Year: 1997

Public School Buildings On Much Stronger Ground Than the Education Taught Within Them, by Darlene Kennedy

Project 21 Commentary /
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 ...
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Top Ten Acts of The Clinton Administration To Divide Americans By Race and Ethnicity, by Arturo Silva

National Policy Analysis #163 /
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 ...
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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 ...
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At $10,000 Per Hour, There’s No Class in Class Action Suits; Polyethylene Keeps Young Woman on Her Toes; Tort D’Jour

Legal Brief /
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 ...
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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 ...
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Project 21 Asks Congress to Stop Letting Political Correctness Determine How We Fight AIDS

Press Release /
"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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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