Year: 1998

The Quincy Library Group: So-Called “Consensus” Forest Plan Lacks Consensus, Violates Rights

National Policy Analysis #200 /
Since the House of Representatives approved the Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery and Economic Stability Act of 1997 (H.R. 858) by an overwhelming margin last July, many have hailed the process that created the bill as a model for resolving ...
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Blacks Say New Study Gives Cause for State of Emergency Over Minority Reading Skills

Press Release /
Responding to the shocking results of a study on educational quality in New York State, members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 are calling for a state of emergency to be declared to address the reading capabilities of minority ...
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Political Money Monitor #17: May 29, 1998

*** California Primary Special ***When California voters cast their ballots in their state primary on Tuesday, June 2, they will decide the fate of Proposition 226, the "paycheck protection" ballot initiative. If passed, Proposition 226 (also known as the "Campaign ...
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Blacks Say New Study Gives Cause for State of Emergency Over Minority Reading Skills – May 1998

Press Release /
Black Leadership Network Says Study Shows Drastic Measures Must Be Considered to Increase Reading Capabilities of Minority Children Responding to the shocking results of a study on educational quality in New York State, members of the African-American leadership network Project ...
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Blacks Say Labor Union Behavior is Best Reason for “Paycheck Protection”

Press Release /
California voters will go to the polls on June 2 to decide the fate of a paycheck protection ballot initiative. California members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 point out that the practices and tactics used by organized labor ...
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Political Money Monitor #16: May 22, 1998

Contents* Proposition 226 Campaign Gets Dirty * Congress Waiting for Proposition 226 Results * High "Business Community" Political Spending Debunked * AFL-CIO Official Endorses "Black Militancy" Conference Proposition 226 Campaign Gets Dirty; False Allegations Abound in "Paycheck Protection" DebateWith less ...
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United Way Retracts False Statements About Paycheck Protection

Press Release /
A United Way of America (UWA) report containing numerous false allegations about the effects of "paycheck protection" on charitable giving was retracted yesterday by United Way leaders after drawing sharp criticism from paycheck protection supporters, United Way donors and even ...
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Political Money Monitor #15: May 8, 1998

Contents* Government Official Uses Federal Funds to Oppose California "Paycheck Protection" Initiative * United Way's Misplaced Concern for Paycheck Protection * Recent Departures Hurt Justice Department's Campaign Finance Probe * Court Refuses Member Intervention In Union Settlement Government Official Uses ...
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He’s Got More than Game. He’s Got Perspective, by B.B. Robinson

Project 21 Commentary /
Spike Lee has done the right thing again! His new movie "He Got Game" touches almost every nerve and fiber of the African-American contemporary experience. More importantly, Lee provides a valid metaphorical perspective on that experience. If you want a ...
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James Earl Ray is Survived by a Family of Troubling Questions, by Deroy Murdock

Project 21 Commentary /
Dead men tell no tales, but the questions they inspire can be immortal. This is true for James Earl Ray, Dr. Martin Luther King's convicted assassin who died in prison April 23 of liver failure at age 70. Alive and ...
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