Year: 1997

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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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The Property Rights Betrayal

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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Should Public Health Be Sacrificed At the Altar of Political Correctness? by Roderick Conrad

National Policy Analysis #162 /
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 ...
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