News published on Federal Newswire in November 2008

News from November 2008


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Nov. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Nov. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published an eight page rule on Nov. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Nov. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Nov. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a seven page rule on Nov. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published an eight page rule on Nov. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a seven page rule on Nov. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a seven page rule on Nov. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Nov. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Nov. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Lake Mead fall victim identified

News Release: LAS VEGAS - The National Park Service has identifed the man who fell to his death yesterday morning as Jay Brown, Jr. of Las Vegas. He and a group where hiking Fortification Hill near Kingman Wash northeast of Hoover Dam on the Arizona side of Lake Mead.


SEN. COLLINS INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN FINANCIAL REGULATION AND OVERSIGHT

News Release: In an effort to restore public confidence in our nation’s financial system, Senator Susan Collins has introduced the Financial Regulation Reform Act of 2008. The bill would regulate Wall Street investment banks for safety and soundness and close the gap that has allowed credit default swaps and other...


Got Pumpkin Pie? Thank A Bee!

News Release: Would pumpkin pie be as plentiful without the diligent efforts of pumpkin-pollinating bees? Perhaps not.


News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Buncombe, Henderson and Gaston County Sheriffs' Offices yesterday received a new link that will automatically check the criminal and immigration history of all individuals booked into their jails. This new process will provide local officers as much information available about individuals they arrest and help to more efficiently identify criminal aliens for potential removal.



News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Nov. 17, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – A federal court has permanently barred Irma Melendez, a former Mundelein, Ill., tax return preparer, from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. Melendez consented to the injunction.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Nov. 17, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV NSD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – A physicist in Newport News, Va., has pleaded guilty today to charges that he illegally exported space launch technical data and defense services to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and offered bribes to Chinese government officials.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Nov. 17, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV NSD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 PHILADELPHIA – Laurie Magid, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, today announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Mohammad Reza Vaghari, 41, of Broomall, PA, and Mir Hossein Ghaemi, 42, of Edgewood, MD, with crimes relating to their participation in illegal business transactions with Iran between in or about 2002 and present.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Nov. 17, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Report Discusses Competitive Developments in Video, Voice Telephone and Broadband Services, Including Wireless Alternatives and Bundled Products WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice today issued a report ...