News published on Federal Newswire in December 2007

By DOL Newswire | Dec 10, 2007

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement in response to the decision made by the Supreme Court on crack cocaine sentencing. “It’s obvious from today’s Supreme Court decision in the Kimbrough case...

By Interior Newswire | Dec 10, 2007

News Release: Park re-opens to limited operation. Wednesday, December 12. Fort Clatsop replica undamaged in storm. All park trails, including Fort-to-Sea, closed until further notice. Downed tree removal, cleaning continue. The hurricane-force storm that struck the Pacific Northwest last week forced closure of...

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2007

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV OPA (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 “The Department of Justice and the CIA announced today that the Justice Department’s National Security Division initiated a preliminary inquiry in conjunction with the CIA’s Office of Inspector General regarding the destruction of the interrogation videos described in CIA Director Mike Hayden’s message to employees on December 6.

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2007

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – A San Francisco grand jury has returned a three-count indictment charging Bernard V. Ward, 56, with distributing and receiving child pornography, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2007

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Following unanimous confirmation by the U.S. Senate, Patrick Shen was sworn in Nov. 13, 2007, as Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices in the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division.

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2007

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — Samuel Santander Lopesierra Gutierrez, a former member of the Colombian Senate, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon, the Justice Department announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2007

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Peter Kott, a former elected member of the Alaska House of Representatives and former Alaska Speaker of the House, has been sentenced to 72 months in prison in Anchorage, Alaska, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2007

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Russell James Caso, Jr., 34, of Rockville, Md., a former Chief of Staff to a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (Representative A), pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud, the Justice Department announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2007

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Ten Convictions Result from ICE Sting Operation WASHINGTON – Three Colombian nationals have pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to provide material support to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, a designated foreign terrorist organization, and alien smuggling, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced today.

By Commerce News Now | Dec 7, 2007

News Release: WASHINGTON—U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today issued the following statement on the November Employment Report that showed that our unemployment rate remained low at 4.7 percent and the economy created 94,000 new jobs during its 51st straight month of job growth.

By Commerce News Now | Dec 7, 2007

News Release: Television Broadcasts to Highlight Experiences with American Higher Education WASHINGTON—The U.S. Commerce Department today announced broadcast dates for television programming related to its U.S. Electronic Education Fairs for India and China; a multimedia campaign to promote the breadth and depth of ...

By Commerce News Now | Dec 7, 2007

News Release: WASHINGTON—U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez and U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab will travel to Beijing, China next week for the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) to be held Dec.11. The JCCT, a high-level government-to-government dialogue, seeks to open market ...

By Labor Gazette | Dec 7, 2007

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

By State News Post | Dec 7, 2007

The US State Department published a one page notice on Dec. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By State News Post | Dec 7, 2007

The US State Department published a one page notice on Dec. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Dec 7, 2007

The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on Dec. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By State News Post | Dec 7, 2007

The US State Department published a one page notice on Dec. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By State News Post | Dec 7, 2007

The US State Department published a seven page notice on Dec. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Dec 7, 2007

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Dec 7, 2007

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.