News published on Federal Newswire in March 2005

News from March 2005



Creating New Foods and More from Agricultural Products

News Release: Developing much-needed products from underutilized agricultural materials such as cheese whey is the goal of a new center opened recently by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS).


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Pete V. Domenici, a senior member of the Budget Committee and its former chairman, today joined his committee colleagues in voting to retain ANWR reconciliation instructions in the budget resolution. The committee is expected to approve the budget resolution later today. It is slated ...


Subcommittee Reviews Methyl Bromide Critical Use Exemption

News Release: Congressman Frank Lucas, R-OK, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research, chaired a hearing today to review the methyl bromide (MeBr) Critical Use Exemption (CUE) process under the Montreal Protocol. The Subcommittee heard testimony from two panels of witnesses including Claudia McMurray, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of State.


Baucus Introduces the Encouraging Work Act of 2005

News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) U.S. Senators Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) joined togetherto introduce bipartisan legislation permanently extending and improving the Work Opportunity Tax Credit(WOTC) and the Welfare-to-Work (W-t-W) tax credit.


News Release: The Agricultural Research Service today posted a new issue of Healthy Animals at...


MEDIA ADVISORY

News Release: What: Press Conference Where: Dirksen 366 When: 12:00 p.m. Thursday, March 10th Who: ENR Chairman Pete Domenici (NM) Sen. Lisa Murkowski (AK) DOI Secretary Gale Norton DOE Secretary Samuel Bodman Sen. Jim Bunning (KY) Sen. John Thune (SD) Why: To discuss last week’s trip to Alaska to see ANWR during the season of oil production and visit with the Native Alaskans living there.


Walnuts' Secret Defense Explored

News Release: With their rich taste and pleasing crunchiness, it's no wonder that walnuts are one of America's favorite tree nuts. But walnuts, like several other kinds of crops, are vulnerable to attack by fungi called Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus. Both species can produce a natural compound called aflatoxin, which is thought to be carcinogenic.


News Release: FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, DC - Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales has been designated by the White House to represent the United States at the International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security and the official ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales today announced the continuation of the Justice Department’s Task Force on Intellectual Property and renewed the Department’s commitment to aggressively ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. -The Justice Department today asked an Illinois federal court to bar Angelique Lee Tinder-who recently moved from Rockford, Illinois to Houston, Texas-from preparing federal income tax returns for others. The government’s suit also seeks the names, mailing and e-mail addresses, and telephone and Social Security numbers of Tinder’s customers.


Labor Department Proposes Rules To Help Workers In Abandoned 401(k) Plans

News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.