News published on Federal Newswire in February 2011

News from February 2011


Centralia Man Sentenced On Crack Cocaine Charges

News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, IL. - Ezell A. Curry, 38, of Centralia, Ill., was sentenced today in United States District Court in East St, Louis, Ill., to 188 months imprisonment, six years of supervised release, and was fined $400, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.


News Release: 2011 Lyceum Series. "Trying To See The Forest For The Trees: Forest Health In The Rocky Mountains". Increasingly, we hear news reports of forests that are dying throughout North America from many different causes. Kicking off this year's Lyceum Series on Saturday, Feb. 12, at 7:00 p.m. is Wayne D.


News Release: On the first stop, Locke highlights mutually beneficial trade with a visit to a local small business that uses technology developed by a U.S. company U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke kicked off a high-technology trade mission today in New Delhi to promote exports of leading U.S. technologies and services ...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Following announcements by the Obama administration’s Interior and Energy agencies on promoting the future development of wind energy off America’s shores, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) the top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee and a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee...


News Release: Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Opinion Editorial, The Times of India "Opening The Door to India" When President Barack Obama spoke before the Indian Parliament last November, he said: "The relationship between the United States and India - bound by our shared interests and values - will be one of the ...


News Release: On Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011 at 1:30pm, Sagamore Hill National Historic Site in partnership with the Friends of Sagamore Hill and Eastern National will host Edmund Morris, best-selling author of theTheodore Roosevelt trilogy at Christ Church Parish Hall in Oyster Bay. Mr. Morris will discuss and read...


News Release: WASHINGTON– A settlement agreement has been reached with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office in Columbus, Ohio, over the use of Conducted Energy Devices (CEDs), or electrically charged weapons commonly referred to by the brand name "TASER," in its two jails, the Franklin County Corrections Centers, the Department of Justice announced today. The settlement was filed as a joint motion in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.


News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal jury in Columbia, S.C., convicted Oddie Tribble, 51, a former police officer with the Kershaw County, S.C., Sherriff’s Office, of a civil rights violation for his use of excessive force on a man in his custody on Aug. 5, 2010.


News Release: WASHINGTON – Eight Miami-area nurses were sentenced to prison today for their roles in an $18.7 million Medicare fraud scheme involving home health care, announced the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services.


Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on the Lunar New Year

News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement regarding the Lunar New Year: "I would like to wish Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders throughout the United States and around the world, and everyone who celebrates the Lunar New Year, a wonderful holiday. The richness of your cultures and traditions will be embraced as observances take place across this nation.


Statement of Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on January employment numbers

News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement on the January 2011 Employment Situation report released today: "The unemployment rate declined by 0.4 percent to 9.0 percent, down 0.8 percent in the last two months. The private sector added 50,000 jobs, and revisions indicate ...


Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on Black History Month 2011

News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement regarding Black History Month 2011: "Harriet Tubman once said, 'Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience and the passion to reach for the stars to change ...


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Feb. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Feb. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a four page rule on Feb. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on Feb. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.