News published on Federal Newswire in September 2006

News from September 2006


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a seven page rule on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Grassley Responds to Attacks on Medicare’s Prescription Drug Benefit

News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today responded to recent attacks on Medicare’s prescription drug benefit. He sent the following “Dear Colleague" letter and fact sheet to his fellow Republican senators.


Domenici Introduces NU-WAY Yucca Legislation Aimed at Putting Repository Back on Track

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete V. Domenici today introduced the Nuclear Waste Acceleration to Yucca bill, NU-WAY. The bill puts the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Repository back on track by authorizing the land withdrawal and the construction of infrastructure needed at the repository.


News Release: Senators Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn. and Gordon Smith, R-Ore., introduced legislation Wednesday to extend domestic partner benefits to federal employees. Under the Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act, a federal employee and same-sex domestic partner unrelated by blood and living together in a...


Grassley: More Taxpayers Affected by Expiring Tax Provisions Than Previously Reported

News Release: Delays in enacting the “extenders" legislation will have a significant adverse impact on tax administration. Because these provisions expired at the end of 2005, the 2006 draft tax forms do not currently include them. If these provisions are extended, the forms must be revised. Because of contractual...


Aging Hosts Seen to Ratchet up Viral Virulence

News Release: Older adults are more susceptible to viral diseases because their immune systems are not as robust as they were during their prime. Now, Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded scientists have found that a relatively mild, or benign, strain of a common virus became more virulent after passing through older animal hosts. The study was published in the September 12 print edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.


Grassley Decries Effort to Scare New York Seniors Over Medicare Drug Benefit

News Release: Dear Senator Schumer: I am writing to express my disappointment with your September 22 press release entitled, “Schumer Reveals: Medicare Part D to Drop October Surprise on 670,280 NYC Seniors-Drug Plans to Suddenly Drop Out of Program Leaving Seniors with Little Time to Re-Enroll." The release reminded...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete V. Domenici today introduced his “Nuclear Waste Acceleration to Yucca" legislation, NU-WAY, in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate.


News Release: FARMINGTON, Pa., - The National Park Service, in partnership with the National Road Heritage Corridor, will host a market fair for historic crafts at Fort Necessity National Battlefield during the Columbus day Weekend. The event, held Saturday, October 7 and Sunday, October 8 will showcase the newly completed restoration of the inside of the Mount Washington Tavern and will also include an encampment of eighteenth century French soldiers.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Joseph Francis Agrees to Pay $500,000 Fine WASHINGTON – Joseph Francis, founder, CEO and sole shareholder of two California companies doing business under the name “Girls Gone Wild,” has pleaded guilty ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Rodriguez-Orejuela Brothers, Other Family Members Agree to $2.1 Billion in Forfeiture WASHINGTON – Miguel and Gilberto Rodriguez-Orejuela, brothers who ran the infamous Cali Cartel in Colombia that was ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — A former New York hospital employee pleaded guilty for his role in a conspiracy involving bid rigging and contract allocation for the supply of telecommunications equipment and services to Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the Mount Sinai Hospital (Mount Sinai), the Department of Justice announced.