Day: March 14, 2014

Medical Marijuana Advocacy Group Announces Second Annual Conference in Washington DC, April 5-7th

Scientists, patients, doctors, advocates, lawyers, policymakers unite to advance public health policy reforms Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—March 14, 2014. The country’s leading medical marijuana advocacy group, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), formally announced today its second annual Unity Conference, “Navigating Medical Cannabis in the Mainstream,” to be held at the Mayflower[Read More…]

Dole Fresh Vegetables Voluntarily Recalls Limited Number of Bagged Salads Due to Possible Health Risk

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2014.  Dole Fresh Vegetables is voluntarily recalling a limited number of cases of bagged salad. The products being recalled are Dole Italian Blend (UPC 7143000819), Fresh Selections Italian Style Blend (UPC 1111091045), Little Salad Bar Italian Salad (UPC 4149811014) and Marketside Italian Style Salad (UPC 8113102780)[Read More…]

NATO Secretary General Statement on So-called Referendum in Ukraine’s Autonomous Republic of Crimea

BELGIUM—(ENEWSPF)—14 March 2014. The following statement is attributed to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen: I continue to follow developments in Ukraine with great concern. The so-called referendum in the Ukrainian Autonomous Republic of Crimea planned on 16 March would be a direct violation of the Ukrainian constitution and international[Read More…]

Conservation Groups Serve Timber Firms Notice of Intent to Sue Over Elliott State Forest Privatization

Disposal Would Sell Off Marbled Murrelet Habitat to Highest Bidder in Violation of Law EUGENE, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2014.  Three conservation organizations filed a notice of intent yesterday to sue any potential timber purchasers of nearly 3,000 acres of the Elliott State Forest recently authorized for sale by the state of[Read More…]

Turtles and Whales Win – CA Driftnet Expansion Defeated

  Deadly Driftnets Will Not Be Expanded Into Sea Turtle, Whale Habitat Off California Coast SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2014.  In an important victory for ocean wildlife, federal fishery managers in Sacramento yesterday decided not to expand driftnet fishing into protected sea turtle habitat along the California coast because it would[Read More…]

New Federal Bill Restores Vital Health Care Services to Immigrant Women and Families

Center for Reproductive Rights Calls Measure “Crucial,” Urges Congress to Support Health Care Coverage for all Women NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2014.  Yesterday Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) introduced the HEAL Immigrant Women and Families Act, a new federal bill that would reestablish health coverage options and health care services for[Read More…]

BMC Recalls Stromer Electric Bicycles Due to Crash and Injury Hazards

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2014.  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 13, 2014 Recall number: 14-130 Recalled Stromer ST1 electric bicycle Recall Summary Name of product:  Stromer ST1 electric bicycles Hazard:  The[Read More…]

HBO and The Shriver Report Present ‘Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life and Times of Katrina Gilbert’

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2014.  From Maria Shriver’s groundbreaking multi-platform The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back From The Brink in partnership with Center For American Progress comes an emotional film in partnership with HBO Documentary Films that will ignite a conversation in the nation about the story of our time, told through[Read More…]

Dept. of Defense Press Briefing by Gen. Dunford on Operations in Afghanistan, March 13, 2014

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2014. Presenters: Presenter: General Joseph F. Dunford Jr. (USMC), commander, International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan GEN. JOSEPH DUNFORD: First of all, thanks for coming. In fact, I’m almost surprised to see as many of you here as are here. I’ve been looking at the schedule[Read More…]

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