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U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for February 6: Overseas Territories
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:OVERSEAS TERRITORIESProfile America — Monday, February 6th. On this date in 1899, the Senate ratified the Treaty of Paris, concluding the Spanish-American War of 1898. The treaty, negotiated in Paris the previous December, was opposed by 27 senators — not opposed to peace but to the overseas territorial acquisitions. Spain ceded Puerto Rico, Guam, and — for a few years before independence — Cuba to the United States. Additionally, the Philippines were sold to the ...
API launches Power Past Impossible campaign during Super Bowl showing natural gas and oil benefit to consumers in everyday life
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today during the Super Bowl API will launch Power Past Impossible, a national advertising campaign to highlight how natural gas and oil provide enormous value to Americans' everyday lives. The campaign's first ad will air in a 30 second TV spot during the Super Bowl. "This is an exciting new initiative that will demonstrate the many innovative ways that natural gas and oil, and the products derived from them, are integrated into our daily lives," said API President and CEO Jack Gerard.
AJC Urges Israeli Lawmakers to Reject Bill Authorizing Illegal Settlement Outposts
NEW YORK, Feb. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC is calling on Israeli legislators to reject the Regulation Bill, a proposed measure that would legalize settlement outposts in the West Bank which were built without government approval. Referring to the proposed bill, Education Minister Naftali Bennett, leader of the Jewish Home party, has declared that "the era of the Palestinian state is over." The measure would retroactively legalize dozens of unauthorized settlement outposts. On December 5, 2016, AJC's Board of Governors reaffirmed its long-standing support for a two-state solution.
U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for February 5: Snack Food Month
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:SNACK FOOD MONTHProfile America — Sunday, February 5th. February is American Heart Month, dedicated to the serious matter of monitoring and taking care of our beating hearts. This is important because while heart disease has claimed fewer lives in recent years, it is still the nation's number one killer — responsible for some 614,000 deaths annually. However, almost as if to prove that no good intention goes unpunished, February is also National Snack Food Month. ...
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