News published on Federal Newswire in February 2007

News from February 2007


Lantos Says Latest Intelligence on Iraq Underscores Need for Political Solution, Not Escalation

News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA), chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, made the following statement in response to the unclassified portion of the National Intelligence Estimate released today...


Grassley Takes Issue With Taxpayer Advocate’s Dismissal of Private Debt Collection Program

News Release: Dear Ms. Olson: I am writing to you regarding your 2006 Annual Report to Congress. I have long been a champion of taxpayer rights as well as the Taxpayer Advocate’s office and its important work. I have read your report closely in the past and have acted on some of your recommendations - such as last...


News Release: For the third Know Your Park program of this season, the National Park Service will host two presentations by North Carolina geologist Dr. Stanley Riggs on "Climate Change and the North Carolina Coastal System - Past, Present and Future." Dr. Riggs will speak at the Ocracoke School on Wednesday, February...


Lassen Volcanic National Park Partner, the Lassen Association, Receives Financial Contribution from Sierra Pacific Foundation

News Release: Lassen Volcanic National Park Partner, the Lassen Association, Receives Financial Contribution from Sierra Pacific Foundation.


New Reservation Service for Whiskeytown Group Areas

News Release: Whiskeytown National Recreation has a new reservation service for Dry Creek Group Campground and Whiskey Creek Group Picnic Area. Beginning Wednesday, February 7, visitors wishing to make reservations for those two areas can place a toll-free call to the National Recreation Reservation Service at 1-877-444-6777. Reservations can also be made at their new website, www.Recreation.gov.


Baucus Welcomes WTO Case On Chinese Subsidies

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today applauded U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab’s announcement that the United States will file a World Trade Organization (WTO) case over illegal Chinese subsidies. The case alleges that the Chinese government provides illegal...


China Must be Held Accountable for Unfair Trade Practices

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, United States Trade Representative (USTR) Susan Schwab announced her intent to bring a case before the World Trade Organization (WTO) to deal with China’s unfair subsidies. Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Sander M. Levin issued the following statement in response...


News Release: The sugar poured into coffee cups, cereal and favorite desserts seems so simple, so pure. The process for extracting it from unwieldy, 6-foot-tall stalks of cane? Hardly so.


Great Meadow EA Public Review

News Release: Environmental Assessment Available for Public Review.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 School Bus Driver Allegedly Prepares Bogus Tax Returns on the Side WASHINGTON — The United States has sued a St. Louis woman in federal court to permanently bar her from preparing federal income tax returns ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Three Massachusetts men have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of receipt and possession of child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher for the ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against the rental manager and owners of Barrcrest Manor Apartments, an apartment complex in Lancaster, Pa. According to the complaint, which ...


News Release: This is a great day for Israel, the United States, and for Microsoft. All around the world, American companies like Microsoft do much more than sell and manufacture quality products. They create jobs, provide training, and invest locally. They truly join the communities in which they operate as corporate citizens and partners in improving the welfare and quality of life for all citizens.


News Release: Thank you. I’m delighted to be here. Each time I return to Mexico, I see a land transformed in many positive ways from the country where I lived and studied nearly 40 years ago.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.