News from January 2008
By USDA Newswire | Jan 7, 2008
News Release: Tiny wasps discovered by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Poplarville, Miss., may help Gulf Coast blueberry growers put the sting on their crop's top insect pest: the gall midge.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 7, 2008
News Release: (Bar Harbor, Maine) - Acadia National Park staff have developed a new web page that lists the condition of the carriage road segments that are groomed for cross-country skiing. The web page is accessible on the park website. The Acadia Winter Trails Association, a volunteer committee of Friends of Acadia...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 7, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement in response to President Bush’s remarks on the No Child Left Behind Act made today at the Greeley Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois. Tomorrow is the...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 7, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today made the following remarks in response to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announcement that it will delay a decision on the proposal to add the polar bear to the endangered species list.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 7, 2008
News Release: The National Park Service is hosting a public meeting at 7:00 pm on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008 in the Fort Moultrie Visitor Center. The park will present plans for a new exhibit dealing with the international slave trade and Sullivan’s Island as a main entry point for captive Africans during the 18th century.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 4, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced that a former public official was sentenced Thursday for his role in a widespread bribery and extortion conspiracy, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 4, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON A federal judge today sentenced Kyle Shroyer of Muncie, Ind., to serve 15 months in prison for his role in burning an eight-foot cross in front of a biracial familys home, announced Grace Chung ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 4, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON The Justice Department today announced that it has reached an agreement resolving a housing discrimination lawsuit against Gary Luke, Mary Ngo and Hoa Ngo concerning alleged discrimination on ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 4, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - Shengji Wang and Fu Sheng Kuo, both Chinese nationals, were sentenced today in federal court in Hawaii for their roles in conspiring to force women into prostitution in American Samoa, announced ...
By Fed Newswire | Jan 4, 2008
News Release: The Federal Reserve will conduct two auctions of 28-day credit through its Term Auction Facility (TAF) in January. It will offer $30 billion in the auction to be held on Monday, January 14 and $30 billion in the auction to be held on Monday, January 28.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 4, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON—U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today released the following statement on the December Employment Report which showed that 18,000 jobs were created in December and the unemployment rate was at five percent: “Today’s employment report reflects a growing economy that is nevertheless ...
By Commerce News Now | Jan 4, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON—With the United States set to switch from analog to digital television in February 2009, U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today issued the following statement on the launch of the TV Converter Box Coupon Program, designed to help facilitate the changeover.* "The TV Converter Coupon ...
By DOE Gazette | Jan 4, 2008
The US Energy Department published a three page rule on Jan. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 4, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 4, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 4, 2008
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Jan. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 4, 2008
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Jan. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 4, 2008
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Jan. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 4, 2008
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Jan. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 4, 2008
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Jan. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
