Posts tagged obama

• Tenenbaum appointed to chair Consumer Product Safety Commission by Obama.

  Wayne Parsons | May 06, 2009 6:07 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Washington Post (5/6, Layton) reports President Obama has tapped a politically skilled former schools chief from South Carolina to chair the Consumer Product Safety Commission and said he will...

• Obama: Supreme Court nominee must be attuned to "daily realities."

  Wayne Parsons | May 04, 2009 7:46 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The Wall Street Journal (5/2, A3, Weisman, Bravin) reported, The battle to influence the next Supreme Court pick began Friday as President Barack Obama announced that Justice David Souter would...

• Justice Souter said to be retiring at end of court's term.

  Wayne Parsons | May 01, 2009 12:04 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Supreme Court Justice Souter's planned retirement was heavily covered by the media, appearing on the front page of major national newspapers. The AP (5/1, Sherman, Loven) reports that Supreme Court...

• Automakers Put Profits Ahead of Safety - The Roof of Your Car Could Kill You

  Wayne Parsons | April 11, 2009 3:28 PM | 1 CommentHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  It is understandable that you may think of the roof of your car as primarily to keep the rain or snow off of you and keep your hair in place. But there is a lot more to that roof than cosmetics....

• Obama signs equal-pay bill into law.

  Wayne Parsons | January 30, 2009 12:34 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Workplace Discrimination
  

  President Obama yesterday signed his first bill into law yesterday, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. USA Today (1/30, Jackson) reports the new law makes it easier for workers to sue companies for...

• Obama blocks implementation of Bush's pending midnight regulations.

  Wayne Parsons | January 21, 2009 11:36 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The AP (1/21, Loven) reports the one of President Barack Obama's first acts Tuesday was to put the brakes on all pending regulations that the Bush administration tried to push through in its waning...

• Best Inauguration Party in D.C.? Tickets Still Available - And Reasonable At A True Hawaiian Luau At Hotel Monaco

  Wayne Parsons | January 10, 2009 11:27 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Here is a front page story from the Honolulu Advertiser about the best party in Washington DC on Inauguration night: No room at the inaugural ball? Head for the Hawaii luau in D.C. Group's...