News from November 2009
By Interior Newswire | Nov 2, 2009
News Release: Superintendent Dusty Shultz has announced that Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will soon offer more campsite reservations at Platte River Campground through the National Recreation Reservation Service (NRRS).
By Interior Newswire | Nov 2, 2009
News Release: Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 2, 2009
News Release: Aided by a genomic map of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university scientists are plotting a kind of genetic sabotage on the pest's basic life functions-from locomotion to digestion.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 2, 2009
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ. - On Veteran’s Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, all military veterans and current members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families will be admitted to Grand Canyon National Park free of charge.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 2, 2009
News Release: ***This is an archived Press Release. Please note the date above and check for current updates on the Road and Facilities Improvements page.***.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 2, 2009
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released estimates confirming that H.R. 3962 - the Democratic health reform bill - will succeed in controlling costs that will be reflected in individual and family premiums. CBO found that by 2016, premiums will be $5,300 for an individual...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 2, 2009
News Release: The US Coast Guard has requested a Right of Way permit for up to two search and rescue/communications installations in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. One proposed site located in the Deception Hills area of the National Preserve would provide communication capability for the Fairweather Banks...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 2, 2009
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today applauded Taiwan’s decision to fully open its market to all U.S. beef exports from animals that are less than 30 months old. At the same time, Baucus reiterated that all U.S. beef is safe, and urged Taiwan to allow imports of all ages and cuts of U.S. beef, consistent with scientific standards.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 2, 2009
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement today highlighting the dangerous consequences of Speaker Pelosi’s proposed government takeover of health care for American families...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 2, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the new donor catalog of the American Red Cross signals a new direction for the charity.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 2, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today responded to a letter from six Ranking Members of Senate Committees regarding analysis of S. 1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 2, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today released the following statement...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 2, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Nov. 2, 2009 - Presidents at private colleges and universities sawtheir median pay increase by 6.5 percent to $358,746, according to results of TheChronicle of Higher Education’s annual executive compensation survey, publishedtoday. For one subset of the 419 institutions surveyed-the major private researchuniversities-median pay was 15.5 percent higher in 2007-8 ($627,750).
By State Newswire | Nov 2, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) released the following statement today in response to Dr. Abdullah Abdullah's decision to withdraw from the runoff presidentialelection and the Afghan Election Committee's decision to cancel the runoff and declare President Hamid Karzai the winner of the 2009 presidential contest:
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 2, 2009
News Release: Mr. President, some on the other side of the aisle are saying that their bills do not represent a government takeover of the health care system.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 2, 2009
News Release: Note: This is the text of Senator Susan M. Collins speech, entitled, “Cybersecurity: How to Protect Our Digital Assets," delivered at noon today at the Homeland Security Policy Institute at George Washington University. The Monday symposium on cyber deterrence is co-hosted by the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA).
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 2, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) released the following statement today regarding a new report released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) evaluating the condition of the auto-industry and the more than $80 billion of...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2009
News Release: The Mexican government has extradited 11 defendants to face trial in the United States. The defendants are accused of various crimes, including murder, sex offenses, drug trafficking and moneylaundering in Texas, Washington, Florida, Indiana, California and Maryland. With the arrival of these 11 individuals, ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2009
News Release: Wednesday, November 11th, 2009, the United States will observe Veterans Day, a day celebrating our veterans of the military. The National Park Service will recognize the contributions of our veterans by making this a “free fee" day for veterans and their families at all National Parks, including Florissant...
