 4, 2012

CBS News Poll Finds 59% of Americans Want States – Not Feds – to Determine Marijuana Policy

Majorities Across the Political Spectrum – Including 65% of Republicans – Say the Federal Government Should Leave Matter to the States Poll Also Confirms Other Recent Polls, Showing Country Evenly Split on Legally Regulating Marijuana; Highest-Ever Result Since CBS Has Tracked Question NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2012.  Last month, voters Washington[Read More…]

NATO Foreign Ministers’ Statement on Patriot Deployment to Turkey

BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–4 December 2012.  The situation along NATO’s south-eastern border and the repeated violations of Turkey’s territory raise grave concern.  As the North Atlantic Council made clear on June 26 and October 3, we stand with Turkey in the spirit of strong solidarity.  We, the NATO foreign ministers, declare our determination[Read More…]

Rotary Club of Park Forest to Present 28th Annual ‘Do It Yourself Messiah’ on Saturday, December 8

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2012.  The Rotary Club of Park Forest presents its 28th Annual ‘Do It Yourself Messiah’ at Faith United Protestant Church this coming Saturday, December 8 at 3:00 PM.  Faith Church is located at 10 Hemlock in Park Forest. The ‘Do-It-Yourself Messiah’ is sponsored by The Music[Read More…]

SEIU: Working Families Deserve a Better Offer

House Republican Budget Proposal is a Non-Starter WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2012. After House Republicans put forward a $2.2 trillion budget proposal, Mary Kay Henry, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement: “This Republican proposal is a non-starter. Any plan that does not include restoring[Read More…]

Home Depot Recalls Homer’s All-Purpose Bucket Mug Due to Fire Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2012. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 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 recalled consumer product.[Read More…]

Gas Fireplace Inserts Recalled by Jotul North America Due to Electrical Shock and Burn Hazards

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2012.  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…]

NATO-Russia Council Agrees on Closer Cooperation

BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–4 December 2012.  Foreign ministers from NATO nations and Russia agreed to increase their cooperation in 2013 during a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) on Tuesday (4 December). The NRC was founded in 2002 and consists of the 28 NATO Allies and Russia as equal members of the Council.[Read More…]

NATO Foreign Ministers to Show Solidarity With Turkey

BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–4 December 2012.  NATO Allies stand in full solidarity with Turkey and will show their determination to defend their Ally and deter any threats, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said ahead of a two-day meeting of foreign ministers on Tuesday. The situation along NATO’s south-eastern border is of grave[Read More…]

NASA Mars Rover Fully Analyzes First Martian Soil Samples

PASADENA, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2012.  NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has used its full array of instruments to analyze Martian soil for the first time, and found a complex chemistry within the Martian soil. Water and sulfur and chlorine-containing substances, among other ingredients, showed up in samples Curiosity’s arm delivered to an[Read More…]

Reforming Our Tax System, Reducing Our Deficit

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2012. There are very few things everyone in Washington can agree on these days. But the one notion that will get heads nodding across the political spectrum is that today’s fiscal policies simply are not sustainable. If we keep doing what we’ve been doing, not only will[Read More…]

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