U.S. Newswire back issues from January 2007:
Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Issues Statement on National Day of Mourning for Former President Gerald R. Ford
Jan 01, 2007 ... To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Kate Philips, Pennsylvania Office of the Governor, +1-717-783-1116 HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- GovernorEdward G.Rendell today issued the following statement on the NationalDay of Mourningfor former President Gerald R ....
Spain Shows Promise in Salon Hair Care Market
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: FASHION EDITORS Contact: Deirdre McNulty, Associate Manager, Consumer Products, ofKline & Company, +32-2-776-0736, deirdre.mcnulty@kline-europe.com LITTLE FALLS, N.J., Jan. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Spanish market forsalonhair care products is expected to post the highest ...
GNC Applauds President Bush for Passage of AER Bill
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: RETAILING EDITORS Contact: Steven Nelson of GNC Corporation, +1-412-288-8389, orsteven-nelson@GNC-HQ.com PITTSBURGH, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- GNC today announced its supportof thepassage of the Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription DrugConsumer Act, alsoknown as the ...
Grubb & Ellis Predicts Economy's 'Soft Landing' Will Balance U.S. Real Estate Leasing and Investment Markets in 2007
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: REAL ESTATE EDITORS Contact: Janice McDill of Grubb & Ellis Company, +1-312-698-6707,janice.mcdill@grubb-ellis.com CHICAGO, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grubb & EllisCompany(NYSE: GBE), one of the leading providers of integrated realestate services,today released its ...
In New Book on Anti-Semitism, AJC Expert Challenges Traditional Strategies for Combating Hatred
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Kenneth Bandler, +1-212-891-6771, bandlerk@ajc.org, orMichael Geller, +1-212-891-1385, gellerm@ajc.org; both of AmericanJewish Committee NEW YORK, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is a releasefromthe American Jewish ...
DraftObama.org Announces Independents for Obama
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Kris Schultz, +1-202-427-6165, media@draftobama.org, orAndy Rosenberg, +1-703-371-3075 ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- DraftObama.org,agrassroots movement encouraging a presidential run by Senator BarackObama(D-Ill.), announced ...
American Jewish Committee Remembers President Gerald Ford
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: RELIGION EDITORS Contact: Kenneth Bandler, Director of Public Relations andCommunications, +1-212-891-6771, bandlerk@ajc.org, or Michael Geller,Assistant Director of Public Relations, +1-212-891-1385,gellerm@ajc.org, both of the American Jewish Committee NEW YORK, Jan. 2 ...
Former White House Spokesperson Joins Qorvis
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: BUSINESS EDITORS Contact: Renate Geerlings of Qorvis Communications, +1-202-448-3133, or rgeerlings@qorvis.com WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- QorvisCommunicationsannounced today that Kara Gerhardt Ross, former ClintonWhite House Midwestpress secretary, has ...
Retired Joint Chiefs Chairman Calls for Repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Steve Ralls of Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, +1-202-328-3244 ext. 116 or sralls@sldn.org WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In an op-edpublished inTuesday's New York Times, John M. Shalikashvili, retiredChairman of the ...
Making America Safer With Better Technology: Inventors Get a Boost
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS Contact: Vince Curtis, Curtis@fhhlaw.com, or Frank Jazzo,Jazzo@fhhlaw.com or Mitchell Lazarus, Lazarus@fhhlaw.com, all ofFletcher, Heald and Hildreth, P.L.C., +1-703-812-0400 ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new Congresscan meana ...
Hand Washing: Don't Give Up on Plain Soap and Water, from the Harvard Health Letter
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: HEALTH EDITORS Contact: Christine Junge of Harvard Health Publications, +1-617-432-4717, or Christine_Junge@hms.harvard.edu BOSTON, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New products likeantibacterialsoap and hand sanitizers clamor for our attention, butplain old soap ...
