News from March 2006
By USDA Wire | Mar 2, 2006
The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Mar 2, 2006
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 2, 2006
News Release: Education and coaching centered on health-rather than on weight loss-may help chronic dieters improve their blood pressure, cholesterol and other health indicators.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 2, 2006
News Release: Dear Colleague: This letter is in response to a “Dear Colleague" letter, dated Feb. 28, 2006, sent by the junior senator from Massachusetts, in which he characterized a letter to me from the CBO as “debunking the main selling points" for extending the reduced rates on dividends and capital gains.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 2, 2006
News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on delays in considering a pension reform bill. The Senate has been attempting to name negotiators since December to a House and Senate conference committee to write a final pension overhaul bill. The Democratic leader has held up the naming of conferees over the number of Democrats who will be part of the talks.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 2, 2006
News Release: Remarks of Sen. Chuck Grassley Chairman, Committee on Finance.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 2, 2006
News Release: March 2, 2006 The Honorable Judd Gregg, Chairman The Honorable Kent Conrad, Ranking Member Committee on the Budget United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Chairman Gregg and Senator Conrad: This letter is in response to your request of Feb. 13, that the Senate Committee on Energy and ...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 2, 2006
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today called for a real debate on an expected vote to increase the Federal debt limit. At the Treasury Department’s request, the Senate is expected to take up the measure this month, as the U.S. reaches...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 2, 2006
News Release: The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved, in a vote of 12-1, major lobbying reform legislation authored by committee Chairman Susan Collins and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman. The legislation, which will be considered by the full Senate as early as next week, significantly...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 2, 2006
News Release: Who: Full Committee When: Thursday, March 9 at 10:00 a.m. Where: SD-366 Why: To consider the pending nominations of Raymond L. Orbach, of California, to be Under Secretary for Science, Department of Energy; Alexander A. Karsner, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Energy Efficiency ...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 2, 2006
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Department of Interior has responsibilities over several key programs essential to reducing America’s dependence on Middle East oil, Chairman Pete Domenici told DOI Secretary Gale Norton at today’s hearing on DOI ‘07 budget.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 2, 2006
News Release: The National Park Service invites the public to join author Joyce V. Coakley as she celebrates the release of her new book Sweetgrass Baskets and the Gullah Tradition, with a book-signing at Charles Pinckney National Historic Site on Saturday, March 11th from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Ms. Coakley presents...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 2, 2006
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Department of Interior has responsibilities over several key programs essential to reducing America’s dependence on Middle East oil, Chairman Pete Domenici told DOI Secretary Gale Norton at today’s hearing on DOI ‘07 budget.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, DC Kenneth Kwak, 34, of Chantilly, Va., pleaded guilty today in the District of Columbia federal court before U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth to a one-count information charging him with ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Civil Injunction Order Follows Criminal Conviction WASHINGTON, D.C. The Justice Department announced today that a federal court has barred Salvador G. Ruiz from preparing federal income tax returns for ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Hynix Executives Admit Their Roles in Global Cartel WASHINGTON, D.C. Four Korean executives from a major manufacturer of a common computer component dynamic random access memory (DRAM) have agreed to plead guilty and to serve jail time in the United States for participating in a global conspiracy to fix DRAM prices, the Department of Justice announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Lawsuit Seeks to Vindicate Rights of Disabled Voters and Federal Election Reform Efforts WASHINGTON, D.C. ‑ The Justice Department announced today that it has filed suit against the State of New York alleging violations of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, in Albany.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. Jaron Brice, a 27-year-old Washington, D.C. man, has been convicted by a federal jury in the District of Columbia on nine counts related to his illegal sex trafficking operation that ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. A federal grand jury in the Middle District of Alabama returned a five-count indictment charging Jeffrey H. Stayton, 55, and William Curtis Childree, 67, with two counts each of honest ...
By Labor Gazette | Mar 1, 2006
News Release: WASHINGTON — Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao addressed a crowd of delegates representing the retirement savings and financial communities today to kick off the 2006 National Summit on Retirement Savings.
