Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough met April 20 with Dr. Rafi al-Issawi, the Finance Minister of Iraq and a leading member of the Iraqiyya political bloc. Dr. al-Issawi was in Washington, D.C. to attend …
Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC April 19, 2011 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I applaud the people of Nigeria for their enthusiastic and orderly participation in the April …
Market Data graphs available at potashcorp.com were updated today to include the latest market information from March 2011. You can access graphs about the following types of information: Inventory/Prices Crop Commodities Ocean Freight Index Ammonia …
In a meeting in the State Dining Room this afternoon, the President and members of his Cabinet and senior staff met with a broad group of business, law enforcement, faith, and former and current elected leaders from across the political spectrum to …
Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC April 19, 2011 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I applaud the people of Nigeria for their enthusiastic and orderly participation in the April …
CHICAGO — Judith Shulevitz, author of the 2011 Sophie Brody Medal-winning title “The Sabbath World: Glimpses of a Different Order of Time,” will speak at the 2011 Literary Tastes Breakfast in New Orleans — an author event hosted by the Reference and …
Sixteen years ago today, America witnessed a horrific attack in Oklahoma City, killing more than 160 men, women and children, and wounding hundreds of others. Michelle and I send our deepest condolences to the families and friends who lost a loved …
CHICAGO — The American Library Association ( ALA ) welcomes Dan Savage as the speaker for the Opening General Session at the ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans. Savage will appear from 4 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. on Friday June 24, immediately preceding the …
Cape Coral, Fla. – Iris L. Hanney, information industry veteran and president of Unlimited Priorities Corporation, has announced the formation of the Robert F. Asleson Memorial ALA Conference Grant. Ms Hanney will serve as president of the grant’s …
CHICAGO - ALA Editions announces a new facilitated e-course on Teaching Information Literacy to College Students . Joanna Burkhardt, professor and head librarian at the University of Rhode Island branch libraries and co-author of " Teaching …
CHICAGO – Donna Haye, district assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction for the Atlantic City Board of Education, is the 2011 recipient of the American Association of School Librarian’s ( AASL ) Distinguished School Administrators Award. …
Release date: 04/19/2011 Contact Information: EPA Press Office, press@epa.gov WASHINGTON – Today, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack met with farmers and ranchers in Iowa to discuss …
CHICAGO – At 1 p.m. CDT on May 4, the Association for Library Service to Children ( ALSC ) and Public Library Association ( PLA ) will host a free Sneak Peek Webinar for the eagerly anticipated "Every Child Ready to Read® ( ECRR ) @ your library® …
Washington, DC- Today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in American Electric Power v. Connecticut , a lawsuit initiated by states suing power companies for emitting greenhouse gases. The states contend these emissions are a public health hazard …
CHICAGO — ALA TechSource announces the latest in its series of Online Workshops — Using Technology in Library Management: Skills for More Efficient Administration and Communication , with Kenley Neufeld. From staff supervision to budgets, the work of …
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians ( AASL ) announces the launch of the " Standards for the 21st-Century Learner Lesson Plan Database ," a public, online database providing school librarians a fast and user-friendly way to …
Cape Coral, Fla. – The Robert F. Asleson Memorial ALA Conference Grant has announced the receipt of its first corporate gift. EBSCO Publishing, a leading content provider for libraries, has provided a very generous donation to support this newly- …
CHICAGO – Dee Venuto, school librarian at Rancocas Valley Regional High School, is the 2011 recipient of the American Association of School Librarians ( AASL ) Intellectual Freedom Award. Nominated by Hilda Weisburg, Venuto researched the motivations …
CHICAGO - The Carnegie-Whitney Grant provides grants for the preparation, either in print and/or electronically, of popular or scholarly reading lists, webliographies, indexes and other guides to library resources that will be useful to users of all …
Congressional and Public Affairs (202) 720-9113 Bill Bagley WASHINGTON, April 19, 2011 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced a final rule today …