Lupin Pharmaceuticals Announces Tentative Approval of Generic ZOLOFT(R)
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: MEDICAL EDITORS Contact: Edith St-Hilaire, Senior Marketing Manager, LupinPharmaceuticals, +1-410-576-2000 BALTIMORE, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.announcedthat the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has grantedtentativeapproval for the Company's ...
Focus Action Not Surprised by House Democrats' Agenda
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Nima Reza of Focus on the Family, +1-719-548-4570, orculturalissues@focusaction.org COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Focuson theFamily Action Senior Vice President of Government and PublicPolicy TomMinnery issued the ...
KePRO Named Maryland Medicaid's Utilization Control Agent
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: MEDICAL EDITORS Contact: Joanne Benteler, Public Relations Director, KePRO, +1-717-265-7004, jbentele@kepro.org HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Keystone PeerReviewOrganization, Inc. (KePRO) announced today that it was awardedthe MedicaidUtilization Control ...
U.S. District Court Rejects Preliminary Injunction Against Community MTM Services Inc.
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: MEDICAL EDITORS Contact: Carol Cooke, Senior Director, External Communications,National Community Pharmacists Association, +1-703-838-2686, orcarol.cooke@ncpanet.org ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After hearingthreefull days of testimony and evidence, ...
Three Killed, 245 Injured in Crashes Investigated by Pennsylvania State Police During New Year's Weekend
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Tpr. Linette G. Quinn or Jack J. Lewis, PennsylvaniaDepartment of State Police, +1-717-783-5556 HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Three peoplewerekilled in traffic crashes investigated by State Police during thefour-day NewYear's ...
Massachusetts Lawmakers Advance Proposed 2008 Ballot Measure That Would End Marriage Equality in Bay State
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Roberta Sklar of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force,cell: +1-917-704-6358 WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Massachusettslegislators,in today's last session of the state's 2006constitutional convention,approved a citizen-initiated ...
MassEquality Statement on Vote to Move Anti-Gay Amendment Forward
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Marc Solomon of MassEquality, +1-617-283-8237 BOSTON, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is astatement byMassEquality campaign director Marc Solomon on the voteto move anti-gayamendment forward: "Today, two-thirds of the ...
Lawsuits Filed in Federal Courts: Coleman Heaters Blamed for Carbon Monoxide Deaths
Jan 03, 2007 ... To: LEGAL AFFAIRS EDITORS Contact: India Simmons of PR Ink, inc., +1-206-229-2501 SEATTLE, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- 5-year-old Cody Ongpituk wasorphaned May28th. His parents and 13-year-old sister died of carbonmonoxide (CO)poisoning while sleeping. 38-year-old Mari ...
Detroit Regional Economy Still Struggling, Reports Comerica Bank's Detroit Business Activity Index
Jan 03, 2007 ... To: BUSINESS EDITORS Contact: Dana Johnson, Senior Vice President & Chief Economist ofComerica Bank, +1-734-930-2401, or +1-800-895-7708 DETROIT, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Detroit AreaBusinessActivity Index rebounded 2 points in November to 100, afterfalling 10 ...
Make a New Year's Resolution to Make a Difference: Become a Teacher in New Hampshire
Jan 03, 2007 ... To: EDUCATION EDITORS Contact: Sarah La Due, Public Relations Coordinator of theAmerican Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence, +1-202-263-8351, or mobile, +1-916-205-9655, or sladue@abcte.org WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This New Year, ...
Make a New Year's Resolution to Make a Difference: Become a Teacher in Pennsylvania
Jan 03, 2007 ... To: EDUCATION EDITORS Contact: Sarah La Due, Public Relations Coordinator of ABCTE, +1-202-263-8351, or Mobile, +1-916-205-9655, or sladue@abcte.org WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This New Year, makearesolution that will make a difference-become a teacher! ...
