News from June 2008
By USDA Newswire | Jun 26, 2008
News Release: During the past 15 years, the global cocoa industry has confronted a trio of devastating fungal diseases that cost growers an estimated $700 million in losses annually. Now scientists at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Subtropical Horticultural Research Station (SHRS) in Miami, Fla., are developing productive cacao (Theobroma cacao) trees resistant to these diseases: witches' broom, frosty pod and black pod.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2008
News Release: A new act of vandalism/trespass to posted shorebird protection areas has occurred at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, this time on Bodie Island Spit just north of Oregon Inlet. On Sunday, June 22, 2008, Seashore staff discovered damaged fencing and off-road vehicle tire tracks that violated three resource protection areas that were in place south of Ramp 4 towards the inlet.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2008
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By Commerce Newswire | Jun 26, 2008
News Release: Last week I spoke about the tax extenders bill. I also emphad the importance of passing an AMTpatch. Passing these measures is not only good policy, but it’s good government. We shouldn’t waituntil the end of the year to enact these tax bills.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 26, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Richard E. Neal (D-MA) made the following opening statement today a hearing by the Ways and Means Subcommittees on Select Revenue Measures on the role of individual retirement accounts...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 26, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., heard testimony from federal officials Thursday who all conceded that while gains have been made since Sept. 11, 2001, the federal government is not as prepared...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 26, 2008
News Release: Dear Ambassador Schwab: In negotiations and other discussions with our trading partners in the coming months, we urge you to set a new course that will promote both pharmaceutical innovation and the health of patients in developing countries. We also ask you to take steps to ensure that public health...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 26, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - The Senate Finance Committee today examined how the tax code affects American multinational corporations and how changes could benefit U.S. businesses. Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) questioned tax experts about different approaches to taxation of foreign income, and which method would do more to boost the competitiveness of American businesses abroad and strengthen the economy here at home.
By State Newswire | Jun 26, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Howard L. Berman (D-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released this statement today in response to the Administration’s decision to terminate application of the Trading With the Enemy Act to North Korea, and its announced intention to remove North Korea from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 26, 2008
News Release: We are almost half way through the year of 2008. Since January 1 of this year, several taxrelief provisions have expired. I’m talking about the tax extenders. The biggest one is thealternative minimum tax (“AMT") patch. That affects 25 million families. There are a number ofother widely-applicable tax relief provisions. One provides millions of families with a deductionfor college tuition. Another provides a deduction for teachers for out-of-pocket expenses.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 26, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the Gas Price Reduction Act introduced by 42 Senate Republicans today:
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 26, 2008
News Release: Hearing Statement of Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.).
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 26, 2008
News Release: Please see below comments made by Finance Chairman Baucus this morning at a news conference urging swift Senate passage of H.R. 6331, the House-passed Medicare bill based on Baucus’s own Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (S. 3101). The Senate is expected to consider the bill in the coming days.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2008
News Release: Many Outer Banks visitors climb to the top of the Big Kill Devil Hill at Wright Brothers National Memorial for a closer look at the Wright Brothers Monument and for the spectacular view ocean-to-sound view. To be able to go up the tower itself, however, is a unique experience altogether!.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 26, 2008
News Release: Today, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture held a hearing to review the status of pollinator health including colony collapse disorder. Congressman Dennis Cardoza of California is Chairman of the Subcommittee.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 26, 2008
News Release: Today, the House of Representatives passed a bill requiring the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to utilize all its authority, including emergency powers, to take steps to curb excessive speculation in the energy futures markets. H.R. 6377, the Energy Markets Emergency Act passed the House overwhelmingly by a bipartisan vote of 402-19.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 26, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today won final Senate passage of a 2008 supplemental funding bill including key measures that reflect Finance panel priorities. The legislation, which now goes to the White House for signature into law, will extend unemployment...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2008
News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ - The public is cordially invited to attend an artist lecture and slide show with American painter Joella Jean Mahoney. The artist will discuss her artwork, explain how her various images are developed and the process in which she creates her work. Joella Jean Mahoney is the third...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2008
News Release: Hybrid vehicles and $1 million to emphasize science education and promote environmental leadership.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2008
News Release: The Isle Royale Natural History Association is celebrating its 50th birthday with a name change. The Isle Royale Natural History Association (IRNHA) was founded in 1957 by a group of Isle Royale residents and National Park Service staff whose love of Isle Royale prompted them to form an organization with the purpose of sharing with the public the story of one of the country’s newest national parks, Isle Royale National Park.
