News published on Federal Newswire in August 2006

News Release: Chemical engineers and others designing "green" industrial processes using new ionic liquid solvents now have an important new resource, an on-line database of physical properties developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Putting Search and Rescue Robots Through Their Paces

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate, is sponsoring a workshop and a demonstration of urban search and rescue robots at the Montgomery County (Md.) Fire Rescue Training Academy in Rockville, Md., on Aug. 21, 2006.*

Another Successful Year with Youth Conservation Corps

News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ - This past summerPetrified Forest National Park hired twelve youth from areas near the park in a Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program. “Students were recruited from local high schools to assist with a number of critical park projects," said Superintendent Lee Baiza.

America's Best Classroom Comes to the Outer Banks Group

News Release: The Outer Banks Group of the National Park Service is proud to announce the selection of Wright Brothers National Memorial as one of fourteen National Park Service sites to participate in the America’s Best Classroom program. Developed through a partnership between Unilever, The National Park Foundation, and The Boys and Girls Clubs of America, America’s Best Classroom will allow almost 3000 children to experience their National Parks, many for the first time.

Grassley: CBO Shows Recent Tax Relief Doesn't Gut Revenue Base

News Release: Today the Congressional Budget Office released a report projecting that the revenue baseline for FY 2006 to FY 2010 will average 18.3 percent of the Gross Domestic Product, at the post-World War II historic average. That percentage is relatively unaffected by extending the alternative minimum tax ("AMT") patch. This means that with the 2001-2003 bipartisan tax relief plans in full effect, the revenue base has been sustained in terms of historic average. Sen. Chuck Grassley,.

Grassley Praises President’s Signing of Pension Reforms, Savings Incentives, Charitable Package

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over taxes,.

Autumn Schedule Announced for Going-to-the-Sun Road Alpine Work

News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Glacier National Park Superintendent Mick Holm today announced that the full intent of the Going-to-the-Sun (Sun) Road Rehabilitation Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) goes into effect this autumn with the first shoulder season travel limitations. Beginning on Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, contractor Sandry Construction of Kalispell begins work at two recent slide zones near the historic Sun Road’s east tunnel.

Chattahoochee Cleanup Nets 100 Pounds of Debris

News Release: By EILEEN DRENNEN. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Published on: 08/17/06. A mist lay over the dark green Chattahoochee, shrouding the glassy surface in a gauzy haze. Scattered clouds kept it cool. Tree-laden and intensely quiet, the river felt like a completely different world. It was ancient and...

Study of Economic Benefits of Parks to Communities

News Release: Vancouver, WA - A recent study produced by the National Park Service’s Chief Social Scientist in Washington, D.C., highlights the economic benefit of units of the National Park System to local communities. Included in this study is Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (NHS), located in Vancouver, Washington and Oregon City, Oregon.

Senator Domenici Announces September Hearing on BP Pipeline Failure and its Effect on U.S. Supply

By DOE Newswire | Aug 17, 2006

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chairman Pete V. Domenici today announced that the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing to examine the effect that the BP pipeline failure is having on U.S. oil supply and what steps may be taken to prevent a recurrence of such an event. The hearing is tentatively scheduled for 10 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 12, in SD-628. Witnesses will be announced at a later date.

National Park Service Beach Access Report for August 17, 2006

News Release: Recent News: Numerous Piping Plovers migrating south along the Atlantic coast have been observed foraging on the beaches. In the course of one beach survey, 93 Piping Plovers were observed on South Ocracoke Island. This is the highest number of Plover ever observed in one specific location in the park. Colonial Waterbirds such as the Least Tern, Royal and Gull-billed Tern, and Black Skimmer are abundantly present on the Seashore.

Justice Department Sues To Halt Alleged Business Tax Scams

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Two Southern Californians Allegedly Help Businesses Evade Tax WASHINGTON The Justice Department announced today that it has sued two Southern CaliforniansDavid Clancy Jr. of Hacienda Heights and Jovita ...

Hastings Man Pleads Guilty to Cross Burning

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON Neal Chapman Coombs, a 50-year-old resident of Hastings, Fla., pleaded guilty to a racially-motivated civil rights crime involving a cross burning, the Justice Department announced today.

President George W. Bush Granted Pardons

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV OPA (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 President George W. Bush granted pardons to the following 17 individuals: James Leon Adams Simpsonville, South Carolina Offense: Selling firearms to out of state residents and falsifying firearms records; ...

Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales Visits Roanoke, Virginia to Highlight Project Safe Neighborhood Accomplishments

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 ROANOKE, Va. Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales today visited Roanoke, Va. to highlight recent Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN) accomplishments in the city and met with the PSN Task Force. In 2001 President ...

Transcript of Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty, Admiral Thad Allen and DEA Chief Michael Braun at the Press Briefing on the Apprehension of Fransisco Javier Arellano Felix