Making of a Governor
Jan 03, 2007 ... To: BUSINESS EDITORS Contact: Tahra Millan, +1-212-219-9401 ext. 120, tmillan@lmcc.net;or Jessica Sagert, +1-212-219-9401 ext. 114, jsagert@lmcc.net NEW YORK, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- "Making of a Governor" takes youinto theadrenaline-fueled journey of the 2006 New York ...
Detroit-area Companies Partner to Send a Slice of Home to U.S. Troops Serving in the Middle East
Jan 03, 2007 ... To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Joan Rivard, Vice President of Little Caesars Pizza KitFundraising Program, +1-313-983-6322; or Jody Lamb, Mobile, +1-517-449-9819, for Little Caesars Pizza Kit Fundraising Program DETROIT, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than one ...
Piedmont Natural Gas Receives Approval to Lower Rates
Jan 03, 2007 ... To: ENERGY EDITORS Contact: David Trusty of Piedmont Natural Gas, +1-704-731-4391 CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Piedmont NaturalGas(NYSE: PNY) filed for and has received regulatory approval tolower its ratesfor customers in North Carolina and South ...
CSEA Calls for Honesty in Discussing Public Employee Benefits
Jan 03, 2007 ... To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Steve Mehlman of California State Employees Association,+1-916-326-4333, or +1-916-804-2569 SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thefollowingstatement was issued today by J.J. Jelincic, president ofthe 140,000-memberCalifornia State ...
U.S. Surplus Mercury Strategy Welcomed Prior to UN Negotiations, say Advocates; State Dept. Decides Not to Sell Surplus Stockpile on Open Market
Jan 03, 2007 ... To: HEALTH/MEDICAL EDITORS Contact: Michael Bender of the Mercury Policy Project, +1-802-223-9000 WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Department ofEnergySecretary Samuel Bodman cited recognition of health andenvironmental concernsas prime reasons why DOE "has no ...
US Department of Justice Awards GTSI $42 Million Contract
Jan 03, 2007 ... To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS Contact: Paul Liberty, +1-703-502-2540, paul.liberty@gtsi.com, orFern Krauss, +1-703-502-2054, +1-301-424-9140, fern.krauss@gtsi.com,both of GTSI Corporation CHANTILLY, Va., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GTSI Corp.(Nasdaq: GTSI)a leading government ...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Will Honor America the Beautiful - the National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Passes
Jan 03, 2007 ... To: TRAVEL EDITORS Contact: David Hewitt of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, +1-202-761-1807 WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army CorpsofEngineers will honor three of the four America The Beautiful -- theNationalParks and Federal Recreation Lands passes to ...
Hallandale Humanitarian Awarded Power Scooter After Lifetime of Helping Others
Jan 03, 2007 ... To: HEALTH EDITORS Contact: Mark B. Leita, Director of Public Affairs of The SCOOTERStore, +1-830-627-4717 HALLANDALE, Fla., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A localhumanitarian,Paul Snow, was awarded a power scooter from The SCOOTERStore as part of theTexas company's Gift ...
New Studies Show Chromium May Help Diabetes, Cholesterol, and Heart Disease, Reports the Harvard Men's Health Watch
Jan 03, 2007 ... To: MEDICAL EDITORS Contact: Christine Junge of Harvard Health Publications, +1-617-432-4717 or Christine_Junge@hms.harvard.edu BOSTON, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Most of us think ofchromium asthe shiny metal in the bumpers of cars. Chrome bumpers arelong gone, but ...
A National Archives 'American Conversation' on January 18
Jan 03, 2007 ... To: ARTS EDITORS Contact: National Archives Public Affairs staff, +1-202-357-5300 WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Archivist of theUnitedStates Allen Weinstein and a distinguished panel of museumdirectors willdiscuss "New Culture: The Museum Renaissance ...
Former Defense Secretary William Cohen Says Congress Should Re-Visit 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
Jan 03, 2007 ... To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Steve Ralls of Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, +1-202-328-3244 ext. 116, or sralls@sldn.org WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In an interview onTuesdayevening with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, former Secretary of DefenseWilliam ...
