Singapore–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013 – 3:45 P.M. SGT PRIME MINISTER LEE: Ladies and gentlemen, is it my great pleasure to welcome Vice President Biden to Singapore. I was — met him last in the White House in April (inaudible) together with President Obama, and I’m delighted to reciprocate Vice President Biden’s[Read More…]
Day: July 26, 2013
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Guantanamo Bay, July 26, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. As the President has said, the United States remains determined to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. In support of those efforts, today the Department of Defense certified to Congress its intent to repatriate an additional two detainees to Algeria. We are taking this step[Read More…]
Insurance Commissioner Approves Premium Rates for Maryland Health Connection
Reduces Companies’ Requested Rates by as Much as 33 Percent BALTIMORE—(ENEWSPF)—July 26, 2013. Maryland Insurance Commissioner Therese M. Goldsmith today announced premium rates for individual health insurance plans designed to be sold through Maryland’s new health benefit exchange, Maryland Health Connection, beginning Oct. 1, 2013. After careful review of the proposed rates and plan[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth’s Statement on the Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. Today, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) released the following statement on the 23rd anniversary of passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Today, all Americans should acknowledge the victory the ADA provided for people with disabilities and human rights in our country. In 1990, Senators Bob[Read More…]
HPV Vaccine: Safe, Effective, and Grossly Underutilized
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. In a press conference held yesterday, top officials from CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics announced that HPV vaccination rates in girls aged 13-17 years failed to increase between 2011 and 2012, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Three-dose[Read More…]
North Carolina Legislature Continues Anti-Democratic Tactics, Sends Harmful Abortion Restrictions to Governor’s Desk
Center for Reproductive Rights urges Gov. Pat McCrory to veto these clear attacks on women’s health and rights North Carolina–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. Following a string of anti-democratic tactics to amend unrelated bills with harmful provisions restricting abortion in the state, the North Carolina General Assembly has sent a package of[Read More…]
Consumer Confidence Remains High in June 2013
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. Consumer confidence reached its highest level in six years in the July 2013 survey, according to University of Michigan economist Richard Curtin, director of the Thomson Reuters/U-M Surveys of Consumers. Conducted by the U-M Institute for Social Research since 1946, the surveys monitor consumer attitudes and[Read More…]
EPA Offers $8.5 Million to U.S. Great Lakes Shoreline Cities for Green Infrastructure Projects
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has invited the 22 largest U.S. Great Lakes shoreline cities to apply for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding for green infrastructure projects that will improve Great Lakes water quality. “These Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants will be used for green infrastructure projects[Read More…]
Ladies and Gentlemen, Stop Your Engines: Americans Driving Less
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. Miles driven by U.S. motorists in light-duty vehicles are down about 5 percent since its peak in 2006, says a University of Michigan researcher. Following up his recent research that showed that the number of registered vehicles reached a maximum five years ago, Michael Sivak of[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Visits Students Participating In Summer of Learning Program Emphasizing Exploration of Science and the Arts
Over 100 Organizations Offering Over 1,000 Badge-Earning Opportunities for Learners of All Ages through Chicago Summer of Learning Students show the Mayor their Summer of Learning projects. Photo Credit: Brooke Collins // City of Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel visited students participating in a Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts,[Read More…]
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