News from January 2007
By DOT News Wire | Jan 17, 2007
The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on Jan. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 17, 2007
The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on Jan. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 17, 2007
The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on Jan. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 17, 2007
News Release: The Democratic Members of the House Agriculture Committee met today to select the Subcommittee Chairmen and Members who will serve on each Subcommittee during the 110th Congress.
By State Newswire | Jan 17, 2007
News Release: Washington, DC -Tom Lantos (D-CA), Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today led the committee in a discussion with new United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon covering a wide range of topics, including the broad subject of U.N. reform and the specifics of potential for more energized intervention in the crisis in Darfur, Sudan.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 17, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House Committee on Ways and Means held its organizational meeting today to finalize subcommittee assignments, adopt committee rules and approve the committee’s oversight letter - a general statement of priorities and agenda for the 110th Congress. Today’s meeting was the first full meeting of the Committee under Chairman Charles B. Rangel.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 17, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today praised the committee’s passage of a series of measures cracking down on tax shelter abuses. Grassley developed the bipartisan measures when he was chairman; the Senate passed them before but the House resisted them and they were never enacted.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 17, 2007
News Release: Superintendent Connie Rudd of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is pleased to announce a new lottery system for the assignment of wilderness permits into the Red Rock Canyon area of the park. Users may request a reservation by lottery from now until March 7, 2007.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 17, 2007
News Release: New concrete vault toilets will be installed at several locations around the park in January, 2007. While the installations and replacements are under construction the toilets will be closed to the public starting January 23. Below are the dates and location of the replacements and installations.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 17, 2007
News Release: Lassen Volcanic National Park Proposes New Low-Impact Lodging at Manzanita Lake; Commercial Services Plan Environmental Assessment Available for Review.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 17, 2007
News Release: Can a gene from an orange cauliflower found three decades ago be the key to making food crops more nutritious?.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 17, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., warned Wednesday of potential widespread mistreatment of immigration detainees and insisted that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement immediately improve disciplinary treatment, grievance procedures,...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 17, 2007
News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today told Korea’s ambassador to the United States that Korea should stop refusing U.S. beef imports - including an Iowa shipment - for invalid reasons, and contrary to Korea’s commitments through the World Trade Organization. Grassley was one of 11 senators who met with Ambassador Lee Tae-Sik to discuss the beef issue. He made the following comment after the meeting.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 17, 2007
News Release: Inventory Status as of 2 p.m. January 16.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 17, 2007
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, today expressed impatience with Korea’s persistent unwillingness to lift its ban on U.S. beef. Baucus invited key Senators to meet with South Korea’s Ambassador Lee Tae Sik this afternoon. At the meeting, Baucus made clear that his support for a U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement hinges on how negotiators handle beef.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 16, 2007
News Release: Sweet potatoes shouldn't be just for holiday cooking. At least that's the finding of food scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in New Orleans, La.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 16, 2007
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 The effects of violence and gang activity reverberate beyond individuals, beyond a single perpetrator or a single victim. When a young man is murdered, an entire community feels the loss. When a young ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 16, 2007
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON An Iranian national has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit visa fraud before the Honorable Ricardo M. Urbina in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 16, 2007
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON The Department of Justice today announced a comprehensive agreement with the state of Maryland into the conditions of confinement at the Baltimore City Detention Center. The agreement follows the Departments investigation of the facility, which found substantial civil rights violations.
By DOE Gazette | Jan 16, 2007
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Jan. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
