Day: March 8, 2013

U.S. Divers Recalls Youth Snorkeling Mask Sets Due to Laceration Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Costco

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2013.  Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: March 07, 2013 – Recall number: 13-133 Martinique Jr. single lens mask sold exclusively at Costco Wholesale Recall Summary Name of product: [Read More…]

NATO Supports Struggle for Gender Equality

BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–08 March 2013.  Mari Skåre, the NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security, underlined NATO’s continued support for the worldwide struggle for gender equality in a video statement to mark International Women’s Day. “Achieving gender equality is our collective task. And NATO is doing its part,” she[Read More…]

Center for American Progress President and CEO Neera Tanden on International Women’s Day

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2013. To mark the 104th International Women’s Day, Center for American Progress President and CEO Neera Tanden issued the following statement: Today’s International Women’s Day is different from last year’s. Like last year, we’ll celebrate women’s accomplishments today and reflect on how we can make gender equality a[Read More…]

ACLU Comment on John Brennan’s Confirmation to CIA Director

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2013. The Senate today voted 63-34 to confirm John Brennan as director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Brennan’s confirmation came after a bipartisan coalition objected to the secrecy surrounding President Obama’s targeted killing program and began to assert congressional oversight over this unlawful White House policy. The effort[Read More…]

Justice Department Secures Nearly $2 Billion in Consumer Protection Cases in 2012

Through Consumer Protection Branch, Civil Division Successfully Combatted Consumer Fraud Schemes Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2013. The Justice Department’s Consumer Protection Branch secured nearly $2 billion in criminal fines, forfeiture, restitution, and civil disgorgement in 2012, Stuart F. Delery, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division, announced today at[Read More…]

Bureau of Labor Statistics: February Payroll Employment Rises (+236,000); Unemployment Rate Edges Down (7.7%)

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 8, 2013. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 236,000 in February, and the unemployment rate edged down to 7.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in professional and business services, construction, and health care. Household Survey Data The unemployment rate edged down to[Read More…]

Water Testing for Atrazine Severely Lacking in Hawaii

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2013.  Sugarcane and pineapple production in Hawaii is threatening aquatic life as years of atrazine applications, a pesticide regularly used for corn production too, has run off into rivers, streams, and groundwater sources. Recent reviews by Hawaiian news service Civil Beat found that water testing for the[Read More…]

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