News published on Federal Newswire in March 2007

News from March 2007


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., Friday successfully added $731 million in funding for first responders and emergency planning to the Fiscal Year 2008 budget resolution. The cost of these new investments...


Public Input Sought on National Park Service Centennial Initiative 14-07

News Release: On Aug. 25, 2006, the 90th anniversary of the National Park Service, President Bush announced the National Park Service Centennial Initiative. In his fiscal year, 2008 budget, the President proposed a $258 million increase to the National Park Service (NPS) budget, and called for three additional $100 million components that could provide up to $3 billion in public and private investments during the next 10 years leading up to the NPS 100th anniversary in 2016.


Baucus Announces China Hearing Details

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today announced details of two upcoming hearings on economic ties between the U.S. and China, including the role currency plays in our two countries’ economic relationship. The hearings will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March...


News Release: GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONT. - FlatheadCounty, state and federal officials are already seeing positive results from a new partnership that was signed into effect this winter with the purchase of eight (8) new 23-passenger buses and 22 12-passenger vans. These buses will be used on the Going-to-the-Sun...


News Release: Crispy, crunchy, and low in calories, iceberg lettuce commands a starring role as America's favorite lettuce for salads, burgers, and even wraps. In the lettuce field, however, iceberg faces attack from an array of microbes that are harmless to humans but deadly to this vegetable.


News Release: NEWS RELEASE. For Release: Contact: Retha Stephens. Bird Watching at KennesawMountain. Fall Bird Walks Scheduled for Spring 2007. Superintendent Daniel R. Brown is pleased to announce that KennesawMountainNationalBattlefieldPark will sponsor four free “Bird Walks" scheduled to take place rain or shine...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Select Revenue Subcommittee Chairman Richard Neal filed legislation today to amend the Internal Revenue Code to ensure that dividends from certain foreign corporations are not eligible for the lower rate of tax on dividends.


House Fulfills Promise to Rural America on Agriculture Disaster Assistance

News Release: The U.S. House of Representatives today passed a supplemental appropriations bill that included $3.7 billion for agriculture disaster assistance for farmers and ranchers who experienced losses in 2005-2007.


Senate Budget Includes Baucus Tax Cuts, CHIP Initiatives

News Release: Washington, DC - The U.S. Senate has approved a budget proposal that strengthens funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program and extends tax relief for America’s working families,.


Rangel to IRS: No New Private Debt Collection Contracts

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Due to numerous taxpayer complaints, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel has urged the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) not to award any new private tax collection contracts this year. Chairman Rangel made this request in a letter to IRS Commissioner Mark Everson, in which he also announced a Ways and Means Committee investigation into the overall use of private companies to collect federal income tax debts.


Grassley Advances Provisions on Medicare Physician Quality, Hospital Wage Index, Use of Data for Research

News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance,.


Dietary Copper May Ease an Ailing Heart

News Release: A new animal study adds to evidence that including foods rich in copper, along with a well-balanced diet, may be good for an ailing heart. The study appears in the March 19 issue of the Journal of Experimental Medicine.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Missouri Prosecutors Lead the Nation in Child Exploitation Indictments and Convictions ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales today joined U.S. Attorneys Catherine Hanaway and Bradley Schlozman ...