News from November 2006
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2006
News Release: Extensive damage has occurred to the Stehekin Valley Road, Company Creek Road and Cascade Pass Road. 240 linear feet of paved roadway has been lost and more than 5,200 linear feet of gravel surface sustained major scouring.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 17, 2006
News Release: Washington, DC - Senator Max Baucus (D.-Mont.), today issued the following statement after the Bush Administration’s Medicaid Commission approved its final recommendations for reform to the Medicaid program, a federal-state program that provides health and long-term care services to low-income elderly...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 17, 2006
News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, continues to look into whether the nation’s non-profit hospitals properly account for their charitable activities, given the tax-exempt status they receive. The designation results in tax benefits totaling tens of billions of dollars every year.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 17, 2006
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Max Baucus (D-Mont.),today commented on new information from the Government Accountability Office(GAO) regarding the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) ability to successfullyimplement income-related Medicare Part B premiums. In a review...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 17, 2006
News Release: WASHINGTON - Just hours after Chairman Pete Domenici and Ranking Member Jeff Bingaman announced their agreement to push for Senate passage of HR.3817, the Senate passed the measure to add new protections for almost 102,000 acres of federal land in New Mexico. The bill prohibits energy and mineral development on some of the most scenic and pristine land in New Mexico.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2006
News Release: Life at Fort Stanwix was always difficult and demanding of sacrifice. However, the winter brought conditions and hardships to the men, women, and children garrisoned here that were sometimes worse than an enemy attack. Sometimes, the holidays that should have brought reasons to celebrate only reminded people of their unbearable living conditions and their separation from loved ones.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2006
News Release: uPDATE 11/17/06: Aquatic Park Lagoon Will Remain Closed For Swimming Through the Weekend (November 18-19). San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park’s Aquatic Park Lagoon will remain closed to swimming throughout the weekend. Multiple swimmers received bites from a seal or sea lion in the lagoon...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 17, 2006
News Release: Congratulations to the 2006 recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2006
News Release: With at least an inch of rain falling throughout the park on Tuesday, fire managers have declared the end of the 2006 wildland fire season in Yosemite National Park. However, fire managers will continue to monitor weather patterns and implement additional prescribed fires as conditions permit.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 17, 2006
News Release: In a letter to the President, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman (D-CT), today requested $400 million in port security grants be included in the Administration’s FY 2008 budget request. On October 13th, the President...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 17, 2006
News Release: A probiotic supplement was found to stimulate the immune system and improve nutrient absorption in two separate animal studies recently conducted by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists. Probiotics are living microorganisms that, when added to foods or dietary supplements in sufficient numbers, can benefit the consumer in one or more ways.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV OPA (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and Canadian Minister of Public Safety Stockwell Day today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at the ninth annual United States-Canada Cross-Border Crime Forum. The agreement allows for the electronic exchange of ballistics information between the two countries.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON Shaun Hansen, former co-owner of Idaho-based telemarketing firm Mylo Enterprises, pleaded guilty today in federal court in New Hampshire for his involvement in a scheme to jam several New Hampshire telephone lines by placing nearly 1000 hang-up calls on Election Day, 2002, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Executive To Serve Prison Time, Pay $250,000 Criminal Fine WASHINGTON A former executive of Elpida Memory, a large Japanese manufacturer of a common computer component called dynamic random access memory ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON Jefferson Calimlim Sr. and his wife Elnora Calimlim, both medical doctors in Milwaukee, Wis., were each sentenced today to four years in prison for forcing a woman to work as their domestic ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against Gary Luke, the owner of two apartment buildings in Garden Grove, Calif., and Mary Ngo, co-owner of one of the properties, alleging a pattern or practice of discriminating against Hispanic tenants. The lawsuit arose as a result of a charge issued by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 16, 2006
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO—U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today released the following statement on the death of economist Milton Friedman: With the passing of Milton Friedman, America loses a great champion of free enterprise and open markets. His vision for an economy freed from regulatory and governmental ...
By Labor Gazette | Nov 16, 2006
News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.
By USDA Wire | Nov 16, 2006
The US Agriculture Department published a one page correction on Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 16, 2006
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
