News from June 2008
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today unveiled an original Chairman’s Mark of legislation strengthening U.S. sanctions on Iran, for consideration by the full Committee this week. The markup will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and fellow Finance Committee members will vote on six nominations at an open executive session this Wednesday, June 18, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2008
News Release: The Mount Rushmore History Association at Mount Rushmore National Memorial will host author Jim Burnett for a book signing on Monday, June 23 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the Lincoln Borglum Museum and Visitor Center. He will be signing his book Hey Ranger! True Tales of Humor and Misadventure from America's National Parks.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2008
News Release: Five ground crews, each consisting of 3-4 people, are in the field this morning to continue to search high priority areas for missing backpackers Abby Flantz and Erica Nelson. More than 60 people are now involved in the ground and aerial search effort. Two dog teams, each consisting of a dog and its...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2008
News Release: As part of its ongoing centennial celebration Natural Bridges National Monument is announcing the presentation of special guided walks and interpretive programs pertaining to a rare plant found almost exclusively in the monument. The plant, known as the Kachina Daisy (Erigeron kachinensis), is so named because one of the few locations in which it is known to exist is near the monument’s second largest bridge, Kachina Bridge.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 15, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON—U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez released the following statement after speaking with Cuba’s leading dissidents on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 15. Representatives of the Ladies in White and other Cuban dissidents participated in the call.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 15, 2008
News Release: Sunday’s aerial and ground search efforts turned up no new clues as to the location of missing backpackers Abby Flantz, 25, of Gaylord, Minnesota, and Erica Nelson, 23, from Las Vegas, Nevada. More than forty people were involved in today’s search activities, which included the use of three ground teams...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 15, 2008
News Release: The National Park Service has initiated an air and ground search for two missing backpackers, Abby Flantz, 25, from Craylord, Minnesota, and Erica Nelson, 23, from Las Vegas, Nevada. The two women were last seen on Thursday, June 12 at the Savage River Check Station. They had obtained their wilderness...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 15, 2008
News Release: On Saturday, June 21, Oregon Caves National Monument will be hosting its annual Community Open House with free admission for the general tour of the cave and an opportunity for visitors to enjoy the historic lodge and its restaurants, Ranger programs, and nature walks through an old-growth forest. Cave...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 15, 2008
News Release: Deputy Regional Director Tony Schetzsle presented the Green River Maintenance Crew the Intermountain Region’s team award for safety at a meeting on June 9. The five members of the Green River Maintenance Crew have contributed approximately 84 years of service to Dinosaur National Monument without a single lost-time injury or accident.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, June 13, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV NSD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 NEW YORK- Michael J. Garcia, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michele M. Leonhart, the Acting Administrator of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, June 13, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — The former president of a licensed freight forwarding company in Florida pleaded guilty to committing wire fraud in connection with kickbacks he paid to an employee of a manufacturing firm, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, June 13, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV NSD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. – A federal jury in the Northern District of Ohio has convicted three Ohio residents, Mohammad Zaki Amawi, 28, Marwan Othman El-Hindi, 45, and Wassim I. Mazloum, 27, of conspiring to commit terrorist acts against Americans overseas, including U.S. military personnel in Iraq, and other terrorism-related violations.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, June 13, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Michael A. Garcia, 38, a former leader of the Latin Kings gang in Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of drug trafficking and illegal possession of firearms, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, June 13, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Michael Anderson, 34, of Front Royal, Va., pleaded guilty today in Roanoke, Va., to numerous offenses concerning his involvement in a multi-state crime ring whose members produced, distributed ...
By Labor Gazette | Jun 13, 2008
News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 13, 2008
News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 13, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 13, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jun 13, 2008
The US State Department published a two page notice on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
