News from December 2007
By Interior Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Fed News Journal | Dec 19, 2007
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
News Release: Washington, DC - Medicare legislation authored by Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is now slated to become law, after its approval by the House of Representatives this afternoon. The Baucus-Grassley Medicare bill will stop a ten percent cut in Federal...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
News Release: National Park Service (NPS) Northeast Regional Director Dennis Reidenbach announced that Cynthia MacLeod has been selected as the superintendent of Independence National Historical Park. As superintendent she will also manage other NPS sites in Philadelphia including the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site and the Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial. MacLeod will begin her assignment in late January 2008.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. - The lobby of the visitor center at Wind Cave National Park was filled with parents, neighbors, and friends on Tuesday, Dec. 11, as students from the Hot Springs third grade sang carols at the park’s annual open house.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
News Release: Mr. President, I want to speak about an issue that may come up during the negotiations between the House and the Senate to reconcile the farm bill. The bill we passed last week in the Senate included a Sense of the Senate resolution addressing trade in sweeteners between parties to the North American...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
News Release: As drought conditions continue to create severe water shortages throughout many New Mexico and Arizona communities, pueblos, and water cooperatives, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Robert Johnson announced $5.2 million in emergency drought relief assistance will be provided to drill 12 wells.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Senator Gordon Smith, R-Ore., and 19 other co-sponsors introduced legislation Wednesday to extend domestic partner benefits to federal employees. More than half of Fortune 500 companies and almost 10,000...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
News Release: Today, Treasury Department belatedly issued its Report to Congress on International Economic and Exchange Rate Policies. The report again failed to cite China a manipulator of its currency, the renminbi (RMB). Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), author of pending legislation to spur nations to remedy fundamental misalignment of their currencies with the U.S. dollar, commented on the report this afternoon...
By State Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Tom Lantos (D-San Francisco/San Mateo) today joined with Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) to introduce a bill that would extend basic employment rights to same-sex partners of federal employees.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
News Release: Washington, DC - Legislation authored by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) to protect 19 million American families from being hit by the alternative minimum tax (AMT) will now become law. AMT was created in 1969 to keep wealthy people from avoiding taxes altogether, but has started...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
News Release: In observance of the upcoming holidays, Richmond National Battlefield Park and the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site visitor centers will close early on Dec. 24, and will remain closed all day on Dec. 25, 2007. They will also be closed on Jan. 1, 2008, New Year’s Day.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
News Release: In observance of the Christmas holiday season, Shiloh National Military Park will host a special natural history program on deer, Superintendent Woody Harrell announced today. Deer (particularly reindeer) are an icon of the holiday season, and this month is a perfect time to learn more about the lives...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today listed priority issues and tasks to which the panel will turn in 2008, and reflected on accomplishments of the Finance Committee and the 110th Congress in its first session. Baucus has already announced plans for aggressive...
