News published on Federal Newswire in December 2007

News from December 2007


News Release: Now that the snow has arrived, join a National Park Ranger on snowshoes and explore Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in all its winter splendor! Snowshoe walks are offered every Saturday beginning Dec. 29, and continuing through the end of February. Meet at the Lakeshore Visitor Center in Empire at 1:00 p.m. If you don’t have your own, snowshoes will be provided free of charge. If there is not enough snow, rangers will still offer a guided winter hike.


Holiday in the National Parks - Celebrated at the White House

News Release: (Baker, NV) - Great Basin National Park’s ornament is prominently displayed on this year’s official White House Christmas Tree. The tree is the centerpiece of elaborate decorations celebrating the theme of “Holiday in the National Parks.".


Four Foreign Nationals Arrested and Charged with Being Illegal Agents of a Foreign Government

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV NSD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON -- Three Venezuelans and an Uruguayan national were arrested last night and appeared in federal court in Miami today on charges of acting and conspiring to act as agents of the Bolivarian ...


Federal Court Bars Maine Woman from Preparing Tax Returns for Others

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Topsham Woman Allegedly Claimed Inflated Deductions and Credits for Customers WASHINGTON—A federal judge in Portland, Maine has permanently barred Carol East Palesky of Topsham, Maine, from preparing ...


Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey Honors Medal of Valor Recipients

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey today honored the nation's Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor recipients during a special ceremony at the Department of Justice. The Medal of Valor ...


Justice Department Obtains Court Approval to Distribute $700,000 in Fair Housing Lawsuit

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced that it had obtained approval from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan to distribute $700,000 in monetary damages ...


Three United Kingdom Nationals Plead Guilty to Participating in Bid-Rigging Conspiracy in the Marine Hose Industry

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Defendants Agree to Serve Record-Setting Prison Sentences; Investigation Marks Unprecedented Coordination with the United Kingdom WASHINGTON — An independent consultant and two executives of Dunlop Oil ...


Transccript-Remarks at Strategic Economic Dialogue Press Briefing-Beijing

News Release: Introducer: I’d like to introduce Department of Commerce Secretary Gutierrez. He has just come out of the SED (Strategic Economic Dialogue) session on Balanced Economic Development. His comments are on record and for attribution.


During U.S.-China Economic Talks, Gutierrez Praises Record Exports

News Release: XIANGHE, CHINA—During the Strategic Economic Dialogue in China, U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today issued the following statement praising record exports on the release of the October 2007 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services report. Although the monthly trade deficit rose slightly, ...


Statement by U.S. CAFC Co-Chair Commerce Secretary Gutierrez on Harassment in Cuba Surrounding International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2007

News Release: “Yesterday the weakness of the Cuban regime was further exposed as Cubans tried to peacefully observe International Human Rights Day with a silent walk through a park in Havana. According to reports from the U.S. Interests Section in Havana, the activists who gathered were met by threatening mobs of government agents. There was no apparent effort to protect the peaceful demonstrators, several of whom were detained.



U.S. Labor Department reaches agreement restoring funds to Mentor, Ohio-based 401(k) plan

News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.


Transportation Department publishes notice on Dec. 12

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did State Department publish on Dec. 12?

The US State Department published a two page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Dec. 12 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rule published by Interior Department on Dec. 12

The US Interior Department published a six page rule on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Interior Department publishes proposed rule on Dec. 12

The US Interior Department published a four page proposed rule on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Labor Department publish on Dec. 12?

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Justice Department publishes notice on Dec. 12

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Dec. 12 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.