WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Nov. 23 - COLLEGE PARK, Md., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the UN General Assembly prepares to debate a proposal calling for nations to take action against the defamation of religion, majorities in 13 of 20 nations polled around the world support the right to criticize a religion.
BOSTON, Nov. 23 - RSV found to cause far more emergency department visits and hospitalizations than seasonal flu
ATLANTA, Nov. 23 - - New study supports community-based approach to education in Afghanistan -
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) issues the following statement upon the United States Senate's vote tonight to proceed to debate on Affordable Health Care legislation:
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 - "This bill provides for an unprecedented expansion of federally-funded abortion. What is health care about if it is not for preserving and protecting human life? If the bill is not amended, it must be defeated." Charmaine Yoest
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- DNC Chairman Tim Kaine issued the following statement after the Senate voted to begin full debate of health insurance reform legislation.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tonight, in a partisan vote, the U.S. Senate voted to proceed to Senator Reid's version of the government takeover of health care. Among the several objectionable items included in this bill; like the public option, employer and individual mandates, is the government funding for elective abortion, which is the most onerous and morally objectionable. Additionally the bill provides subsidies for private plans that cover elective abortion. The "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to include elective abortion in the public option and subsidize health plans in the government run exchange that cover elective abortion.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Randall Terry and other pro-life advocates will take a 13-city, 7-state tour against child-killing in the "healthcare" bill from Nov. 23 through Dec. 4, 2009. They will hold rallies, protests, and press conferences and will perform skits.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A regional initiative launched in the 1990s to eliminate onchocerciasis (river blindness) in the Americas has substantially reduced the prevalence of the disease in recent years, as evidenced by a 31% decrease in the number of individuals requiring mass drug administration in six endemic countries. Results were reported today at the 58th annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH).
ST. CHARLES, Ill., Nov. 21 - Association Discusses Key Provisions of Legislation, Continues Push for Progress on Health Care Reform
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 - AUL Action Campaign: Vote NO on Cloture
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As a result of a major election victory today, more than 1,700 school bus workers employed at the Baumann transportation companies on Long Island will become members of Teamsters Local 1205, headquartered in Farmingdale, New York. The workers voted 906-644 in an election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by Ariana-Leilani Children's Foundation International:
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 - Pioneering Neurologist Closer to Understanding Brain Wiring and Diseases
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Magodonga Mahlangu and her organization, Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), will receive the 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award at an evening ceremony to be held at the White House November 23rd, featuring remarks by President Barack Obama.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Nov. 20 - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Fund for UNICEF announced that actress and UNICEF supporter Monique Coleman will light the UNICEF Snowflake on Saturday, November 21 at the 2009 Beverly Hills UNICEF Snowflake lighting ceremony. The UNICEF Snowflake will grace the intersection of Rodeo Drive and Wilshire Boulevard during the holiday season. The ceremony highlights the City of Beverly Hills' annual holiday event and the season of giving.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops urged the Senate to make essential changes its health reform bill in order to keep in place federal law on abortion funding and conscience protection on abortion, protect access to health care for immigrants and include strong provisions for adequate affordability.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Actuaries is urging senators to modify health care reform legislation released this week to contain stronger language regarding a health insurance individual coverage mandate. The actuaries said that an effective and enforceable mandate will minimize adverse selection stemming from more restrictive issue and rating rules prescribed by the bill.
FREMONT, Calif., Nov. 20 - Assembly of American-Chinese businesses to be held in Las Vegas Jan. 3-5
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 20 - HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell has ordered United States and Pennsylvania flags on state facilities in the Capitol Complex and in Indiana County to be flown at half-staff on Saturday, Nov. 21, to honor the memory of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Glen H. Stivison Jr., who died while serving on active duty in Afghanistan.
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 20 - LAS VEGAS, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement by Charles Perry, Executive Director of the Nevada Health Care Association:
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 - International coalition advances marine conservation as part of the solution to climate change
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 20 - HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Insurance Department today filed a complaint in Commonwealth Court to force Kingsway Financial Services to unwind a set of sham transactions that negatively impacted one of its subsidiaries in Pennsylvania.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Nov. 20 - WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Samuel Gladding is no Scrooge, but he is on a mission to redefine what it means to be "happy" during the holidays. As a licensed professional counselor with a specialty in family counseling and chair of the Department of Counseling at Wake Forest University, Gladding says research shows that it is the pressure to be happy that often leads to sadness and even depression during the holidays.
Nov. 20 - Nov. 21, 2009
HAMILTON, Ontario, Nov. 20 - Workers at historic Hamilton apparel factory make it ten straight wins for Workers United against UNITE HERE raids in Ontario Labour Relations Board Elections