Year: 1998

Working in a White Man’s World, by Kimberley Wilson

Project 21 Commentary /
For many people, The Black Man's Guide to Working in a White Man's World is going to be hard to read. This is not because it is a dry, scholarly tome, but because it will make quite a few readers ...
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Cloning Politics Makes for Strange Bedfellows

National Policy Analysis #196 /
Politics makes for strange bedfellows, particularly when it comes to the issue of cloning. Last month, anti-biotechnology crusader Jeremy Rifkin endeared himself to many religious groups when he sought to patent a process for creating part human and part animal ...
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Paycheck Protection Promotes Union Integrity

National Policy Analysis #197 /
In 1996, Teamsters union members across America gave up to $195,000 to the campaign to legalize marijuana use in California. This money did not come from members who supported the ballot initiative, but from mandatory union dues earmarked for political ...
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Ironies of the Tobacco Wars

National Policy Analysis #198 /
Did you know that airline air was better back when smoking was allowed on planes? According to the respected travel magazine Conde Nast Traveler, in the days of airline smoking, pilots let up to four times as much fresh air ...
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Lawyers’ Fees in Tobacco Case Should Be Capped

National Policy Analysis #195 /
Should a new law be passed under which Americans making $30,000 or less give as much as $58 billion to a small number of lawyers? It could happen if Congress does not approve a bi-partisan bill, H.R. 2740, in some ...
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Budget Watch #35: April 30, 1998

It's rare enough that policy makers get one thing right in a given year. But last year, they actually got two things right: They not only cut the capital gains tax, but maintained a sound monetary policy that kept inflation ...
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Black Leadership Network Praises Congressional Efforts on Behalf of Minority Communities

Press Release /
Republican congressional leaders are to be commended for tackling key issues of concern among minority communities, says Project 21, an African-American leadership network. Project 21 members contend that initiatives made during the 105th Congress constitute one of the greatest leaps ...
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Black Leadership Network Praises Congressional Efforts on Behalf of Minority Communities – April 1998

Press Release /
For immediate release: April 29, 1998 Contact: Roderick Conrad (202) 507-6398 or [email protected] Republican congressional leaders are to be commended for tackling key issues of concern among minority communities, says Project 21, an African-American leadership network. Project 21 members contend ...
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Political Money Monitor #14: April 24, 1998

Contents* "Paycheck Protection" Initiative Gains Momentum * Rogue GOP Almost Hand Debate to Democrats * Teachers Union Rehires Dubious Political Operative to Fight Paycheck Protection * New York Union Locals Trying to Create "Labor Party" * Candidate Faces Penalties for ...
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Government Should Stop Actions That Kill Jobs Just to Make a Member of Congress Look Good

Press Release /
Government risks undermining both the strong economy and the public's faith in their governmental system if it doesn't end pervasive and unnecessary abuses that hurt Americans, says The National Center for Public Policy Research. The National Center specifically condemns the ...
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