Public School Buildings On Much Stronger Ground Than the Education Taught Within Them, by Darlene Kennedy
The General Accounting Office (GAO) recently completed a two year survey of 10,000 public schools across the country, and not surprisingly found many in need of renovation. Like our bridges and major highways, America's schools, many of which were built between World War II and the early sixties to accommodate ...
Top Ten Acts of The Clinton Administration To Divide Americans By Race and Ethnicity, by Arturo Silva
On June 14, at the University of California, San Diego, President Clinton will deliver a speech on racial reconciliation and unveil a "race initiative." Whatever the President proposes, the black leadership group Project 21 has put together this Top 10 List to remind every American, of every race, that the ...
Full Text of the Supreme Court Decision in William Jefferson Clinton v. Paula Corbin Jones
United States Supreme Court CLINTON v. JONES WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON, PETITIONER v. PAULA CORBIN JONES Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit No. 95-1853. Argued January 13, 1997 -- Decided May 27, 1997 Respondent sued under 42 U.S.C. Sects. 1983 and 1985 and Arkansas ...
At $10,000 Per Hour, There’s No Class in Class Action Suits; Polyethylene Keeps Young Woman on Her Toes; Tort D’Jour
At $10,000 Per Hour, There's No Class in Class Action SuitsTestifying before Billy Tauzin's House Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection, Attorney Lawrence Schonbrun told tales of outlandish practices by attorneys participating in class action suits. Schonbrun, who has appeared in nearly 60 class action cases in federal and ...
Rep. Henry Hyde’s May 22 Letter to Attorney General Reno on Investigating Campaign Contributions’ Possible Effect on Policy
U.S. House of Represenatives Washington, D.C. 20515 May 22, 1997 The Hon. Janet Reno Attorney General of the United States U.S. Department of Justice Constitution Ave. & 10th Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20530 Dear General Reno: We are writing to request that the Justice Department's investigation of alleged illegal foreign ...
Project 21 Asks Congress to Stop Letting Political Correctness Determine How We Fight AIDS
"As AIDS continues to ravage black communities in America, we as members and associates of the black leadership group Project 21 are urging you to give serious attention to provisions contained in the 'HIV Prevention Act of 1997' as a means of combating AIDS in the black community," wrote 28 ...
Letter to Congressman Fox on Funding for the Legal Services Corporation
Note: Republican efforts to eliminate funding for the Legal Services Corporation because of its many abuses continue to falter because of the lackluster support for reform shown by many moderate Republican Members of Congress. This letter, being circulated by the National Legal and Policy Center among conservative groups on Capitol ...
The Way Things Ought to Be – Not! Another Update on the Case of the Boy Who Was Forbidden to Read Limbaugh in School
This Rutherford Institute May 1997 press release brings the public up-to-date on what happened to the little boy in Virginia who was forbidden to read Rush Limbaugh's book during an open reading period in public school. THE RUTHERFORD INSTITUTE May 13, 1997 John W. Whitehead Founder and President NEWS RELEASE ...
EPA’s New Standards Will Likely Do More Harm Than Good
MAJOR POINTS FROM THE REASON INSTITUTE on Ozone and Particulate Matter Contact: Elizabeth Kelly Grace (703) 875-8650 The Reason Public Policy Institute released a major report on Monday May 12, 1997 which showed that the high costs and economic impact of EPA's ozone and particulate matter standards will likely do ...
H.R. 993, The AmeriCorps Program Elimination Act: What It Does
Supplied to Capitol Link by Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS)Legislative SummaryThe AmeriCorps Program Elimination Act terminates the AmeriCorps component of the Corporation for National Service (CNS). AmeriCorps, established in 1993, will spend $400 million this year to pay "volunteers" to, in many cases, essentially function as low-level federal bureaucrats. These AmeriCorps ...
Legal Brief: Liggett Settlement Leaves States With Stake in Tobacco Profits; Illinois Taxpayers Reap Benefits of Tort Reform; O.J. Simpson’s Lawyer Runs Ahead of Suit Parade; Tort D’Jour
Liggett Settlement Leaves States With Stake in Tobacco Profits The well-publicized settlement negotiated by state attorneys general with the Liggett Tobacco Company has some interesting secondhand effects. The settlement basically requires anyone injured by Liggett's cigarettes in the past or future to give up their claim; only the states can ...
Letter of Rep. Barr to Ken Starr Regarding Transmittal of Information Indicating Grounds for Impeachment of May 8, 1997 – May 1997
Bob Barr 7th District Georgia Congress of the United States May 8, 1997 The Honorable Kenneth Starr 655 15th Street N.W. Suite 1200 Washington, D.C. 20005 IN RE: 28 U.S.C. 595 (c) Information Relating to Impeachment Dear Mr. Starr: As you may know, I have written the Chairman of the ...
Letter from Project 21 to the Congressional Black Caucus Regarding AIDS
The Honorable Maxine Waters Chairwoman Congressional Black Caucus 2344 Rayburn HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Madam Chairwoman: As AIDS continues to ravage black communities in America, we as members and associates of the black leadership group Project 21 are urging you to give serious attention to provisions contained in the ...
Rohrabacher Letter Describes Status of Patent Legislation
Note: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) credits public pressure brought to bear on Congress after his many appearances on talk radio and NET talk television with the success of his effort to amend legislation that would , in his view, seriously undermine America's global competitiveness and the work of small U.S ...
The Public Has a Right to Know: It’s Time to Allow Cameras in Federal Courts
Press ReleaseThe National Center for Public Policy Research For Immediate Release: May 5, 1997 Contact: Amy Ridenour (202) 507-6398 or [email protected] The Public Has a Right to Know: It's Time to Allow Cameras in Federal Courts New "Sunshine in the Courtroom Act" Would Give Judges Discretion to Allow CamerasSaying the ...
The Property Rights Betrayal
The Property Rights Betrayal Speech by David Ridenour, Vice President of The National Center for Public Policy Research at the Wise Use Leadership Conference, May 3, 1997. Ridenour's comments are his own views and do not necessarily reflect those of The National Center for Public Policy Research. Chuck asked me ...
Letter #2 of Rep. Barr to the House Judiciary Committee Regarding Impeachment of April 15, 1997
April 15, 1997 The Honorable Henry J. Hyde Chairman Committee on the Judiciary 2110 Rayburn HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 IN RE: Impeachment Inquiry Dear Henry, As we now know, Attorney General Reno has refused no less that four separate congressional requests -- including those from the House and Senate Judiciary ...
Letter #1 of Rep. Barr to the House Judiciary Committee Regarding Impeachment of March 11, 1997
March 11, 1997 The Honorable Henry J. Hyde Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary 2110 Rayburn HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 IN RE: Judiciary Committee Role in Clinton Campaign Scandals Dear Henry: I am writing to express my strong personal concern that the emerging campaign-related scandals of this Administration have reached a ...
Senate Religious Persecution Task Force: Goals & Challenges
Membership, Purpose, Legislative Agenda with Examples of Religious Persecution Distributed May 1997 by Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) TASK FORCE MEMBERSInhofe (Chairman), Ashcroft, Brownback, Coats, D'Amato, Helms, Specter PURPOSE OF TASK FORCEReligious persecution is increasing against all faiths but in particular against Christians especially in China and the Muslim world. A ...
Should Public Health Be Sacrificed At the Altar of Political Correctness? by Roderick Conrad
When names like Arthur Ashe, Rock Hudson, and Kimberly Bergalis are mentioned, people automatically think of AIDS or HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The fact that most Americans would know that Ashe, Hudson, and Bergalis died of AIDS is in no small part due to the enormous attention HIV ...
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