News from November 2006
By Interior Newswire | Nov 14, 2006
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Nov. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 14, 2006
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Nov. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 14, 2006
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Nov. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 14, 2006
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 14, 2006
News Release: People who ate the most fish on a weekly basis-putting them in the top quarter of a study population-were nearly 50 percent less likely to develop the mental deterioration known as dementia over time than participants in any of the other three quarters.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 14, 2006
News Release: The Willow Beach Access Road (at about mile marker 13 on Highway 93 in Arizona) and launch ramp were re-opened to the public ahead of schedule Friday, November 3. The access road and launch ramp have previously been closed since October 14 from a severe storm and subsequent flash flooding.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 14, 2006
News Release: Washington, DC - Acting on the recommendation of Senator Max Baucus, the rankingDemocrat on the Senate Finance Committee, Senate President pro tempore Ted Stevens(R-Alaska) today appointed Marsha Katz of Missoula, Montana to be a member of theSocial Security Advisory Board. The Social Security Advisory...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 14, 2006
News Release: Capitol Reef National Park. Winter Visitor Center Hours. Fall has arrived at Capitol Reef National Park bringing cooler temperatures, fall colors, and shorter hours at the Visitor Center. Beginning Sunday, October 15th, the Visitor Center will be open daily from 8 am until 4:30 pm. This schedule will...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 14, 2006
News Release: Senator Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., Tuesday gladly accepted the decision of the Democratic Steering Committee to elevate him to the position of Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The Steering Committee decision is expected to be approved by the Democratic caucus and the...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 14, 2006
News Release: Lassen Volcanic National Park Road Closed for Winter Season.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 14, 2006
News Release: Senator Grassley’s statement: “I appreciate the frustration of employers who can’t rely on the certainty of an extendedresearch and development tax credit. These are employers who - thanks to politics and through nofault of their own - are limited in their ability to plan for the future, to make hiring...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 14, 2006
News Release: The National Park Service at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area plans to conduct pile burns in three locations during December. These will include 160 hand piles covering 15 acres at Porcupine Bay and Laughbon Landing, 30 piles south of Rickey Point and 25 piles at Marcus Bluff The piles are the...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 14, 2006
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D.-Mont.), Ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, commented today on the House of Representatives’ decisionto delay a vote to grant permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) status to Vietnam. Baucus, who authored the Senate legislation on Vietnam PNTR,...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 14, 2006
News Release: The U.S. Senate has approved legislation authored by Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Russ Feingold (D-WI) and cosponsored by 25 Senators to include Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) and Norm Coleman (R-MN), that will extend the term of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR). Without this...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 14, 2006
News Release: At the Federal Convention of 1787, Alexander Hamilton said: “Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments." We meet today to consider nominees for the Department that Hamilton once headed, the Department of the Treasury, and the IRS Oversight Board. In the times in which we now live, and in our newly divided government, these nominees -- and we here -- will need to bring new meaning to that idea of “moderate government.".
By Interior Newswire | Nov 14, 2006
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - National Park Service Director Mary Bomar today applauded the decision by Florida Governor Jeb Bush and his cabinet to concur with final regulations for Dry Tortugas National Park that establish a no-take marine reserve in the park while leaving more than half the park open to recreational fishing.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 14, 2006
News Release: California Senator Vows to Focus on Global Warming and Children's Health; Names longtime aide Bettina Poirier as first Female Staff Director and Chief Counsel of EPW
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 14, 2006
News Release: The U.S. Senate has approved legislation authored by Senators Susan Collins and Russ Feingold (D-WI) that will extend the term of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR). Without this legislation, the SIGIR’s term would expire next year, on Oct. 1, 2007. The Senators’ legislation...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON The Sun Ace Shipping Company, based in Seoul, South Korea, was sentenced today to pay a $400,000 penalty, a $100,000 community service payment to the National Fish and Wildlife Program, Delaware ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON Four members of the California Army National Guard pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges related to their embezzlement of money from the U.S. Army, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced today.
