News published on Federal Newswire in July 2005

News from July 2005


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Marinus Willett Center Opens to the Public

News Release: Federal, state, and local officials, as well as partner organizations and members of the Rome, New York community, turned out on the evening of July 2nd for the grand opening of the Marinus Willett Collections Management and Education Center at Fort Stanwix National Monument; a project more than two years in the making.


Grassley Will Continue Work to Build Social Security Consensus

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley issued a comment following a meeting this morning of Finance Committee Republicans regarding Social Security. As chairman of the committee, Grassley has convened 15 such meetings since February. He also has conducted three committee hearings this year on the Social Security program.


Cotton Roots Coaxed into Producing Promising Compound

News Release: When it comes to cotton, it's usually the plants' soft, downy fibers that are the focus of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists. But right now, what's getting their attention is a powerful compound extracted from the plants' roots. It has the potential to snuff out costly farm pests and diseases and perhaps even to guard against human cancers.


SENATOR COLLINS SPONSORS LEGISLATION TO ENSURE REASONABLE BORDER REQUIREMENTS FOR FREQUENT TRAVELERS TO CANADA

News Release: Washington, DC - Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) offered legislation, approved by the Senate today, to ensure that Americans who travel to Canada will be able to use other documents, besides passports, in order to re-enter the United States by land. The legislation was offered...


New Infrared Tool Measures Silicon Wafer Thickness

News Release: In the last few years, semiconductor circuit features have shrunk to sub-100 nanometer (nm) dimensions, while the size of the thin silicon wafers that these circuits are constructed on has grown from 200 millimeters (mm) to 300 mm (about 12 inches). The payoff is a higher yield of finished devices from fewer wafers.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department today announced a settlement agreement with three firms in Reno, Nevada, resolving a lawsuit that alleged disability related housing discrimination. The suit is the Department’s first enforcement action in Reno concerning the accessibility requirements of the federal Fair Housing Act.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2008 EPA (214) 665-2142 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.- A comprehensive Clean Water Act settlement with the city of New Iberia, Louisiana was announced today by the Department of Justice, the Environmental Protection Agency ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, DC - John L. “Jack” London, 67, of Key West, Florida, pleaded guilty to one count of tax perjury, Acting Assistant Attorney General John C. Richter of the Criminal Division and R. Alexander ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Justice today announced that it has reached a settlement with the Kentucky Real Estate Commission under which real estate brokers in Kentucky will be able to offer rebates ...


News Release: WASHINGTON—On the heels of the G-8 Summit, U.S. Commerce Acting Deputy Secretary David Sampson will travel to Dakar, Senegal, July 18-19, and to Casablanca and Rabat, Morocco, July 20-22.




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The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.