Country Singer Jo Dee Messina to Perform for Troops on USO/AFE Tour to Italy
Jan 03, 2007 ... To: ENTERTAINMENT EDITORS Contact: Reggie Borges of USO, +1-703-908-6471, or rborges@uso.org ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Multi-platinumrecordingartist Jo Dee Messina will bring her unique country sound toservice membersstationed in Italy on a USO/Armed ...
Remarks by President Bush in Eulogy to President Gerald R. Ford
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: White House Press Office, +1-202-456-2580 WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following isatranscript of remarks by President Bush in a eulogy to PresidentGerald R.Ford: The Washington National Cathedral Washington,D.C. 11:20 ...
Ambassador Designate of the Transitional Government of Somalia Will Hold Press Conference in Seattle, Wednesday Jan. 3 at 11 a.m.
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Patrick Bell of Discovery Institute, +1-206-292-0401,ext. 102, or pbell@discovery.org SEATTLE, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire/ --WHAT: Mr. Koshin Mohamed, Seattle resident, has been asked by SomaliPresident Abdullah Yusuf to serve as Somalia's new ambassador ...
American Diabetes Association Launches 'Every 21 Seconds' Ad Campaign Urging Immediate Congressional Action to Fight Diabetes Epidemic
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Zach Goldberg of ADA, +1-703-549-1500 ext. 2622 ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In an effort tobringmuch needed attention to the growing national diabetes epidemicand the needfor Congress to take steps to confront the dramatic ...
Audio From Medialink and General Mills: Adding Soy to Your Diet Can Help Reduce the Risk of Heart Disease
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Medialink New York, +1-888-560-5578,mediadesk@medialink.com NEW YORK, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Heart Disease is theleadingcause of death among women, killing nearly half a millionwomen each year --six times more women than breast cancer, ...
SRA/McGraw-Hill's Direct Instruction Continues to Top Government Study of Proven Comprehensive School Reform Models
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: EDUCATION EDITORS Contact: Karen Sorrentino Melina Metzger SRA/McGraw-Hill PaulWerth Associates (614) 750-7277 (614) 224-8114 Ext. 236Karen_Sorrentino@mcgraw-hill.com mmetzger@paulwerth.com COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- DirectInstructionprograms ...
Art Institute Announces Opening of 'Outstanding, Exceptional, Exhilarating'* Exhibition of Modern Masterworks From Cezanne to Picasso
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: LIFESTYLE EDITORS Contact: Erin Hogan, +1-312-443-3664, ehogan@artic.edu or ChaiLee, +1-312-443-3625, clee4@artic.edu, both of the Art Institute ofChicago CHICAGO, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Matisse called him athief.Gertrude Stein remembered "a huge dark man ...
Cezanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of The Avant-Garde
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: LIFESTYLE EDITORS Contact: Erin Hogan, +1-312-443-3664, ehogan@artic.edu, or ChaiLee, +1-312-443-3625, clee4@artic.edu, both of the Art Institute ofChicago CHICAGO, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Art Institute ofChicagoannounces that tickets will go on sale ...
VIDEO From Medialink and General Mills: Some Soy Milk a Day May Keep the Doctor Away
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: HEALTH EDITORS Contact: Medialink New York, +1-888-560-5578, ormediadesk@medialink.com NEW YORK, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Now there's an evenbetterreason to lower your cholesterol. According to the FDA, forevery 1 percentdrop in total cholesterol, there is a 2 ...
American Jewish Committee Mourns Passing of Teddy Kollek
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: RELIGION EDITORS Contact: Kenneth Bandler, Director of Public Relations andCommunications, +1-212-891-6771, or bandlerk@ajc.org, or MichaelGeller, Assistant Director of Public Relations, +1-212-891-1385, orgellerm@ajc.org, both of American Jewish Committee NEW YORK, Jan ....
