News from August 2006
By DOT News Wire | Aug 25, 2006
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 25, 2006
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2006
The US Interior Department published a three page rule on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Aug 25, 2006
The US State Department published a two page rule on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 25, 2006
The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Aug 25, 2006
The US Agriculture Department published a three page proposed rule on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 25, 2006
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2006
The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2006
News Release: BALTIMORE, Maryland - William “Billy" Wells, age 33, of Parkville, Maryland pled guilty today to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five hundred grams or more of cocaine, announced Carl J. Kotowski, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Baltimore District office and United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein.

By Commerce Newswire | Aug 25, 2006
News Release: There have been a number of recent newspaper stories about corporate executives finding ways to compensate themselves to skirt the federal tax on compensation that is not performance-based.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 25, 2006
News Release: Senators Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) and Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) criticized FEMA’s decision to deny a request for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding to assist cleanup in Waterbury, CT, which was heavily damaged by a severe storm on June 2. Both lawmakers vowed to continue to work with state,...

By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2006
News Release: The Flick Creek Fire, which started on July 26, 2006, continues to burn in the Flick Creek, Fourmile Creek, Hazard Creek, and Purple Creek drainages near the community of Stehekin. As a precaution, Juanita Lake Camp and the Boulder Creek Trail, from its intersection with the Rainbow Loop Trail to its...

By USDA Newswire | Aug 25, 2006
News Release: The potato tuber moth is quickly earning a bad reputation among potato growers in Washington, Oregon and other Northwest states. But like an over-exposed Hollywood star, this pest is destined for a serious meltdown.

By Commerce Newswire | Aug 25, 2006
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, today praised Colombia’s decision to accept the full range of U.S. beef in accordance with international guidelines. In a series of letters, Colombia affirmed that it would accept by October 31 imports of U.S. beef, regardless of age, consistent with the guidelines of the World Animal Health Organization (“OIE").
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2006
News Release: As a very special experience for the visiting public and local communities, the National Park Service will be offering the first Sun Rise Tour of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse on the morning of Thursday, August 31. The single tour will be given at 6:15 a.m. and is limited to 30 people. Tickets must be...
By Commerce News Now | Aug 24, 2006
News Release: “I am very pleased that President Bush has notified Congress of his intent to sign the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA). The CTPA is a comprehensive trade agreement that will enhance economic growth and prosperity for the people of the United States and Colombia, and I look forward to consulting with Congress as the process moves forward.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 24, 2006
News Release: Gutierrez: “Comprehensive Immigration Reform Will Make Our Country Stronger” LAS VEGAS—U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today discussed the Bush administration’s proposals for comprehensive immigration reform in remarks delivered to seventy new American citizens and their families at a naturalization ceremony in Las Vegas, Nevada.

By Labor Gazette | Aug 24, 2006
News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 24, 2006
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 24, 2006
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.