News from February 2007
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 15, 2007
News Release: Mr. President, over the past few days I have tried to provide some clarity in the discussion of what to do with the Alternative Minimum Tax. Originally created in 1969 to target wealthy taxpayers who were able to legally eliminate their entire income tax liabilities, the AMT has turned into a monster that threatens to devour middle and lower income taxpayers if we let it.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 15, 2007
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today announced that Matthew Letourneau will become Republican communications director for the committee effective March 5.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 15, 2007
News Release: Joint News Release. City of Munising, Michigan. Munising Area Partnership for Development, Inc. ALTRAN Public Transportation System. National Park Service - Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Hiawatha National Forest - Munising District. A group of community representatives, from a broad spectrum of agencies...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 15, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously approved bipartisan legislation on Thursday authored by Chairman Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn.) and Ranking Member Susan Collins (R-Me.) that would implement unfulfilled recommendations of the 9-11 Commission by improving...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 15, 2007
News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ - Park Superintendent Lee Baiza announced that visitation decreased by 22% this January from last year with 18,816 visits compared to last year’s 23,991.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 15, 2007
News Release: “Every year at this time, we ask the public to help increase the likelihood that peregrine falcons might select a nesting site along the Endless Wall," said Debbie Darden, Acting Superintendent for the National Park Service (NPS) at New River Gorge National River. “By using other locations for hiking...
By State Newswire | Feb 15, 2007
News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA), Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today countered the Administration’s latest announcements on Afghanistan by calling for a more creative approach emphasizing counter-narcotics, greater involvement by the Afghan people and an increase in U.S. troop strength there rather than in Iraq.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 15, 2007
News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. - Campers at Wind Cave National Park will benefit under a plan to replace the current public water system. Constructed in 1964, the Elk Mountain Campground's existing system has deteriorated resulting in many leaks and non-functioning valves. The National Park Service Midwest Regional Director Ernest Quintana recently signed the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for an environmental assessment written to replace the water system.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 15, 2007
News Release: Washington, DC - Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) said that a Senate vote this week will stave off catastrophic disruptions in Social Security service to the public this year, but serious inadequacies will still remain - and that the President’s Social Security budget proposal for fiscal...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 15, 2007
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee today held a hearing to review the President’s FY 2008 budget request for the Department of the Interior. During the hearing, the Honorable Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of the Interior testified before the committee.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 15, 2007
News Release: Dear Acting Administrator Norwalk: I am writing regarding my concerns with how CMS is implementing certain Medicaid pharmacy pricing provisions of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA). Specifically, I am concerned with several provisions in CMS’s Dec. 15, 2006 notice of proposed rulemaking on...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 15, 2007
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today announced that Matthew Letourneau will become Republican communications director for the committee effective March 5.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 15, 2007
News Release: Please join us for all six presentations about the natural or cultural resources of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore during this “Fireside Chat" series of one hour programs given by Lakeshore staff. Snacks will be served around the warm pot-bellied stove at the Munising Falls Interpretive Center, 1505 Sand Point Road in Munising, located across from the Munising Memorial Hospital.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 15, 2007
News Release: Superintendent Mike Murray announced today the National Park Service (NPS) will host a public scoping meeting on Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at the Hatteras Village Civic Center, Hatteras, North Carolina from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm to share information and seek public comments on the Park’s proposed predator...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 15, 2007
News Release: A wide variety of summer classes designed to immerse participants in different aspects of Denali National Park and Preserve’s cultural and natural history and provide an in-depth park experience are now available for registration with the Murie Science and Learning Center. The classes are small (no more than twelve participants), but the classroom is grand - the mountains, tundra and forest of Denali National Park and Preserve!.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 15, 2007
News Release: Growers may soon have more options for meeting marketplace demand, thanks to two new freestone peaches developed by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS). By planting varieties that ripen at different times, growers are able to extend their harvest season and provide a steady supply of fruit to consumers.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 14, 2007
News Release: Today, the House Agriculture Committee reviewed the U.S. Department of AgricultureÃs Farm Bill recommendations with Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2007
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Sarasota, Florida Business Allegedly Fabricates Deductions to Reduce Tax Liabilities or Increase Refunds for Customers WASHINGTON - The United States filed has filed suit seeking to permanently bar ...
By Commerce News Now | Feb 14, 2007
News Release: Visit Highlights Entrepreneurship, Micro-credit With American Partnerships NEW DELHI—U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today toured the Dilli Haat in the heart of Delhi--a modern version of the traditional weekly market--to see the unique, skillfully-made handicrafts from women entrepreneurs ...
By Labor Gazette | Feb 14, 2007
News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.