Timken President Elected New SAE International VP of Automotive
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: BUSINESS EDITORS Contact: Nancy Lewis or Shawn Andreassi of SAE International, +1-248-273-4092, or pr@sae.org WARRENDALE, Pa., Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jacqueline A."Jacqui"Dedo is the new Vice President of Automotive for SAEInternational. Theelected position is ...
Mergers and Acquisitions Continue to Dominate Exit Scene for Full Year 2006
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: BUSINESS EDITORS Contact: Channa Luma of The Weiser Group, +1-302-368-2345,cluma@weisergroup.com; or Joshua Radler of Thomson Financial, +1-646-822-7323, Joshua.radler@thomson.com NEW YORK, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Twenty-one venture-backedcompanies raised $1.835 ...
AUDIO From Medialink and PayCycle: Easing the Payroll Headaches of Small Business Owners
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: BUSINESS EDITORS Contact: Medialink New York, +1-888-560-5578 ormediadesk@medialink.com NEW YORK, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With all theresponsibilitythat rests on a small business owner, many gladlyaccept any help in makingthings easier. A lot of freedom comes ...
NALEO Congratulates National Leaders as They Ascend to Prominent Positions in Congress, the Administration and Leading National Organizations
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Olga Quinones of NALEO Educational Fund, +1-213-747-7606ext. 122 or cell: +1-323-286-9684 LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The NationalAssociation ofLatino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO), thenation's preeminent ...
Improved Quarter for Biotech on Capital Markets ... and Financings and Partnering Deals Remain Red Hot
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: MEDICAL EDITORS Contact: Peter Winter, Director of Communications of Burrill &Company, +1-415-591-5474 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- While biotech had a muchimprovedfinal quarter of the year when compared to the Q3 06 metrics,it again playedsecond fiddle to most ...
American Jewish Committee Remembers President Gerald Ford
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: BUSINESS EDITORS Contact: Kenneth Bandler, Director of Public Relations andCommunications, +1-212-891-6771, bandlerk@ajc.org, or Michael Geller,Assistant Director of Public Relations, +1-212-891-1385,gellerm@ajc.org, Fax, +1-212-891-1492, both of American ...
Total Parts Plus Announces China RoHS Labeling Solution
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS Contact: John Hsu, Vice President, Engineering of Total PartsPlus, +1-850-244-7293, or John.Hsu@totalpartsplus.com FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla., Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- TotalPartsPlus, a leading provider of obsolescence and ...
LFS Carolinas Receives VA Grant for Services to Homeless Veterans
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Michael Andrews of LFS Carolinas, +1-704-940-3303, ormichael.andrews@lfscarolinas.org COLUMBIA, S.C., Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- LFS Carolinaswasrecently awarded an $87,750 Veterans Administration grant toprovide servicesto homeless veterans ...
Michigan Economy Weakest Since 2001, Reports Comerica Bank's Michigan Business Activity Index
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Dana Johnson, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist,Comerica, +1-734-930-2401 or +1-800-895-7708 DETROIT, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Michigan BusinessActivityIndex compiled by Comerica Bank fell 1 point in November, to101. The ...
Goodyear USW Workers Back on the Job
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: AUTO EDITORS Contact: media, Ed Markey, +1-330-796-8801, or analysts, GregDooley, +1-330-796-6704, both of The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Goodyear Tire & RubberCompany(NYSE: GT) announced that striking workers have ...
Fred Alger's Predictions for the 2007 U.S. Economy and Stock Market
Jan 02, 2007 ... To: BUSINESS EDITORS Contact: Jeffrey Taufield of Kekst and Company, +1-212-521-4815,jeffrey-taufield@kekst.com NEW YORK, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Fred Alger Management's Daniel C.Chung,Chief Executive Officer and Zachary Karabell, Chief Economist,today announcedtheir ...
