News from December 2008
By Interior Newswire | Dec 15, 2008
News Release: The Tioga Road and the Glacier Point Road have closed for the winter season due to snow and icy conditions.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 15, 2008
News Release: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today met with His Highness, the Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum. At the meeting, Baucus and Sheikh Mohammed discussed the importance of international cooperation and of education, regional stability, and strengthening ties between the United States and UAE. Baucus leads the Senate panel responsible for international trade policy.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 15, 2008
News Release: Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), today announced that Senator Jeff Bingaman will lead the committee’s health care reform working group on insurance coverage.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 15, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today made the following remarks regarding President-elect Obama's announcement that he will nominate Lisa Jackson to be Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency, Nancy Sutley to chair the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Carol Browner to lead White House climate and energy efforts, and Steven Chu to serve as Secretary of Energy...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 15, 2008
News Release: A microscopic biological sensor that detects Salmonella bacteria in lab tests has been developed by an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist and university colleagues. The sensor could be adapted to detect other foodborne pathogens as well.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 15, 2008
News Release: Observers and assistants are needed to participate in the annual Christmas Bird Counts in the North Dakota badlands.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 14, 2008
News Release: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today met with His Highness, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan. At the meeting, Baucus and the Crown Prince discussed opportunities to expand the relationship between the U.S.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Dec. 12, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Complaint Alleges that Tax Preparers Inflated Deductions and Credits for Customers Resulting in Potential Loss to Treasury Exceeding $1 Million Per Year WASHINGTON – The United States has filed a lawsuit ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Dec. 12, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Operation Highlights Increased Law Enforcement Cooperation Between United States and European Union WASHINGTON – Today, Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey, speaking after a joint United States and European ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Dec. 12, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced today announced a settlement with the District of Columbia to improve accessibility for individuals with disabilities in the City’s homeless shelter program under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Dec. 12, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - Loren Jay Adams, 45, of Indianapolis was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Martinsburg, W.Va., to 33 months in prison for violating federal obscenity laws, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Matthew Friedrich and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia Sharon Lynn Potter.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Dec. 12, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – A former lobbyist pleaded guilty today to conspiring with others to commit honest services fraud, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division announced. James F. Hirni, 36, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard W. Roberts in the District of Columbia.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Dec. 12, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice today filed a lawsuit against the City of Bonita Springs, Fla., alleging that the City discriminated against an African-American employee, Joseph W. Johnson, by subjecting him to a racially hostile work environment.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Dec. 12, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Diego Montoya-Sanchez, a/k/a Don Diego, a former FBI top-ten most wanted fugitive and principal leader of the Norte Valle Cartel (NVC), has been extradited from Colombia to the United States ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Dec. 12, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today rejected taxpayers Michael and Marla Sklars’ argument that they were entitled to claim deductions for tuition and fees paid to their children’s Orthodox Jewish day schools, the Justice Department announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Dec. 12, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CIV (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Operation Had Connections to Florida, New Mexico, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Nevada WASHINGTON – A second U.S. citizen charged in connection with the operation of a series of fraudulent business ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Dec. 12, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV OPA (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 1:40 P.M. EST ATTORNEY GENERAL MUKASEY: Good afternoon. Joining me on stage today are Michele Alliot-Marie, Minister of Interior for France; Tomas Bocek, the Deputy Justice Minister for the Czech Republic; ...
By State News Post | Dec 12, 2008
The US State Department published a seven page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 12, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 12, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
