News from July 2006
By Interior Newswire | Jul 24, 2006
News Release: Working with our partner, Civil War Traveler, Richmond National Battlefield Park's staff developed the park's first podcast tour to help visitors explore the Malvern Hill battlefield. Podcasts are file systems that can be downloaded onto an iPod or mp3 player, then taken to the battlefield for a 90-minute...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 23, 2006
News Release: Lightning from scattered thunderstorms created two new wildfires in Joshua Tree National Park Saturday evening. At approximately 7 p.m., lightning strikes started a blaze just north of the park boundary in the Whispering Pines area. The fire burned actively throughout the night and by 7 a.m. had moved inside the park and reached approximately 700 acres in size. The fire is burning south and southwest into the park and away from border communities.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 23, 2006
News Release: At about 6 a.m. today, the National Park Service Dispatch Center received a call from a friend of 42-year-old George Orozco of Las Vegas. The friend told Park Rangers that Orozco had come out to the Callville Bay area on the Nevada side of Lake Mead to go boating and camping yesterday (Saturday, July 22) with friends. At about 1 a.m. early this morning (Sunday, July 23), Orozco walked away from the group and became lost in the desert without water. At about.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 22, 2006
News Release: I came to Miami on Friday to report on a pledge that President Bush has made to the Cuban people.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 22, 2006
News Release: MARSHALL, MN - Chairman Bob Goodlatte and Ranking Minority Member Collin Peterson today convened the tenth in a series of field hearings the House Committee on Agriculture is holding to examine federal farm policy in anticipation of writing the 2007 Farm Bill. Approximately 150 producers and local officials attended the hearing in Marshall, Minnesota, located in the Minnesota’s Seventh Congressional District which Peterson represents in Washington.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today announced that it has reached a settlement agreement with the State of Vermont regarding civil rights violations in Vermont State Hospital, a hospital for persons ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CIV (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON -- General Electric Co. (GE) and two of its subcontractors have paid the United States $11.5 million to settle a lawsuit that alleges that GE sold defective blades for engines in U.S. military airplanes and helicopters, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON Hoang Nguyen, captain of the Galveston, Texas-based commercial fishing vessel Thanh Tam, was sentenced to 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release for illegally importing red ...
By Commerce News Now | Jul 21, 2006
News Release: Thank you. Good afternoon. I want to thank the Cuba Democracy Advocates for hosting this event, and all of you for being here. I'm very pleased that Senator Martinez could be with us. He's doing a terrific job for the citizens of Florida in Washington. Also with me today is Caleb McCarry. He's the Cuba ...
By Commerce News Now | Jul 21, 2006
News Release: Gutierrez Says New "Compact with the People of Cuba" is a Message of Hope and Reassurance to Cubans on the Island CORAL GABLES, Fla.—U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today reaffirmed the United States ' commitment to providing aid to the Cuban people and a new transition Cuban government by highlighting the Compact with the People of Cuba that he and Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice presented on behalf of President Bush last week.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 21, 2006
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) today expressed support for the decision by the United States Trade Representative not to accept a petition filed under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 regarding workers' rights in the People's Republic of China. Deputy Secretary Steven J. Law noted ...
By USDA Wire | Jul 21, 2006
The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jul 21, 2006
The US State Department published a three page notice on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jul 21, 2006
The US State Department published a three page notice on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 21, 2006
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 21, 2006
The US Transportation Department published a five page notice on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 21, 2006
The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 21, 2006
The US Interior Department published a seven page proposed rule on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 21, 2006
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 21, 2006
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
