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WASHINGTON, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Family Research Council (FRC) praised the passage of U.S. Rep. Trent Franks' (R-AZ) Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 1797) on the House floor today. Despite President Obama's veto threat, FRC calls on the Senate to pass legislation to stop the inhumane painful …

WASHINGTON, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Participants in the Children's Hospital Association's Speak Now for Kids Family Advocacy Day – 36 child patients and their families – convene today through Thursday on Capitol Hill to deliver an important message to their members of Congress: at a time when access to …

WASHINGTON, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) announced today that it has awarded the National Audubon Society $60,000 under the SFI Conservation and Community Partnership Grant Program. The three-year project is designed to develop and implement the latest bird conservation …

CONCORD, N.H., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Survivors of gun violence, faith leaders, and local activists gathered at City Plaza in Concord, New Hampshire today to hold Senator Kelly Ayotte accountable for voting against bipartisan legislation proposed by NRA A-rated Senators Joe Manchin and Pat Toomey that …

CHICAGO, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Feeding America, the nation's largest hunger relief organization, today warned that pending cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) will put many of our nation's seniors at risk of hunger.The farm bill passed by the House …

HAMPTON, Va., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Patient Advocate Foundation's (PAF) professional case managers were recently honored by Dorland Health, a division of Access Intelligence, with a Case In Point Platinum Award recognizing outstanding case management organizations making a difference in today's complex …

ALBANY, N.Y., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Utility consumers would have a strong advocate with the power to push back when utility companies push for rate increases under an AARP-backed bill that passed the New York State Assembly today.The bill (A6239), sponsored by Assembly Consumer Affairs and Protection …

HARRISBURG, Pa., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President Rick Bloomingdale said today that the current fragile state of Pennsylvania's economy and the anemic job creation performance should prompt Governor Corbett and State Legislators to shift away from another round of spending cuts and …

TEL AVIV, Israel, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In light of recent attempts to restart negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, OneVoice Israel and its Knesset partner, the Caucus for Ending the Israeli-Arab Conflict, will host roundtable discussions about the peace process on Sunday, June 23, at 18:00 …

MIAMI, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Miami's St. Thomas University (www.stu.edu) continues to address various leadership styles in America's youth. Most recently, President Obama cited STU alumnus and immigration activist Diego Sanchez for his engagement in pushing immigration reform with other national leaders …

WASHINGTON, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ironworkers General President and Pharmaceutical Industry Labor-Management Association (PILMA) Chairman Walter Wise released the following statement today following the publication of PILMA's new study Medicaid Drug Rebates in Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy: An Economic …

LOS ANGELES, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This is the second in a series of reports by Business Matchmaking about companies "doing well, while doing good."The late Johnny Carson once said, "With all the pressures around us, maybe we should be on the list of endangered species."Man is not among the 289 threatened …

WASHINGTON, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's Cassini spacecraft, now exploring Saturn, will take a picture of our home planet from a distance of hundreds of millions of miles on July 19. NASA is inviting the public to help acknowledge the historic interplanetary portrait as it is being taken.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO)Earth …

OAKLAND, Calif., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Tuesday evening, the Oakland City Council will consider granting a 30-month lease to Oakland Maritime Support Services (OMSS), a company that currently provides truck parking for the city on a month-to-month lease at the former Oakland Army Base.  Bill Aboudi …

NEW YORK, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Buckland & Taylor (B&T) and Ocean and Coastal Consultants (OCC) consolidate their New York presence with the opening of a joint office on 5th Avenue in Manhattan. B&T and OCC provide much sought-after engineering in their prospective markets; B&T for bridges, the design, …

PITTSBURGH, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United Steelworkers (USW) Union applauded the sale of Tesoro's Kapolei, Hawaii, refinery, logistics and retail system to Par Petroleum Corporation.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080131/DC12982LOGO)"This is wonderful news for our members, their families …

NEW YORK, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Among the select few physicians honored with the prestigious Patients' Choice Award this year is Dr. Lawrence Inra.(Photo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130618/DC34143)In fact, of the nation's 870,000 active physicians and dentists, just five percent consistently …

WASHINGTON, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Commerce City-Colo.-based E & K Trucking, Inc., USDOT No. 604546, to immediately cease its trucking operations, declaring the company to be an imminent hazard to public …

WASHINGTON, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association's DC Chapter (AFCEA DC), a non-profit association dedicated to providing our members with technical, policy, regulatory, program and budget information that directly shapes federal technology decisions in the …

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Only a small percentage of the nation's physicians are ever honored with a Patients' Choice Award. But Knoxville Plastic Surgery Dr. David Reath belongs to an even more selective group of doctors who are being honored this year as five-time Patients' Choice honorees, …

HARRISBURG, Pa., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) has approved nearly $53 million in state and federal grants."As evidenced by these awards, PCCD continues its commitment to Pennsylvania's communities as we work together to implement and continue programs …

MARIETTA, Ga., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Martindale-Hubbell, a division of LexisNexis®, has confirmed that attorney B. J. Abbott still maintains the AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell's highest possible rating for both ethical standards and legal ability, even after first achieving this rating in 2013.(Photo: …

HARRISBURG, Pa., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today signed House Bill 492, amending the Crime Victims Act to allow victims or their representatives to testify in person before the state Parole Board before it decides whether to release an offender from prison.  "We have an obligation to …