News from December 2008
By Commerce News Now | Dec 5, 2008
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 5, 2008
The US Interior Department published a seven page rule on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 5, 2008
The US Interior Department published a nine page rule on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 5, 2008
The US Interior Department published a nine page rule on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Dec 5, 2008
The US Agriculture Department published a three page proposed rule on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 5, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 5, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Dec 5, 2008
The US Agriculture Department published a six page proposed rule on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 5, 2008
News Release: President Bush signed the Presidential Proclamation Designating the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument. The sites in this area include: Five of those sites are in the Pearl Harbor area, which is the home of both the USS Arizona and the USS Missouri - milestones of the Pacific campaign that mark the beginning and the end of the war.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 5, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today that the U.S. economy lost 533,000 jobs last month, the largest one-month loss since 1974. Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) and Income Security and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman McDermott (D-WA) responded...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 5, 2008
News Release: With funding provided by Alaska Geographic, the Murie Science and Learning Center is awarding scholarships to teachers to participate in accredited trainings and seminars taking place in summer 2009 in Denali National Park and Preserve. These field-based courses are small group intensives that expose...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 5, 2008
News Release: Grazinglands in the Asian steppes and the rangelands in the western United States share similar climates, vegetation, land-use practices and problems. So an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist joined a search in Asia to find and preserve native forage plants-and to see if these plants can be used to sustain and restore arid grasslands in other parts of the world.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 5, 2008
News Release: Arlington, VA (December 5, 2008) - The Conservation Fund today praised President George W. Bush’s action to designate the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, which includes a number of key historic sites in the Pacific region and continental United States, including the former Tule Lake Segregation Center, located in northern California.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 5, 2008
News Release: On Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008, two public scoping meetings will be held to assist the National Park Service in developing an Environmental Assessment for planning the future management of the summit of Shasta Bally, the tallest peak in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 5, 2008
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Max Baucus (D.-Mont.), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, today congratulated Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab, and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan on the conclusionof the fifth round of the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 5, 2008
News Release: (Munising, Michigan) Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is extending a renewed invitation to the public to come enjoy the groomed cross-country ski trails in the park.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 5, 2008
News Release: (Bar Harbor, Maine) - The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Carriages of Acadia, Inc., to operate Wildwood Stables within Acadia National Park. The 10-year contract is effective beginning Jan. 1, 2009.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, December 4, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Alberto Goachet, 67, a political consultant and aide to Puerto Rico Sen. Jorge De Castro Font, pleaded guilty today to participating in a conspiracy to launder illegal campaign contributions ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, December 4, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - Timothy Shawn Dunn, a Chesterton, Ind., resident, was sentenced to 210 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Charles R. Norgle, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 4, 2008
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the issuance of a Consent Order of Prohibition against Julianne L. Gingrich, a former Assistant Vice President, foreign currency manager and institution-affiliated party of SunTrust Bank (the "Bank"), Atlanta, Georgia, a state member bank.
