News from September 2009
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 10, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee launched a new website to better communicate information directly to the American people regarding their efforts in Congress.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 10, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) issued the following statement regarding a report released today by President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisors that suggests that the “stimulus" has “saved or created" more than 1 million jobs...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 10, 2009
News Release: A new analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office adds to mounting evidence that pending legislation to overhaul college lending will cost taxpayers billions more than Democrats have acknowledged. At the request of Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the Education and Labor Committee’s top Republican, ...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 10, 2009
News Release: A number of projects are underway or soon to begin in Rocky Mountain National Park. Park staff will utilize a helicopter, beginning next week, for four of these projects. These projects include.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 10, 2009
News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. - Rangers at Wind Cave National Park will be leading programs this September to listen for the bugle of the Rocky Mountain elk. The elk’s high-pitched whistle heralds the arrival of fall and the mating season of the Rocky Mountain elk.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 10, 2009
News Release: Fairytale Characters Come to Life. at Roger Williams National Memorial. On Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009 at Roger Williams National Memorial in downtown Providence, RI, Kaleidoscope Theatre will perform the musical production GOLDILOCKS & THE THREE BEARS! Showtime is 3:00 pm. As a special treat, to begin...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 10, 2009
News Release: Honey bees are now fighting back aggressively against Varroa mites, thanks to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) efforts to develop bees with a genetic trait that allows them to more easily find the mites and toss them out of the broodnest.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 10, 2009
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Glacier National Park officials released the name of the man who died Wednesday, September 9, 2009, after his motorcycle left the road and he fell some 30 feet. The victim has been identified as 51-year-old George Stephen Zlatnik from Okotoks, Alberta, Canada.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 10, 2009
News Release: On Thursday evening, September 17 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., Point Reyes National Seashore, Point Reyes National Seashore Association and Dominican University of California will host a preview of the upcoming PBS series, The National Parks: America's Best Idea by Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan. Doug McConnell of Bay Area Backroads and Open Road.TV fame will emcee this free event.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 10, 2009
News Release: POINT MARION, Pa. - FestiFall 2009 will highlight the contributions of Albert Gallatin and other citizens to the democratic ideals of our republic. Throughout the weekend, the National Park Service will present sneak peek previews of the new Ken Burns documentary, “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea," in a special tent set up on the grounds. The 45 minute screenings will be shown at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. on both days of the festival.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 10, 2009
News Release: (Keystone, SD) In solemn remembrance of Sept. 11, 2001, Mount Rushmore National Memorial will be extending the evening illumination of the sculpture through the night of Friday, September 11. After the regular Evening Program that begins at 8:00 pm on Friday, the carving will remain illuminated until sunrise on Saturday, September 12. A park ranger will be stationed on the Grand View Terrace throughout the night to answer questions from interested visitors.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 10, 2009
News Release: Join Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site and Richmond National Battlefield Park on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009 for the 16th annual National Public Lands Day and help us care for Richmond’s public lands. National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands Americans enjoy. To learn more about Public Lands Day go to www.npld.com/involved.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 9, 2009
News Release: Today, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson (MN) issued the following statement about the change in leadership of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 9, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., September 9, 2009 - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding the Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009 (H.R. 3534 ). Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee released this bill last night and will hold hearings on it on September 16th and 17th.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 9, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: Sara Kuban, 202-282-8010 Caren Auchman, GSA, 202-525-8165 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and General Services Administration (GSA) Acting Administrator Paul Prouty held a ceremonial groundbreaking today to commence consolidation of a new DHS headquarters at the St. Elizabeths Campus.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 9, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 “Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will travel to New York City on Friday to honor the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks by participating in the World Trade Center Site Memorial Ceremony and Remembrance at Zuccotti Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2009
News Release: Richard David Mitchell was arraigned yesterday on sex tourism charges in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, after being deported from Cambodia.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2009
News Release: Four individuals were indicted today by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia with conspiracy to commit copyright infringement for allegedly obtaining and illegally releasing copyrighted music.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2009
News Release: Robert P. Merz was sentenced to life in prison today for advertising, transporting, receiving and possessing child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2009
News Release: Delmar Dwayne Spier, the chief executive officer and managing director of United States Protection and Investigations, LLC (USPI), today pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to conspiracy, major fraud and wire fraud arising from an alleged scheme to defraud the United States; ...
