News from October 2005
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 24, 2005
News Release: Remarks of Sen. Chuck Grassley, Chairman, Committee on Finance.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 24, 2005
News Release: BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS- Senator Edward M. Kennedy today outlined the importance of health information technology at the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association’s health care policy conference entitled, “Saving Lives: Safeguarding Care." Health IT can not only save an estimated $140 billion in excess cost to our health care system, but can dramatically improve the quality of care for patients through electronic medical records.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2005
News Release: Denver, CO - Jeffrey D. Sweetin, Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Rocky Mountain Division and Bill Leone, United States Attorney for the District of Colorado, announced today that King Soopers, City Market, and their parent company, Kroger, have agreed to pay a record $7 million dollar settlement for systemic violations of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) by the company's pharmacies.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 24, 2005
News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, issued thecomment below about the statement made today by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit regarding release of the independent counsel’s final report on Henry G.Cisneros.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 24, 2005
News Release: On Sunday, Oct. 23, 2005 Ambassador of New Zealand John Wood and guests visited the Fort Sumter Group Parks. Superintendent John Tucker and Chief Ranger Fran Norton escorted Ambassador Wood, Senior Economist Robert P. O'Quinn of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee, and Mr. Bill Lane of Caterpillar, Inc. on a tour of Fort Sumter National Monument and Charles Pinckney National Historic Site. Historian Rick Hatcher provided interpretive talks at all the sites.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 24, 2005
News Release: (WASHINGTON, DC) - U.S. Senator Max Baucus released the following statement today after learning of President Bush’s intention to nominate Ben S. Bernanke to succeed Alan Greenspan as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board.“Today, President Bush nominated Dr. Ben S. Bernanke to succeed Chairman Greenspan.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 24, 2005
News Release: (WASHINGTON, DC) - With Supreme Court nomination hearings set to start in early November, U.S. Senator Max Baucus today called on Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers to comply with his October 12 letter requesting copies of her Federal income tax returns.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 24, 2005
News Release: Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists today launched a free, computer-download version of a searchable nutrient database of typically consumed foods. This consumer-friendly, new resource, "What's In The Foods You Eat-Search Tool," provides a 61-nutrient profile on thousands of the foods people report eating, year in and year out.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 24, 2005
News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, issued the followingcomment regarding the nomination today by President Bush of Ben Bernanke to serve as the nextchairman of the Federal Reserve Board.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 21, 2005
News Release: It’s a pleasure to be here this afternoon.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 21, 2005
News Release: I want to commend the El Salvador AmCham for your commitment to free trade and open markets. CAFTA-DR was a great victory for people, workers, and businesses throughout the Americas.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 21, 2005
News Release: SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR—U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez today in El Salvador announced the U.S. will help El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras in their existing efforts to stamp out bribery and fight corruption by extending the Good Governance Program to the three countries. Gutierrez said the Program compliments the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA).
By Interior Newswire | Oct 21, 2005
The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 21, 2005
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 21, 2005
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 21, 2005
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 21, 2005
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 21, 2005
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 21, 2005
The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Oct 21, 2005
The US Justice Department published a four page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
