ABBOTT PARK, Ill., May 6 -- Abbott Laboratories issued the following news release: Abbott today announced the release of its 2009 Global Citizenship Report entitled, "Redefining Responsibility," available online at http://www.abbott.com/citizenship. Abbott is redefining responsibility by applying its core expertise and resources to improve people's lives around the world, focused on four key areas: innovating for the future, enhancing access, safeguarding the environment, and protecting patie  more

MILWAUKEE, May 6 -- The Association of Equipment Manufacturers issued the following news release: The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announces the latest companies to join the international trade group, which provides business-development resources for the off-road equipment manufacturing industry. AEM members produce and market equipment, products and services used worldwide in the agriculture, construction, forestry, mining and utility sectors. Association services include   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily appointment list: 9:15 a.m. Secretary Clinton meets with the Assistant Secretaries of the Regional Bureaus, at the Department of State. (CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE) 11:00 a.m. Secretary Clinton attends a National Security Council Meeting with President Obama, at the White House. (MEDIA TO BE DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE) 1:45 p.m. Secretary Clinton holds a Bilateral Meeting with Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubiliu  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Republican Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) will hold a so-called "More Jobs, Less Spending" town-hall forum this evening, but will he reveal his support for expanding unfair free trade agreements that ship American jobs overseas? Unfair free trade agreements have already had a devastating affect on Illinois families. As a result of the North American Free Trade Agreement, Illinois lost 47,701 jobs   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Operation Network Raider, a domestic and international enforcement initiative targeting the illegal distribution of counterfeit network hardware manufactured in China, has resulted in 30 felony convictions and more than 700 seizures of counterfeit Cisco network hardware and labels with an estimated retail value of more than $143 million. The results of the operation were announced by Assistant Attorney G  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee today called out Rob Portman for hypocritically launching a jobs tour despite sending millions of jobs overseas as George W. Bush's economic czar. The Portman-Bush economic policies resulted in an economic crisis not seen since the Great Depression and led to the loss of thousands of Ohio jobs, tax credits for Ohio companies that ship their jobs ove  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release: The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has launched the first of two investigations into the effect on the U.S. economy and U.S. jobs of intellectual property rights (IPR) infringement in China. The investigations were requested by the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate, in a letter received on April 20, 2010. In its letter requesting the investigations, the Committee stated: "Despite  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 5 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Experts at The University of Texas at Austin are available to discuss a host of topics relating to immigration reform and the border -- from the rise in U.S.-Mexico border violence, to the consequences of Arizona's new immigration law. Violence in Mexico and Along the Border Ricardo Ainslie Professor, Department of Educational Psychology 512-471-0364 rico.ainslie@mail.utexas.edu Ainslie studie  more

FRESNO, Calif., May 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release: United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced today that a federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment charging Erik Christopher Stacy, 27, Robert Davis Dodson, Jr., 52, Charles Lee Kisor, 38, Charles Edward Klaus, 29, and Geoffrey Edward Bliss, 36, all of Ridgecrest, with conspiracy to manufacture and distribute marijuana and manufacturing marijuana. This case  more

LANGLEY AFB, Va., May 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command issued the following news by Airman 1st Class Jason J. Brown, 633d Air Base Wing Public Affairs: Airman 1st Class Ma Antonette Cabantog, 633d Force Support Squadron food services journeyman, enlisted in the Air Force in November 2008 in pursuit of a great career and a better life. A motivated, goal-oriented Airman, Airman Cabantog established a to-do list to guarantee her success: finish career development courses on time, ea  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: As part of its ongoing effort to combat cross-border fraud and promote consumer protection around the world, the Federal Trade Commission is hosting counterparts from more than 40 countries on May 6 and 7 to discuss enforcement strategies and emerging consumer protection issues. Most of the agencies expected at the two-day forum in Washington, DC, are participants in the International Consumer Protection E  more

NEW YORK, May 6 -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release: Hearst Corporation's Innovation group, the Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) at the Missouri School of Journalism and Adobe Systems Inc. today announced the two winning teams in a student competition to produce interactive applications that solve real-world needs in the advertising or news-gathering sides of the journalism industry. The winning designs are Ads with Photo Galleries, by Aks  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: Operation Network Raider, a domestic and international enforcement initiative targeting the illegal distribution of counterfeit network hardware manufactured in China, has resulted in 30 felony convictions and more than 700 seizures of counterfeit Cisco network hardware and labels with an estimated retail value of more than $143 million. The results o  more

KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 6 -- The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. economy's continued expansion gives leading economics bloggers a more balanced - if not exactly sunny - outlook than last quarter, according to a new Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation survey released today. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis' advance report, released last Friday, shows a 3.2 percent growth rate (annualized) of gross domestic product during the first quarter of 2010. An  more

CHARLESTON, S.C., May 6 -- The College of Charleston issued the following news release: The College of Charleston School of Business announced today approval of its Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. The College's proposal for the program was formally approved by the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education. "The creation of an MBA program was a top priority for the College of Charleston. I am extremely thankful to Dean Alan Shao, our faculty and staff, and the Commissio  more

SANTA CRUZ, Calif., May 6 -- The University of California at Santa Cruz issued the following news release: After extracting ancient DNA from the 40,000-year-old bones of Neanderthals, scientists have obtained a draft sequence of the Neanderthal genome, yielding important new insights into the evolution of modern humans. Among the findings, published in the May 7 issue of Science, is evidence that shortly after early modern humans migrated out of Africa, some of them interbred with Neandert  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- International Food Policy Research Institute issued the following news release by Isaac Steinmetz: Water resources continue to be a major constraint for China's Yellow River Basin, a region enjoying rapid economic growth. Researchers have documented a link between access to water for irrigation and economic well-being: non-irrigated villages have poverty rates twice as high as irrigated villages. A number of problems, including pollution and competing water demand for ind  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Mark Schauer, D-Mich. (7th CD), issued the following news release: Today Congressman Mark Schauer (D-MI) continued his push to block U.S. taxpayer dollars from being spent on goods made in China by voting against the $6 billion Home Star Energy Retrofit Act (H.R. 5019), which would provide cash rebates for upgrades to make homes more energy efficient. Schauer pushed House leaders to adopt an amendment that would block materials that were produced in China from the pr  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The American Association for the Advancement of Science issued the following news release: An international research team has sequenced the Neandertal genome, using pill-sized samples of bone powder from three Neandertal bones found in a cave in Croatia. The results appear in the 7 May issue of the journal Science, which is published by AAAS. The researchers, led by Svante Paabo of the Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, compared the  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The office of Sen. Olympia J. Snowe, R-Maine, issued the following news release: As the nation continues to grapple with the environmental and economic challenges brought on by the massive oil spill that struck the Gulf Coast nearly three weeks ago, U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) reiterated her call for the development of a comprehensive long-term energy policy that will secure domestic energy resources and reduce the nation's dependence on foreign oil. In a one-  more

TOPEKA, Kan., May 6 -- Washburn University issued the following news release: Forty-four Washburn University School of Business students were recently inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma international honor society (as listed by hometown): Bucyrus - Jacob Thomas El Dorado - Caley Onek Grantville - Mae Brown Hoyt - Sarah Overbaugh, Robert Overbaugh Lawrence - Jeongah Lee Park, Jessica Stogsdill Manhattan - Heather Gelsinger Marysville - Brandon Holle Osawatomie - Cassandra W  more

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., May 5 -- Hofstra University issued the following news release: Classroom lectures, study abroad programs and exclusive online courses are among the many summer course offerings at Hofstra beginning May 19, 2010. Summer classes will be offered in three different sessions: May 19 through June 22, June 28 through July 30, and August 2 through August 20, 2010. Of the hundreds of courses being offered this summer, students can participate in any of the 13 study abroad programs   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The American Iron and Steel Institute issued the following news release: Based on the Commerce Department's most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that steel import permit applications for the month of April totaled 1,968 ,000 net tons (NT). This was a 3% decrease from the 2,027,000 permit tons recorded in March and no change from the March preliminary imports total of 1,971,000 NT. Impor  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The International Monetary Fund issued the following transcript of a press briefing by Caroline Atkinson, Director, External Relations Department: MS. ATKINSON: Good morning everybody. Welcome to the regular EXR briefing from the International Monetary Fund. I'm Caroline Atkinson, the Director of External Relations at the IMF. As usual, this briefing is embargoed until 10:30 a.m. Washington time, 1430 GMT. I would just like to start by reminding you of some upcoming ev  more

BOWLING GREEN, Ky., May 5 -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news release: Dr. Jianliang Wang, associate professor in Western Kentucky University's Department of Educational Administration, Leadership and Research, has received a Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad grant for a study of China's educational system. Dr. Wang will lead 16 public school teachers and administrators from Kentucky, Virginia, Maryland and Florida on a trip to China in July. At schools in Beijing, X  more