News from October 2007
By Commerce News Now | Oct 30, 2007
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 30, 2007
The US Commerce Department published a four page proposed rule on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Oct 30, 2007
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 30, 2007
News Release: Today, the House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to review the development, implementation and regulation of new technologies used in the meat industry to improve safety and quality.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 30, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Tuesday reacted to the disclosure of the top line figure of the nation’s FY2007 intelligence budget, as required by legislation that passed out of HSGAC and was enacted into law earlier this year.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 30, 2007
News Release: How to prepare garlic-without stripping it of its heart-healthy thiosulfinates-is among the nutrition and health findings noted in the newest issue of the Agricultural Research Service's Food and Nutrition Research Briefs and its Spanish-language edition (Informe de investigaciones de alimentos y nutrición).
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 30, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley is following up on his initial inquiry of the Food and Drug Administration regarding its work to ensure the safety of foreign-made pharmaceutical ingredients and medicines with a series of questions about foreign inspection funding, FDA registration of foreign plants, newly emerging exporters of pharmaceuticals, and weaknesses in the foreign inspection process.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 30, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn, and Ranking Member Susan Collins R-Me., Tuesday heard testimony about the growing threat from homegrown violent Islamist extremism in the U.S. and praised four local police departments for their proactive...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 30, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON - Just one month after heralding the first application to build a nuclear power plant in nearly 30 years, U.S. Senator Pete Domenici today celebrated news that a second application has been received, marking a further progress in the quest for a nuclear renaissance.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 30, 2007
News Release: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn, and Ranking Member Susan Collins R-Me., Tuesday heard testimony about the growing threat from homegrown violent Islamist extremism in the U.S. and praised four local police departments for their proactive approach to...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 30, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) introduced H.R. 3996, the Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007, today to protect more than 23 million families from the alternative minimum tax (AMT) and to extend popular tax credits and deductions that expire at the end of the year.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 30, 2007
News Release: Superintendent Jim Milestone announced that Whiskeytown National Recreation Area is planning a series of hazardous fuel reduction projects this fall and winter. As weather conditions permit, Whiskeytown will cut brush and burn piles along shaded fuelbreaks. These projects are part of Whiskeytown’s commitment to reducing hazardous fuels in the park and adjacent communities to reduce the threat of catastrophic wildfire.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 30, 2007
News Release: Now that most of the Brazilian free-tail bat colony that calls Carlsbad Cavern home for the summer is headed south to Mexico for the winter, Carlsbad Caverns National Park staff will be closing the entrance gate to the park at 6 pm., beginning on Sunday, November 4.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 30, 2007
News Release: I wanted to come by briefly and thank you all for attending this roundtable to discuss possible reforms for non-profit hospitals. This is very useful to have the input and views of so many different voices as we look at the questions of charity care, community benefit and other important matters surrounding...
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 30, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., Tuesday sought clarification from the Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services on the case of a Mexican citizen with a highly contagious,...
By State Newswire | Oct 30, 2007
News Release: This morning we turn our attention to the Russia of Vladimir Putin. It is more in sorrow than in anger that I say that today’s Russia is a tremendous disappointment.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 30, 2007
News Release: As Tropical Storm Noel approaches southeast Florida, Biscayne National Park has instituted a shutdown in accordance with its Hurricane Plan.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2007
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Five Convictions to Date Stemming from ICE Sting Operation WASHINGTON Two defendants have pleaded guilty to charges of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and alien ...
By Commerce News Now | Oct 29, 2007
News Release: It’s good to be at the World Affairs Council, to be with those interested in enhancing America’s role in the world. Thanks for coming.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 29, 2007
News Release: Omar Pernet Hernandez is serving 25 years in prison for being a human rights advocate. Ricardo Gonzalez Alfonso was arrested for writing ideas contrary to the Cuban government — he was sentenced to 20 years.
