Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing INDIA Vibrant Democracy/Promoting U.S. Business Visa for Modi Engagement with Gujarat BANGLADESH Condolences to Victims of Factory Fire Promotion of Safety Standards SYRIA Secretary Trilateral Meeting with Brahimi and Lavrov Assad Working with the Syrian Opposition Coalition Chemical Weapons Syrian Spokesperson AFGHANISTAN[Read More…]
Day: December 6, 2012
Mayor Emanuel Announces Major Consolidation and Reorganization of City Office Space Will Lead to More Than $4 Million in Annual Operation Savings
Reduction of underutilized office space and strategic grouping of departments by similar functions will lead to more efficiency, better service and millions in annual savings CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2012. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Department of Fleet and Facilities Management (2FM) today announced a major consolidation and reorganization of city department[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and Capital One Announce Capital One Will Open New Offices In Dowtown Chicago
350 Employees Will Work in New Downtown Location on Company’s United States Credit Card Business CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2012. Mayor Emanuel and Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) announced today that the company will open a new office space in the Loop, Chicago’s central business district. Capital One will be subleasing approximately[Read More…]
FDA Warns Consumers Not to Feed Certain Nature’s Deli Chicken Jerky Dog Treats
Product may be contaminated with Salmonella Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2012. Fast Facts The FDA is warning consumers not to feed their pets certain Nature’s Deli Chicken Jerky Dog Treats packaged and distributed by Kasel Associates Industries Inc. (Kasel) with a lot code of BESTBY061913DEN. The company has declined to[Read More…]
Cannabis Is Now Legal In Washington State
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2012. by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director History was made in Washington on Election night when 55 percent of voters decided in favor of Initiative 502. And at 12am this morning, history was made once again. Today, for the first time in 89 years (Washington lawmakers initially[Read More…]
Charitum Montes: A Cratered Winter Wonderland
Charitum Montes EU–(ENEWSPF)–6 December 2012The high-resolution stereo camera on ESA’s Mars Express imaged the Charitum Montes region of the Red Planet on 18 June, near to Gale crater and the Argyre basin featured in our October and November image releases. The brighter features, giving the image an ethereal winter-like feel[Read More…]
Senators Hail Final Senate Passage Of Legislation To Make Attendance At An Animal Fight A Crime
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2012. Yesterday, Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), and Scott Brown (R-Mass.) hailed the final Senate passage of the Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act (S. 1947). This legislation, which was passed last night in the Senate by voice vote, would establish a federal[Read More…]
7 Ways Looming Cuts to Public Lands and Oceans Will Affect All Americans
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2012. As fiscal cliff deliberations intensify, the Center for American Progress today released “7 Ways that Looming Budget Cuts to Public Lands and Oceans Will Affect All Americans,” which examines seven key areas where proposed cuts to federal lands and ocean management agencies would undermine critical investments[Read More…]
$100 Billion in Politically Feasible Defense Cuts for a Budget Deal
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2012. As Congress works to come to an agreement to avoid sequestration, the Center for American Progress today released “$100 Billion in Politically Feasible Defense Cuts for a Budget Deal,” an issue brief outlining targeted reductions in defense spending to put the country on a more sustainable[Read More…]
Rising Income Inequality Reduces Economic Mobility, Increases Pessimism Among Americans
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2012. In anticipation of the one-year anniversary of President Barack Obama’s landmark speech in Osawatomie, Kansas, which marked a turning point in the president’s economic argument, the Center for American Progress today released two reports drawing attention to the consequences of rising economic inequality. High levels of[Read More…]
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