Date: Wed, 6. May 2009 15:24:46

The Student Loan Relief Organization has pledged its support for President Obama's plans to move the federal student loan program towards being completely through the Direct Loan Program and put an end to the FFEL Program. This plan, if implemented, will have a substantial effect on the student loan market. It may negatively impact the business of the Student Loan Relief Organization (SLRO), but it ultimately accomplishes the same goal of helping troubled student loan borrowers. (PRWEB May 5, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2384164.htm

Date: Thu, 25. February 2010 04:11:18

The Institute for Financial Literacy has developed a program to train senior service providers to teach financial literacy skills to their clients. A two-part program, Project SCREEN (Senior Citizen & Retiree Empowerment Education Network) enrolls service providers in the Certified Educator in Personal Finance™ program and will provide certified participants with a curriculum designed to meet the unique needs of older adults. (PRWeb Feb 23, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/02/prweb3627674.htm

Date: Thu, 12. November 2009 22:34:31

District of Columbia police will be the next department to join a federal program whose ultimate aim is to check the immigration status of every person booked into a local jail, Homeland Security officials announced Thursday.Known as Secure Communities, the program matches inmates' fingerprints against a federal database so that federal authorities can identify and possibly remove deportable illegal immigrants before they are released from custody.

Date: Fri, 7. October 2011 05:48:35

Digital Trends - Comcast Corp. and Universal Pictures are launching a test program that will provide Comcast subscribers access to films that are still in theaters. Film rentals will be priced at $59.99 and rolled out in both Atlanta, Georgia as well as Portland, Oregon to start. The program is ideally geared towards families that easily end up spending between $40 to $60 for movie tickets when visiting the theater as well as money on concessions. Comcast will launch this program nineteen days after the launch of Tower Heist on November 4, a comedy starring Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Matthew Broderick and Casey Affleck. Comcast subscribers using HDTV set-tops will be able to order the film for $59.99 on November 23 in time for Thanksgiving weekend.

Date: Fri, 22. July 2011 02:10:23

Space shuttle Atlantis landed for the last time at Kennedy Space Center at 5:57 a.m. this morning. The landing marks the end of the Space Shuttle Program, a program which conducted cutting-edge research for NASA for 30 years and built the largest structure in space, the International Space Station.

Date: Wed, 26. August 2009 17:00:25

The final tally on the cash for clunkers program released today counted 690,114 deals submitted by dealers totaling $2.877 billion, just under the $3 billion set aside by Congress for the plan.The Obama administration cheered the program today, citing its studies showing the plan created or saved 21,000 jobs this year and boosted the U.S. economy for the remainder of the year.

Date: Thu, 5. March 2009 13:08:41

BusinessWeek Online - On Mar. 4 the Treasury Dept. released final guidelines for banks and homeowners looking to participate in a new $75 billion program called Making Home Affordable. Among the new details of the program, which is now up and running: cash payments for mortgage holders who choose not to foreclose on borrowers and new rates as low as 2% for borrowers. The Obama Administration also indicated it will seek changes in bankruptcy laws to allow judges to restructure home loans in court.

Date: Thu, 10. November 2011 22:36:05

The American College of Cardiology has announced a new series of education programs for industry employees. The ACC claims that the program will provide "a comprehensive, thorough and non-biased education in the field of cardiology" so that the employees "can become partners to health care providers ? supporting positive health outcomes for patients." ...graduates of the program will be granted the use of an American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) industry training logo and notation as having received ?ACCF Industry Training? on their business card, resume and promotional materials, and recognition of employee participation may appear on your company website. The program, according to the ACC, will also benefit health care professionals and will "ensure" that their "interactions with pharmaceutical and medical device company representatives are effective and efficient." The ACC informs its members that the program is not a one shot deal: "industry representatives will be required to stay current by participating every two years, ensuring that they stay up-to-date on the most important topics."

Date: Thu, 3. September 2009 20:52:06

AP - Ben Alexander spent nearly every waking minute playing the video game World of Warcraft. As a result, he flunked out of the University of Iowa.

Date: Thu, 3. September 2009 20:52:06

AP - Ben Alexander spent nearly every waking minute playing the video game World of Warcraft. As a result, he flunked out of the University of Iowa.