News published on Federal Newswire in March 2008

News from March 2008


Food Compounds That Kill Test-Tube Cancer Cells Analyzed

News Release: Strawberries, grapes, blueberries and some familiar seasonings like rosemary contain compounds that can-in test tubes-kill cells of a childhood cancer. Nutrition-focused research by molecular biologist Susan J. Zunino of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Western Human Nutrition Research Center (WHNRC), Davis, Calif., may reveal exactly how the powerful plant chemicals fight the disease known as acute lymphoblastic leukemia.


Know Your Park  Dr Charles Ewen to Speak on the Roanoke Colonists  Presentation to be held at the Fort Raleigh NHS Visitor Center

News Release: As part of the Know Your Park citizen science program series, the National Park Service Outer Banks Group will host a presentation A Very Cold Case: A Progress Report on the Search for the Lost Colonists by Dr. Charles R. Ewen, Professor of Anthropology and Director of Archaeology Laboratories at East Carolina University. Drawing upon recent archaeological research Dr. Ewen will examine several theories concerning what happened to the colonists at Roanoke Island.


Jury Convicts Former Fresno County Sheriff’s Employee on Child Pornography Charges

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – On Feb. 29, 2008, a federal jury in Fresno, Calif., convicted Ronald B. Vaughn Jr., 42, of Fresno, Calif., on two counts of possessing and attempting to possess child pornography, as well as one ...


Foreign National Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Act as an Illegal Agent of the Venezuelan Government

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV NSD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Carlos Kauffman, 35, one of five foreign nationals accused of acting and conspiring to act as an agent of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ("Venezuela") within the United States without prior ...


Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Texas

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced that on Tuesday, March 4, 2008, it will monitor elections in Brazos, Fort Bend, Galveston and Waller Counties, Texas, to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act and other federal voting rights statutes.


Federal Court Permanently Bars Michigan Man from Preparing Tax Returns for Others

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Portage, Michigan Man Prepared Frivolous Tax Returns Based on Frivolous Argument that Wages are not Income WASHINGTON - A federal judge in Kalamazoo, Mich., issued an order permanently barring Donald A. Gray ...


Federal Reserve Board encourages institutions to report on loan modification efforts in consistent way

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday encouraged the institutions it supervises to report on their loan modification efforts in a consistent way and to consider using the HOPE NOW alliance’s loan modification reporting standards for their serviced loans.



State Department publishes notice on March 3

The US State Department published a one page notice on March 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Transportation Department on March 3

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Transportation Department publishes notice on March 3

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on March 3 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Transportation Department publish on March 3?

The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on March 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Transportation Department on March 3

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Transportation Department publishes notice on March 3

The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on March 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on March 3 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Transportation Department publish on March 3?

The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on March 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Agriculture Department publish on March 3?

The US Agriculture Department published a five page rule on March 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Proposed rule published by Agriculture Department on March 3

The US Agriculture Department published a two page proposed rule on March 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Interior Department on March 3

The US Interior Department published a three page notice on March 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.