News from July 2012
By State Newswire | Jul 31, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - This morning, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) delivered the following statement on the nominations of James B. Cunningham to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and Richard G. Olson to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 31, 2012
News Release: WHAT: Help Gateway create a new vision for a great urban park in the 21st century. As part of the next phase of the on-going the General Management Plan (GMP) process, three draft management alternatives, each laying out a different direction for the park, are available for comments and suggestions. Information about the alternatives and GMP can be found on the park's website at.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 31, 2012
News Release: WASHNGTON - An organization of powerful Silicon Valley businesses is putting its weight behind the cybersecurity legislation sponsored by Senators Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Susan Collins, R-Maine, Jay Rockefeller, D. W.Va., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 31, 2012
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MT. - A search operation continues in Glacier National Park for missing hiker, 19-year old Jakson Kreiser. Ground and aerial searches were conducted yesterday, with several crews staying overnight in the backcountry. Crews returned to the search area early today, and aerial observations continue.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 31, 2012
News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC - Calling all teenage film makers, poets, and photographers! The National Park Service, in partnership with the National Park Foundation 's African American Experience Fund, today launched Expressions of Freedom, a nationwide artistic competition to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 31, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC -Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued a statement today in response to the decision by the Federal Housing Finance Agency to forbid Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from reducing principal on mortgages even though such modifications would prevent larger losses resulting from foreclosures.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 31, 2012
News Release: Due to limited staffing, the Bandy Creek pool will be closed Monday through Friday starting August 13. The pool will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturdays and Sundays through Labor Day. The pool will also be open on Monday, Sept. 3, for the last day of the season.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 31, 2012
Release: It’s only been four months since the historic U.S.-Korea free trade agreement (KORUS) removed two thirds of the tariffs imposed on U.S. food and agricultural products exported to South Korea. But already, sales of U.S. fresh cherries are on the rise.
By State Newswire | Jul 31, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA), today announced that he plans to hold additional hearings in the fall to continue educating members and the public on the importance of the Law of the Sea Treaty for the U.S. economy and national security.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 31, 2012
News Release: Subcommittees: * Energy and Power (112th Congress) . Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Power, convened a bipartisan forum on “State, Local, and Federal Cooperation in the Clean Air Act.". The forum was intended to provide an opportunity for members of Congress to hear...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 31, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today approved H.R. 6131, a bill to reauthorize the U.S. SAFE Web Act of 2006 and S. 710, the “Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act." Both measures were reported out of the full committee by voice vote.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 31, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today approved H.R. 6131, a bill to reauthorize the U.S. SAFE Web Act of 2006 and S. 710, the “Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act." Both measures were reported out of the full committee by voice vote.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 31, 2012
News Release: Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. 10 AM - 2 PM. Before digital cameras there were automatic cameras. Before that, manual. Before that?. Daguerreotypes. Come learn about this early form of photography at the Daguerreotype Experience at the Palo Alto Visitor Center. Put on a U.S.-Mexican War uniform and have...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 31, 2012
News Release: Subcommittees: * Energy and Power (112th Congress) . Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Power, convened a bipartisan forum on “State, Local, and Federal Cooperation in the Clean Air Act.". The forum was intended to provide an opportunity for members of Congress to hear...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 31, 2012
News Release: Fort Sumter National Monument invites the public to Military Wife-Military Life: How Did We Get From This to This? This free program exploring the history of Fort Moultrie from a woman's perspective will be presented at the Fort Moultrie Visitor Center on Sullivan's Island on Saturday, August 11 at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. The program will identify and showcase fashion worn from the American Revolution through World War II.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 31, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today approved H.R. 6131, a bill to reauthorize the U.S. SAFE Web Act of 2006 and S. 710, the “Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act." Both measures were reported out of the full committee by voice vote.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 31, 2012
News Release: Subcommittees: * Energy and Power (112th Congress) . Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Power, convened a bipartisan forum on “State, Local, and Federal Cooperation in the Clean Air Act.". The forum was intended to provide an opportunity for members of Congress to hear...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2012
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it will monitor the elections on July 31, 2012, in Randolph and Washington Counties, Ga., to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Voting Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the election process on the basis of race, color or membership ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2012
News Release: The Justice Department announced that it has reached an agreement with Merced County, Calif., that will allow for the county and some 84 political subdivisions in the county that conduct elections to bail out from their status as “covered jurisdictions” under the special provisions of the Voting Rights ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – More than 200 American Indian and Alaska Native youth and adult leaders from 53 tribal communities across the country have convened at the 2012 National Intertribal Youth Summit. The conference will run through Aug. 2, 2012, at the 4-H Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Md., and at various ...
