News published on Federal Newswire in September 2006

News Release: Washington, DC - For the third time in a week, the Senate majority has blocked a Democratic effort to immediately renew and extend vital tax provisions such as the research and development tax credit, the college tuition deduction, and the state and local sales tax deduction. U.S. Senator Max Baucus...

Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest Lift Fire Restrictions

News Release: With autumn’s arrival this Friday and cool, wet weather throughout the Olympic Peninsula, Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest will jointly lift their summer restrictions on all open campfires, to take effect at 11:00 PM, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006.

Grassley outlines problems at FDA, urges reforms

News Release: Dear Dr. von Eschenbach: As a senior member of the United States Senate and as the Chairman of the Committee on Finance (Committee), it is my constitutional duty to conduct oversight into the actions of executive branch agencies. For nearly three years, I have been investigating matters related to,...

Baucus Statement on Our Business Tax System: Objectives, Deficiencies, and Options for Reform

News Release: Susan B. Anthony once said: “Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputations, can never effect a reform.".

Annual Fee Free Day

News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ - Sept. 30, 2006 has been declared a “fee free" day announced Superintendent Lee Baiza. No entrance fees will be collected on that day in celebration of the National Public Lands Day. In years past, the National Park Service waived fees on Aug. 25, Founder’s Day. To increase...

Rocky Mountain National Park Announces Fall / Winter Pile Burning Operations

News Release: Fire managers from Rocky Mountain National Park plan to take advantage of the upcoming cooler temperatures and more favorable fall weather conditions to burn piles of slash from several forest thinning projects. Exclusion of fire for the past century has resulted in unnatural forest conditions in some areas, with significant accumulations of forest fuels and an increased risk of a wildfire.

Baucus, Reid Reject President’s Social Security Privatization Priorities

News Release: Dear Mr. President: We are writing to express our deep concern about your recent statements that you remain committed to privatizing Social Security and will make privatization a top priority after this year’s congressional elections. We understand that you and most Republicans genuinely believe in...

Benefits of Compound in Blackberries Studied

By USDA Newswire | Sep 20, 2006

News Release: A patent-pending compound isolated from fresh blackberries may inhibit the expression of genes that are associated with cancer-promoting agents. The purified compound, cyanidin-3- glucoside (C3G), inhibited tumors from growing and spreading when used in animal test models.

Weaver Point Camp Reopens

News Release: Weaver Point Camp located at the North end of Lake Chelan is now open to the public until further notice. The camp housed firefighters during the Flick Creek Fire.

Baucus Praises Senate Passage of Family and Child Welfare Measures

News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today applauded the Senate’s unanimous approval of the Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006 - legislation that reauthorizes and improves the Promoting Safe and Stable Families program and the Child Welfare Services Act through 2011. This...

Naturalization Ceremony Hosted by Hoover Site

News Release: Seventy-nine men, women, and children became U.S. citizens on Constitution Day, Sept. 18, 2006 during a citizenship ceremony outside the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum on the grounds of Herbert Hoover National Historic Site. U.S. District Court Judge Linda R. Reade presided over the...

Public Invited to Enjoy Olympic National Park on National Public Lands Day

News Release: In celebration of National Public Lands Day, Olympic National Park will join other National Park Service units and eight other federal land management agencies by waiving entrance fees on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006. Other park fees, including wilderness camping and campground fees, will remain in effect.

San Francisco Woman Who Served as Nazi Concentration Camp Guard is Deported to Germany

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON A San Francisco woman has been removed to Germany based on her participation in Nazi-sponsored acts of persecution while serving during World War II as a guard of female prisoners at the infamous Nazi-operated Ravensbrück Concentration Camp in Germany, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced today.

Fact Sheet: the Work of the Presidents Identity Theft Task Force

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Identity theft is a crime that victimizes people and businesses in every community from major cities to small towns, and robs victims of their individual freedoms. The Presidents Identity Theft Task ...

Identity Theft Task Force Announces Interim Recommendations

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Recommendations Come in Advance of Final Report Set for November WASHINGTON The Presidents Identity Theft Task Force has adopted interim recommendations on measures that can be implemented immediately ...

Statement of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales on the Confirmation of Alice S. Fisher as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division