News published on Federal Newswire in September 2007

News from September 2007


News Release: All National Park Service sites, including Yosemite National Park, will offer free visitor admission on Sept. 29, 2007 for National Public Lands Day.


Mapping Prairie Grass Protein, Yield and Carbon

News Release: A study by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the University of North Dakota lays a foundation for eventually allowing ranchers to get Web-based information on the quality and quantity of forage plants in their fields. Ranchers could use this information to determine stocking rates, as well as how much carbon is stored in their forage plants.


News Release: Biscayne National Park will be hosting a teacher workshop for its 4th and 5th grade day use education program, Biscayne Explorer, on Monday, October 8, 2007 from 9:30 am - 3:30 pm. Biscayne Explorer, a hands-on, land-based day program, utilizes Biscayne National Park as an outdoor classroom to bring science to life for students and teachers.


KENNEDY URGES PRESIDENT BUSH NOT TO VETO CHIP

News Release: A measure of a great society is how it treats its children. The actions of Congressand the President over the coming days will determine whether we meet that test.Today, there are still 9 million children without health insurance. That’s not justwrong, it’s outrageous - it is immoral.


News Release: Contact... Marc Morano 202-224-5762 marc_morano@epw.senate.gov Matt Dempsey 202-224-9797 matthew_dempsey@epw.senate.gov Senator Inhofe Opening Statement Hearing on"An Examination of the Impacts of Global Warming on the Chesapeake Bay" Today's hearing is on the impact global warming is having on the Chesapeake ...


Grassley: SCHIP Compromise Maintains Fundamental Principles

News Release: Mr. President, the Children’s Health Insurance Program or CHIP- is the product of a Republican-ledCongress in 1997. It is a targeted program designed to provide affordable health coverage for lowincomechildren of working families. These families make too much to qualify for Medicaid butstruggle to afford private insurance.


News Release: Statement of Senator Barbara Boxer Environment and Public Works Committee Hearing “An Examination of the Impacts of Global Warming on the Chesapeake Bay" Sept. 26, 2007 (Remarks as prepared for delivery) Global Warming is the greatest environmental challenge that we face today. This hearing marks ...


Sen. Grassley comments on medical device maker payments to doctors

News Release: Transparency builds trust, and full disclosure about the dollars that device makers give to doctors would let patients know if they should be more or less concerned about a doctor's allegiance to a particular product line. It looks like there's a lot of money being spent right now, so more sunshine and accountability could do a lot of good.


Glacier National Park and Glacier Natural History Association Announce Postcard Contest

News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Officials from Glacier National Park and the Glacier Natural History Association (GNHA) announce a postcard contest for northwest Montana students in Grades 1-8. The winning artwork in each category will be showcased on postcards which will be given to the visiting public at GNHA...


Digital Cable Goes Quantum: NIST Debuts Superconducting Quantum Computing Cable

News Release: BOULDER, Colo.- Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have transferred information between two "artificial atoms" by way of electronic vibrations on a microfabricated aluminum cable, demonstrating a new component for potential ultra-powerful quantum computers of the...


STATEMENT OF SENATOR EDWARD M. KENNEDY ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF CHIP

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Health,Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement in responseto the House passage of the Children’s Health Insurance Program.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – The United States announced today that it has sued to bar John D. Fitzgerald of Portland, Ore., from selling an alleged tax fraud scheme, the Justice Department announced today. The civil ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV NSD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Oussama Abdullah Kassir, a/k/a “Abu Abdullah,” a/k/a “Abu Khadija,” an individual who is charged in the Southern District of New York with, among other things, conspiring to provide material ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Durham Man Claimed Bogus Fuel Tax Credits for Customers WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced today that a federal judge in Durham, N.C. has permanently barred Anthony Green from preparing federal ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today in federal district court in Louisville against 25 defendants for failing to provide required accessible features for persons with disabilities ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today sued the developers, architects, and professional engineers responsible for building five apartment complexes in Spokane County, Wash., alleging that they designed and built the complexes in violation of the Fair Housing Act by failing to make the complexes accessible to wheelchair users and other persons with physical disabilities.


News Release: WASHINGTON—U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today issued the following statement on the House Ways and Means Committee "mock" mark-up voice vote on the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement.



The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.