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Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and Partnership for a Drug-Free America Introduce New Methamphetamine Prevention Program

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Today, the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, along with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, introduced a new community outreach program designed to raise awareness and reduce demand for the highly addictive illicit drug methamphetamine.

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Immigrants From India, Pakistan Face U.S. Prostate, Breast Cancer Risks 55 minutes ago
A team of researchers at West Virginia University has shown that U.S. immigrants from India and Pakistan take on the habits of their adopted country, increasing their risks of prostate cancer among male immigrants and breast cancer among females.
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Executive Director Dr. Judith Dempster Announces Retirement 55 minutes ago
Dr. Judith Dempster, DNSc, FNP, FAANP has announced her retirement from the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) following 12 years of service as the first executive director of the organization. During her tenure that began in 1996, Dr. Dempster has worked to position AANP as the largest and only full-service national professional membership organization for NPs of all specialties. Also the executive director of the AANP Foundation, she will remain in that role through 2009.
Two Former John McCain Supporters Create Television Ad Blitz to Set the 'Maverick's' Record Straight 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
Last night the GOP convention culminated in John McCain's acceptance of his party's nomination, ending a four-day effort to convince the American public that his Presidency is something other than a third Bush term and that he is still the maverick who ran for President in 2000, according to Eugene Hedlund and John K. Addis of TruthandHope.org PAC. Hedlund and Addis say Senator McCain is out of step with mainstream America, for while the nation has cried out for change, voicing disapproval of the Bush Administration in ever-increasing numbers, McCain has instead supported President Bush to a greater degree each passing year.
2008 Republican National Convention: Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist Thu Sep 4, 11:39 PM ET
Below is the text of remarks that will be delivered as part of the 2008 Republican National Convention's program this evening. The text is "as prepared for delivery" and it is embargoed until delivery. Full text will also be available later tonight on the 2008 Republican National Convention's media portal at portal.GOPConvention2008.com under "Speeches."
Civilian Contractor Charged in Superseding Indictment for Allegedly Paying Bribes While at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait Thu Sep 4, 8:57 PM ET
A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned a superseding indictment today against a civilian contractor for allegedly paying bribes to Army contracting officials at Camp Arifjan, an Army base in Kuwait, and for committing honest services fraud in connection with the same conduct, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division announced.
Michigan Wastewater Treatment Company Pleads Guilty to Illegally Discharging Untreated Liquid Wastes Thu Sep 4, 8:50 PM ET
Will pay $750,000 in Fines and Community Service
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International Automobile Dealers Announce Monthly Sales Thu Sep 4, 7:25 PM ET
Promising Indicators Seen in August Numbers
2008 Republican National Convention Excerpts: Remarks by Senator John McCain Thu Sep 4, 7:19 PM ET
This evening U.S. Sen. John McCain will accept the Republican Party's nomination for President of the United States. Excerpts from Sen. McCain's acceptance speech, as prepared for delivery, are below.
Consumer Electronics Association 'America Wins With Trade' Tour Stops in Lexington, KY at THIEL Audio Products Company Thu Sep 4, 7:17 PM ET
The following is being released by Consumer Electronics Association:
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus to Hold News Conference Friday, Sept. 5, in Oslo, to Discuss Charges Against Telenor Thu Sep 4, 7:15 PM ET
Following is a statement from Professor Yunus in response to media requests for interviews.
Democratic National Committee: Congresswoman Sutton to Join Michigan Workers to Protest Failed Bush-McCain Pro-Outsourcing Policies Thu Sep 4, 7:13 PM ET
Congresswoman Betty Sutton (D-Ohio) will join workers Midwest Workers outside the first post- Convention visit by the pro-outsourcing, job-killing Republican nominees John McCain and Sarah Palin. Rep. Sutton and the workers will explain how the policies McCain and Palin support will bring more of the same failed trade and tax policies of the Bush Administration that have shipped our jobs overseas.
Savings Bond Working Group Asks Treasury To Return U.S. Savings Bond Option to Tax Return Thu Sep 4, 7:05 PM ET
In an effort to help return the U.S. to a savings culture, a nationwide coalition, the Savings Bond Working Group (SBWG), will next week request the Department of the Treasury to make U.S. Savings Bonds available for taxpayers to purchase easily as part of the tax return process.
After 26 Years, a New Name for Washington State Agency Thu Sep 4, 6:58 PM ET
The Washington Council for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, the first state agency in the nation solely dedicated to the prevention of child maltreatment, has a new name, brand identity and web presence.
2008 Republican National Convention Excerpts: Remarks by Mrs. Cindy McCain Thu Sep 4, 6:58 PM ET
This evening Mrs. Cindy McCain will address the 2008 Republican National Convention. Excerpts from Mrs. McCain's remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below.
