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WASHINGTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- One of the auto industry's most seasoned Washington representatives, Michael  J. Stanton, president and CEO of the Association of Global Automakers, announced his plans to retire in early 2014 to spend more time with family and friends.(Photo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130521/DC18691)(Logo: …

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht in New York City today discussed the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. In his speech to the European American Chamber of Commerce, he stressed that removing transatlantic trade barriers will deliver major benefits to the …

MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Reaching a critical milestone in the generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) approval process, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) application to own and operate the .PHARMACY domain suffix has passed the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and …

DENVER, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Indian College Fund named three new members to its Board of Trustees at its 2013 quarterly spring meeting in Green Bay, Wisconsin. New trustees include Mr. Bill Black, Vice President and Executive Director of the Comcast Foundation and Director of Community Investment …

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Charlie McMillan told a gathering of energy executives today that securing the electrical grid is a major concern now and it's only becoming more serious.(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130521/DC18652)"If you …

LAS VEGAS, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CTIA–The Wireless Association® today announced the winners for its annual B!G Idea Awards at CTIA 2013™ at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas. The awards honor the mobile champions and visionaries who are transforming the mobile ecosystem and this year recognize …

NEW YORK, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The war on violence in America's communities just got a bit more winnable.  A brave group of American veteran leaders have banded together to join the campaign to save America's youth from tragic gun violence.  A battle they would rather not have to fight, but these veterans …

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Conference of Mayors President Philadelphia, PA Mayor Michael A. Nutter issued the following statement today in response to the tornadoes and destruction in Moore, Oklahoma:(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110125/MM36443LOGO)"Across the country, Americans …

PHILADELPHIA, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --AFSCME Secretary Treasurer Laura Reyes, District Council 33 President Pete Matthews, District Council 47 President Cathy Scott, along with leaders of the Philadelphia AFL-CIO, the Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades as well as religious and community supporters …

CHICAGO, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger relief organization, and its member, the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, based in Oklahoma City, are working together to provide truckloads of emergency food, water and supplies to the thousands of people impacted by the …

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, pledged prayers and support for the people of the Archdiocese Oklahoma City, struck by tornadoes May 20.He promised the support of the U.S. bishops and Catholics in the United …

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a Statement of Matthew L. Myers President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids:(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO)It is troubling news for our nation's health that marketing expenditures for cigarettes and smokeless tobacco increased …

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki and Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan will open the 16th Annual Conference of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV) in Washington, D.C., May 29-31. More than 700 representatives …

LANSING, Mich., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- People interested in Modern design have one week left to register for Michigan Modern: Design that Shaped America, a four-day symposium at Cranbrook that will bring together national experts to talk about Michigan's major role in the development of American Modernism.(Logo: …

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AT CTIA 2013™, CTIA-The Wireless Association® announced two new members to its 2013 board of directors. Effective immediately, nTelos Wireless President Conrad J. Hunter and Pioneer Cellular General Manager Richard Ruhl will serve as small carrier representatives.(Logo: …

OAKLAND, Calif., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su issued citations totaling $584,635.97 to three Bay Area-based adult care facilities for wage theft, including minimum wage, overtime and meal break violations.Two of the three facilities cited, Dream Care, LLC, dba Evergreen …

BOSTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- By studying the roles two proteins, thrombospondin-1 and prosaposin, play in discouraging cancer metastasis, a trans-Atlantic research team has identified a five-amino acid fragment of prosaposin that significantly reduces metastatic spread in mouse models of prostate, breast …

SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a new online video released today, the California Hospital Association (CHA) profiled an innovative mobile medical clinic program in Los Angeles County that would be jeopardized by the passage of Assembly Bill (AB) 975, a costly and unnecessary rewrite of the …

ANew York,NYBoard Certified physician specializing inDermatology, Dr.Howard Sobel, is a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2013.NEW YORK, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., America's trusted source for identifying Top Doctors, has selected New York's Dermatology specialist Dr.Howard Sobel …

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the wide-ranging effects of the Midwest tornadoes continue to be assessed, Direct Relief today committed an initial $100,000 and its entire $30 million stockpile of available medical inventories to support medical relief and recovery efforts in communities …

BRYAN, Ohio, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Patients' Choice has announced that Dr. Aaron Rabinovich was one of a select few physicians honored with the prestigious 2012 Compassionate Doctor Certification.(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130521/DC18221)Each year, nearly 100 million patients across the …

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Congressional Medal of Honor Society announces that Technical Sergeant Vernon McGarity, Medal of Honor recipient, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Bartlett, Tennessee at the age of 91.Vernon was born in Right Tennessee on December 21, 1921.  He attended …

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Announcing a special recognition appearing in the July,2012 issue of Philadelphia Business Journal published by American City Business Journals. Creative Benefits Inc. was selected for the following honor: "Top 100 Women-Owned Businesses"(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130521/DC18220)A …