BUSH MUST GO! Demonstration at Opening of Congress, 12 noon, Jan 4
Jan 03, 2007 ... To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Connie Julian of World Can't Wait, +1-718-825-9119 WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On January 4, peoplewilldemonstrate at the opening of Congress. Protesters from up anddown the EastCoast, some dressed in orange Guantanamo ...
NikeGO Head Start Comes to Detroit, MI to Fight Childhood Obesity Epidemic
Jan 03, 2007 ... To: SPORTS EDITORS Contact: Ailis Aaron Wolf of the Hastings Group, for NHSA, +1-703-276-3265 or aaaron@hastingsgroup.com DETROIT, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Detroit is the lateststop forNikeGO Head Start, a first-of-its-kind initiative to get kidsphysicallyactive ...
Baby Boomers Count Down to Retirement
Jan 03, 2007 ... To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Alvina McHale, Financial Management Service, of U.S.Department of the Treasury, +1-202-874-6604 WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- As America's oldest babyboomers startcounting down to retirement, a new government surveyshows they are on ...
WakeUpWalMart.com: Wal-Mart Has Worst Holiday Sales Performance in Six Years
Jan 03, 2007 ... To: RETAILING EDITORS Contact: Chris Kofinis of WakeUpWalMart.com, +1-202-486-6422 WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- WakeUpWalMart.com,America'scampaign to change Wal-Mart, began the New Year byofficially announcing thegroup had achieved a series of ...
Working From Home Adds Convenience But Poses Risks
Jan 03, 2007 ... To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Lauren Sloan for Fellowes, Inc., +1-312-729-4226, orlsloan@golinharris.com ITASCA, Ill., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Whether it's the shortenedcommute, ahectic work schedule or the desire to spend extra time withfamily, moreAmericans are choosing to ...
HHS Secretary Leavitt to Address Portland Business Alliance Breakfast as Part of Fifth Annual Oregon Leadership Summit
Jan 03, 2007 ... To: BUSINESS EDITORS Contact: HHS Press Office, +1-202-690-6343, or HHS Region XOffice, +1-206-615-2772 WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- HHS Secretary MikeLeavittwill be at the Fifth Annual Oregon Leadership Summit inPortland, Oregon, onThursday, Jan. 4, to speak ...
Blunt on Democrats' First 100 Hours
Jan 03, 2007 ... To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Burson Taylor Snyder or Jessica Boulanger, +1-202-226-7022, both of the Office of House Republican Whip Roy Blunt WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- House RepublicanWhip RoyBlunt (Mo.) today issued the following statement on ...
Implementation of Persian Gulf Conflict Veterans' Compensation Program is Underway
Jan 03, 2007 ... To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Joan Z. Nissley, Pennsylvania Department of Military andVeterans Affairs, +1-717-861-8720 HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- ThePennsylvaniaDepartment of Military and Veterans Affairs today said ithas started workingto implement the ...
Get a Good Start in 2007: Ring in the New Year with FoodFit's Seven Steps for Healthy Living
Jan 03, 2007 ... To: LIFESTYLES EDITORS Contact: Lucie Leblois of The HealthCentral Network, Inc., +1-703-302-1053, Leblois@THCN.com ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the holidayscome toa close and regular routines start again, it can be difficultto find time tostay true to ...
Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Announces $2.3 Million in Municipal Recycling Performance Grants
Jan 03, 2007 ... To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS Contact: Kate Philips, Pennsylvania Office of the Governor, +1-717-783-1116, or Charlie Young, DEP, +1-717-787-1323 HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor EdwardG.Rendell today said 20 Pennsylvania communities will share ...
DHS Issues Credentialing Rule to Secure Access to U.S. Ports
Jan 03, 2007 ... To: TRANSPORTATION EDITORS Contact: TSA Public Affairs: +1-571-227-2829; or U.S. Coast GuardPublic Affairs: +1-202-372-4620 WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department ofHomelandSecurity (DHS) today announced the issuance of the final rulefor ...