U.S. Earns a C-plus, Maryland Ranks First for Fifth Straight Year; Report Also Explores School Climate, Discipline, and Safety WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2013—As a shocked nation struggles to come to terms with the recent school shootings in Newtown, Conn., policymakers, school leaders, and the public alike have renewed their attention to the[Read More…]
Day: January 11, 2013
Three Years After the Haitian Earthquake, Housing Situation Still Catastrophic
To view Amnesty International’s photos of displacement camps in Haiti, click here. For video footage of Haiti’s displacement camps, go to the following link. Read more about Haitians living in displacement camps. New York–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2013. Three years after the Haiti earthquake, hundreds of thousands of people are still living[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Patient Group Gets D.C. Department of Health Contract to Train Dispensary, Cultivation Center Staff
Americans for Safe Access will hold its first compulsory training course on February 1st Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2013. The country’s leading medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) was awarded a permit by the D.C. Department of Health last week to implement its compulsory training for cultivators and[Read More…]
EPA Excludes Details on Worker Protection Rule
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2013. Environmentalists, farm workers, and farmworker advocates have become increasingly uncomfortable with the new proposal for pesticide safety measures which does not include details on how the proposed rule will protect agricultural workers, farmers, and applicators. These sentiments stem from the concern that this may mean less[Read More…]
ISAF Joint Command Operational Update, January 11, 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–Januay 11, 2013 – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban leader in Burkah district, Baghlan province, today. The leader planned and executed attacks against Afghan and coalition forces for both the Taliban and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan and was used by both insurgent groups to root[Read More…]
Press Briefing by Secretary Panetta and General Dempsey in the Pentagon Briefing Room, Jan. 10, 2013
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 10, 2013. SECRETARY LEON E. PANETTA: Good afternoon, everyone. Earlier today, I was pleased to welcome President Karzai to the Pentagon, along with his delegation from Afghanistan, including Minister of Defense Mohammadi. I had a long — I think it was about an hour-long — one-on-one meeting with[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, January 10, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing RUSSIA Status of Adoption Law/Pending Adoptions SYRIA Joint Special Envoy Brahimi’s Work/3 B’s Meeting JORDAN/SYRIA Ambassador Ford’s Trip/ Syrian Refugee Camps in Jordan SYRIA Loss of Taftanaz Airbase PALESTINIANS/SYRIA Refugee Issue/Palestinian Neighborhoods in Syrian Crossfire PALESTINIANS/ISRAEL Hamas/Palestinian Authority/Reconciliation FRANCE Shooting of Three[Read More…]
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