Press Releases on April 16, 2013

Arms Control and International Security: A Conversation With Assistant Secretary of State Andrew J. Shapiro

CELINA REALUYO: Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the Council on Foreign Relations. Just as a reminder, today's meeting is on the record and it's actually being covered by the press, so greetings to everyone who's watching out there as …

IMF Video: Press Conference: April 2013 Fiscal Monitor

Press Conference: April 2013 Fiscal Monitor April 16, 2013 Categories: Annual and spring meetings | Economic outlook | Press briefing Carlo Cotterelli, Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF Philip Gerson, Deputy Director, Fiscal Affairs Department …

Fiscal Monitor: Fiscal Adjustment in an Uncertain World, April 2013

Text (Download PDF) Continued progress in reducing advanced economy deficits and a gradually improving external environment have lowered short-term fiscal risks, but global prospects nevertheless remain subdued, and many advanced economies face a lengthy, …

Kenya: IMF Executive Board Completes Fifth Review Under the ECF Arrangement and Approves US$108.5 Million Disbursement

Press Release No. 13/125 April 16, 2013 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the fifth review under a three-year arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) for Kenya1. The completion of the review enables the …

Transcript of a World Economic Outlook (WEO) Conference

April 16, 2013 Washington DC Panelists: Olivier Blanchard, Economic Counsellor and Chief Economist, IMF Research Department Jorg Decressin, Deputy Director, IMF Research Department Thomas Helbing, Division Chief, World Economic Studies, IMF Research …

Cedarlane Natural Foods, Inc. Issues Allergy Allert and Voluntary Recall on O Organics Black Bean Enchiladas 9 Oz Due to ...

Recall -- Firm Press Release FDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market withdrawals from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the media, and other interested parties. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company.  …

YALSA’s 2013 Teen Read Week™ site goes live

NEWS For Immediate Release April 16, 2013 Contact: Jaclyn Finneke CHICAGO – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has launched its Teen Read Week 2013 website www.ala.org/teenread. This …

Learning to Lead: Coke Establishes Academy Inspired by Don Keough

Gridley, CA and Bay Area Transit System Switch to Solar

The City of Gridley, CA and the Bay Area Transit System (BART) are now receiving power from a recently completed Blue Oak Energy solar array. The solar panels in the 4.2 MW array are mounted on solar trackers which follow the daily movement of the sun in …

Union Station Commits to 3 years of 100% Wind Energy

Union Station in Washington D.C. has entered into an agreement with Washington Gas Energy Services (WGES) to use 100% renewable energy for the next three years; Union Station was previously purchasing 50 renewable energy from WGES. The station uses …

Readout of the President’s Briefing on the Explosions in Boston

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release April 16, 2013 This morning the President, joined by Vice President Biden, convened a briefing in the Oval Office with his national security team on the ongoing investigation into the …

President Obama Announces Presidential Delegation to the Republic of Poland to Attend the 70th Anniversary Commemoration of the ...

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release April 16, 2013 President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to the Republic of Poland to attend the 70th Anniversary Commemoration of the Warsaw …

MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA Senior Agricultural Counselor Speaks on Agriculture, Environmental Issues

MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA Senior Agricultural Counselor Speaks on Agriculture, Environmental Issues Release Date: 04/16/2013 Contact Information: Molly Hooven (News Media Only), hooven.molly@epa.gov, 202-564-2313, 202-564-4355 WASHINGTON -- Today Sarah Bittleman …

April 16, 2013 (Investigation Update) Multistate Outbreak of Human Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Linked to Hedgehogs

Posted April 16, 2013 2:00 PM ET   April 16, 2013 Case Count Update A total of 23 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 9 states. Since the last update, 3 new cases have been reported from Idaho (1) and …

ALA President Maureen Sullivan writes about the state of school libraries in the Huffington Post

NEWS For Immediate Release April 16, 2013 Contact: Steve Zalusky CHICAGO - As school libraries celebrate National Library Week (April 14 - 20) and School Library Month, American Library Association (ALA) President Maureen Sullivan expresses her concern …

Portland Pipe Line Corporation wins API Safety and Environmental Performance Distinguished Award second year in row

WASHINGTON, April 16, 2013 – Today API awarded its 2012 Distinguished Award for Outstanding Safety and Environmental Performance to Portland Pipe Line Corporation. Portland captured the same award last year. This is API’s highest safety and environmental …

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 4/15/2013

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release April 15, 2013 James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:00 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, everyone.  Thanks for being here.  I have no announcements to make, so I’ll start with your …

IMF Video: Press Conference: April 2013 World Economic Outlook

Press Conference: April 2013 World Economic Outlook (WEO) April 16, 2013 Categories: Annual and spring meetings | Economic outlook | Press briefing Oliver Blanchard, IMF Economic Counselor and Director of Research Department Jorg Decressin, Deputy Director …

Energy Department Announces New Investment in Nuclear Fuel Storage Research

WASHINGTON – As part of its commitment to developing an effective strategy for the safe and secure storage and management of used nuclear fuel, the Energy Department today announced a new dry storage research and development project led by the Electric …

Club for Growth Urges McConnell To Block Hochberg Nomination

04/16/2013 Link to Article: http://www.clubforgrowth.org/perm/pr/?postID=1206  Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “Senator McConnell stood strong when he voted against reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank last year, and we hope he will show …