Year: 2003

Protesters Claim War is About Oil, Yet Oppose Safe Nuclear Energy & Domestic Energy Alternatives

Ten Second Response /
BACKGROUND: As the war to replace the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq continues, protesters on the political left continue to claim that the U.S. government's military action is designed to acquire Iraqi oil.1 TEN SECOND RESPONSE: Gulf War II is ...
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Hans Blix Worries… About Global Warming

Ten Second Response /
DATE: March 15, 2003 BACKGROUND: In an interview with MTV dated March 13, U.N. chief weapons inspector Hans Blix said: "On big issues like war in Iraq, but in many other issues they simply must be multilateral. There's no other ...
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Statement of The National Center for Public Policy Research on the March 5, 2003 Asbestos Hearing in the U.S. Senate

Press Release /
The National Center for Public Policy Research is delighted that the Senate Judiciary Committee is meeting today to further investigate options for mitigating at least some of the damage caused by the asbestos litigation crisis. Personal injury lawyers have sued ...
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Shattered Dreams – New Book Details 100 Stories of Regulatory Abuse

Press Release /
To highlight the staggering degree to which government regulations can harm average Americans, The National Center for Public Policy Research's John P. McGovern, M.D. Center for Environmental and Regulatory Affairs has published its fourth compilation of stories of victims of ...
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The Medical Liability Crisis Affects Us All, by Edmund F. Haislmaier

National Policy Analysis #454 /
January saw an outbreak of an unfamiliar phenomenon in the U.S. - strikes by doctors. While such strikes are commonplace in countries with nationalized health systems, in the U.S. they have been relatively rare. But unlike their foreign counterparts, U.S ...
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Winter Weather Advisory: Snowstorms Aren’t Evidence of Global Warming

National Policy Analysis #455 /
"The average American in the upper Midwest and the Northeast... [is following] the wind-chill factor more avidly than sports statistics... Floridians... [are] watching their crops freeze..." Another complaint about this year's weather? No. It's a description of the winter of ...
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Hollywood Goes Political Yet Again: “Issues Placement” Strategy Promotes Government-Run Health Care

National Policy Analysis #456 /
In the 1997 movie "As Good As It Gets," the single-mom waitress played by Helen Hunt delighted audiences when she cursed her HMO. The response was spontaneous and genuine, but Hunt's lines were far from spontaneous - they actually were ...
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Nonsense By Any Other Name: Calling Carbon Dioxide A Pollutant Doesn’t Make It A Pollutant, by Gerald Marsh

National Policy Analysis #458 /
It is becoming increasingly fashionable to maintain that carbon dioxide is a pollutant, one that should be regulated under the Clean Air Act. Seven Northeastern states have even announced their intention to sue the administration for its failure to regulate ...
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Overzealous Environmental Rules Impede U.S. Military Training

National Policy Analysis #457 /
If a Marine landing on Red Beach at Camp Pendleton travels off one of the three authorized roads leaving the beach, he risks a $50,000 fine and other penalties. He's not being disciplined for putting himself or his fellow soldiers ...
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A Salute to Our Troops, by Jerry Brooks

Project 21 Commentary /
  A New Visions Commentary paper published March 2003 by The National Center for Public Policy Research, 501 Capitol Ct., N.E., Washington, DC 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax 202-543-5975, E-Mail [email protected], Web https://nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. I've made a ...
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