ACORN Responds to Attack on Community Organizing Thu Sep 4, 6:57 PM ET
ACORN (the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) President Maude Hurd issued the following statement after presumptive Republican V.P. nominee Sara Palin and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani made disparaging remarks about community organizing at the Republican National Convention Wednesday night.
SBA Deputy Director Tours Buffalo Disaster Assistance Customer Service Center; Supports Its Mission Thu Sep 4, 6:57 PM ET
U.S. Small Business Administration Deputy Administrator Jovita Carranza today visited the SBA Disaster Assistance Customer Service Center in Buffalo, N.Y. and pledged the agency's total support to the center's operations as it prepares to handle thousands of calls in the wake of Hurricane Gustav. In the aftermath of that storm, 34 New Orleans parishes have been declared disaster areas.
LIJ Breaks Ground on $300M Inpatient Pavilion to House Katz Women's Hospital, 88 Private Patient Rooms for Mothers, Parents and Family Members Thu Sep 4, 5:40 PM ET
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg today joined with members of the New York Mets, patients, physicians, administrators, trustees and other supporters of the North Shore-LIJ Health System in breaking ground on LIJ Medical Center's Katz Women's Hospital, to be housed in a new $300 million, 10-story pavilion being built in front of the existing 54-year-old hospital in Queens.
USAID Announces New Mission Director for El Salvador Thu Sep 4, 5:30 PM ET
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Deputy Administrator James Kunder today administered the oath of office to Larry H. Brady, who became the new Mission Director for USAID in El Salvador.
USAID Response to Dominican Republic Tropical Storms Thu Sep 4, 5:27 PM ET
The American people, through USAID, are providing $50,000 in humanitarian assistance to populations affected by tropical storms in the Dominican Republic.
Michigan Energy Company Fights Drilling Ruling Thu Sep 4, 5:24 PM ET
A small Michigan energy company today sought to intervene in a lawsuit filed by environmental groups that resulted in a court ruling barring the company from drilling a well to identify new sources of energy. Savoy Energy, L.P. of Traverse City, Michigan filed its motion as well as a protective notice of appeal with a federal district court in Detroit. Savoy seeks to join in the case alongside the U.S. Department of Justice, which is defending the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to ensure that all factual and legal arguments that can be made to reverse the district court ruling will be made. The case involves a proposed exploratory well on federal lands to reach state and federal leases beneath state lands some 140 miles north of Lansing, Michigan. The appeal will be heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Ohio.
Accra Action Agenda Finalized: A Realistically Ambitious Development Agenda Thu Sep 4, 5:09 PM ET
Late on the final day of the High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, delegations from more than 100 countries and multilateral organizations came to final resolution on a new development agenda to guide aid implementation over the next two years. The United States delegation succeeded in inserting into the Accra Agenda for Action (AAA) several concrete actions to significantly advance the implementation of the Paris Declaration so that partner developing countries would assume more ownership, accountability and partnership with U.S. foreign assistance.
Update: 2008 Republican National Convention Announces Program for Thursday Thu Sep 4, 5:06 PM ET
The 2008 Republican National Convention today announced the full program of events for Thursday, Sept. 4. The evening's program will feature John McCain's speech accepting the Republican Party's nomination for the presidency. Among the other speakers participating in this evening's program are Gov. Tim Pawlenty (Minn.), former Gov. Tom Ridge (Penn.), U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) and Mrs. Cindy McCain. The speakers' remarks will reflect the convention's overall theme, "Country First," and the theme for Thursday's events, which is "peace."
Bishops' Pro-Life Office Debuts Stem Cell Research, Abortion Ads Thu Sep 4, 5:04 PM ET
The Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is offering dioceses and others print ads on stem cell research and abortion.
In Hurricane Gustav's & Tropical Storm Hanna's Deadly Wake, PADF Seeks Donations to Aid Haitian Survivors Thu Sep 4, 4:45 PM ET
In the aftermath of three back-to-back natural disasters that so far left more than 170 people dead in Haiti, the Pan American Development Foundation (www.padf.org) is asking the public for donations to help the survivors who are living in a desperate situation.
Firearms Industry Congratulates Palin on Nomination; Urges Sportsmen to Register to Vote Thu Sep 4, 4:33 PM ET
9/11 Hero in Need of Life-Saving Bone Marrow Match Thu Sep 4, 4:31 PM ET
Family of former FDNY firefighter battling Multiple Myeloma makes urgent plea for public help
Former Utah Governor, an IPF Patient, Joins CPF for Sixth Annual National IPF Awareness Week Thu Sep 4, 4:20 PM ET