News from September 2008
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 25, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R- Iowa) have won passage of a provision that will protect rural clinics from the risk of closing. Baucus and Grassley included the measure in the Health Care Safety Net Act, which passed with unanimous...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 25, 2008
News Release: In a joint effort of the Alaska State Troopers and the National Park Service, two hypothermic hunters were rescued from the banks of the Chulitna River on Saturday, September 20. The two hunters, David Sapp and Jason Herring both from Fairbanks, were swept down the East Fork of the Chulitna River while attempting to cross the river on the first day of a moose hunt.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 25, 2008
News Release: Kernels of corn are made up of three main parts: the plant embryo, the endosperm surrounding the embryo, and the hard outer pericarp. These different seed components are used in food, animal feed and industrial products. Now a group of researchers has created experimental corn lines with visible markers that can simplify sorting through these distinctive kernel tissues.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 25, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - The House of Representatives today gave overwhelming bipartisan support (419-4) to H.R. 7006, the Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008, authored by Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) and Committee Member Ron Kind (D-WI). H.R. 7006 would provide targeted tax relief...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 25, 2008
News Release: UPDATE: CONTROLLED BURNS FOR TAMARISK CONTROL TO TAKE PLACE FRIDAY AND MONDAY.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 24, 2008
News Release: The Bureau of Reclamation is publishing an interim final rule that updates existing regulations regarding public access to and conduct on all Reclamation projects, waters, and real property. The rulemaking amends Reclamation's existing public conduct regulation, "Public Conduct on Bureau of Reclamation...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 24, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CIV (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Cooper University Hospital in Camden, N.J., has agreed to pay the United States $3.85 million, plus interest, to settle allegations that it defrauded Medicare, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 24, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV NSD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – A physicist in Newport News, Va., was arrested today on charges of illegally exporting space launch technical data and services to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and offering bribes to Chinese government officials.
By Fed Newswire | Sep 24, 2008
News Release: Today, the Federal Reserve, the Reserve Bank of Australia, the Danmarks Nationalbank, the Norges Bank, and the Sveriges Riksbank are announcing the establishment of temporary reciprocal currency arrangements (swap lines) to address elevated pressures in U.S. dollar short-term funding markets. These facilities, ...
By Commerce News Now | Sep 24, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON—U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez released the following statement regarding the Cuban government’s five-day silence following our fourth offer of humanitarian aid in the wake of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike: “Our offer is unprecedented and unconditional. We regret that the Cuban government ...
By Commerce News Now | Sep 24, 2008
The US Commerce Department published a five page proposed rule on Sept. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 24, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 24, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 24, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 24, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Sep 24, 2008
The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Sep 24, 2008
The US State Department published a two page notice on Sept. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Sep 24, 2008
The US State Department published a two page notice on Sept. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 24, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Sep 24, 2008
The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
