News published on Federal Newswire in May 2008

News from May 2008


Baucus Eyes Bipartisan Consensus for Health Care Reform as Finance Panel Begins Review of Options For 2009

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today solicited ideas from former Secretaries of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala and Tommy Thompson as the Finance panel launched a series of hearings exploring opportunities for reforming American health care. Baucus and...


Houston's Seguin Elementary School Celebrates National Parks

News Release: Science teacher and “Teach for America" alumnus, Gwendolyn Peterson, has declared May 12-16, 2008 as National Park Week in Houston’s Seguin Elementary School. Ms. Peterson spent last summer in Washington’s North Cascades National Park through the “Teacher to Ranger to Teacher" program - welcoming people to the Visitor Center, leading hikes, and developing educational curriculum.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, May 5, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON—Water Supply and Storage Company (WSSC), a mutual ditch company and the owner and operator of the Grand River Ditch, has agreed to pay $9 million for damages to natural resources within Rocky Mountain National Park caused by a May 30, 2003, breach of the Grand River Ditch, the Justice Department and National Park Service announced today.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, May 5, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Former Long Beach police officer Joseph Ferguson was sentenced today in federal court in Los Angeles, Calif., for his role in a series of home invasion robberies over a two-year period, the Justice Department announced today. Ferguson was sentenced to 97 months in prison and four years of supervised release.


Federal Reserve will offer $75 billion in 28-day credit through its Term Auction Facility today

News Release: On May 5, 2008, the Federal Reserve will offer $75 billion in 28-day credit through its Term Auction Facility. Additional information regarding the auction is listed below; the auction will be conducted as specified in this announcement, Regulation A, and the terms and conditions of the Term Auction Facility (www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/taf.htm).


News Release: Congress Allows Colombian Goods Duty-Free Access to U.S., While American Exports Pay Tariffs WASHINGTON—Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today released the following statement regarding the estimated tariffs imposed on American-made goods exported to Colombia. Since the signing of the U.S.-Colombia ...



U.S. Labor Department team receives first annual citizen service award

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The US Interior Department published a one page notice on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.