Press Releases on December 6, 2013

Los Angeles and other City Councils vote to regulate E-cigarettes and Vaping products: Blo gourmet e-juice supports them

Regulators are under pressure to regulate this growing industry which is good for everyone. Laguna Beach, CA - (NewMediaWire) - December 5, 2013 - On December 4, 2013 the Los Angeles City Council voted to classify electronic smoking products (e-cigarettes) …

Old-fashioned radio play comes to the Hammer

SEC keeps corporate giving private

Adam Winkler is a professor in the UCLA School of Law who specializes in American constiutional law. This op-ed appeared in the Daily Beast on Dec. 5.    In his muckracking classic, "Other People’s Money — And How Bankers Use It," progressive …

U.S. stroke deaths declining due to improved prevention, treatment

Statement Highlights: Better blood pressure control, stop-smoking programs and faster treatment are a few of the reasons for a dramatic decline in U.S. stroke deaths in recent decades.   (NewMediaWire) - December 05, 2013 - DALLAS, Stroke deaths in the …

UC opens up student access to online classes systemwide

Africa: Death of Nelson Mandela

Madiba’s 'long walk to freedom' gave new meaning to courage, character, forgiveness, and human dignity. Now that his long walk has ended, the example he set for all humanity lives on. He will be remembered as a pioneer for peace. There are some …

Bangladesh: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2013 Article IV Consultation

Press Release No. 13/493 December 5, 2013 On November 27, 2013, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation1 with Bangladesh. On the same day the Executive Board also completed the third review under …

IMF Video: Asia Rising

Bangladesh: Staff Report for the 2013 Article IV Consultation and Third Review Under the Extended Credit Facility and Request for ...

UAW statement on passing of Nelson Mandela

DETROIT – The UAW released the following statement today on the passing of Nelson Mandela: “The UAW deeply mourns the loss of Nelson Mandela, one of the most influential civil rights and social justice leaders of our time. Nelson Mandela demonstrated how …

Remarks by the President at Afternoon Hanukkah Reception

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 05, 2013 Grand Foyer 4:31 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody!  Welcome to the White House.  Now, normally we just have one Hanukkah reception, but this year we are hosting …

Statement by the President on the Death of Nelson Mandela

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 05, 2013 James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 5:25 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  At his trial in 1964, Nelson Mandela closed his statement from the dock saying, “I have fought against …

Statement by National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice, on the Death of Nelson Mandela of South Africa

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 05, 2013 Today, we have lost one of history’s great leaders. I extend my deepest condolences to the Mandela family and to the government and people of South Africa, the Republic …

Presidential Proclamation -- National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2013

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 05, 2013 NATIONAL PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY, 2013 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION More than seven decades ago, on a calm Sunday …