Year: 2008

“Juneteenth” Observed by Black Conservatives

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Washington, D.C. - "Juneteenth" is the oldest and most recognized commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States.  Members of the Project 21 black leadership network suggest the Juneteenth holiday - observed every June 19 - be used ...
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Back to the Drawing Board

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Husband David says: Hill opponents of oil development in the Out-Continental Shelf and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge say no more land for oil exploration until the oil companies drill in the 68 million acres in leases they already hold ...
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Black Conservatives Speak Out on Race, Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Filed Against NASCAR

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Project 21 Chairman Asks Race Officials to Conduct Thorough Investigation and Act Decisively If Allegations are True Washington, D.C. - NASCAR is being sued for $225 million by a black female former employee who says she was the victim of ...
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David Ridenour on G. Gordon Liddy Show

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Husband David will be a guest on the G. Gordon Liddy Show today about 11:30 AM Eastern, talking about ethanol. Interested folks can listen live on the Internet or hear the show anytime over the next couple of weeks by ...
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America Only Oil-Producing Nation That Severely Limits Its Production

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National Center for Public Policy Research Research Associate Reece Epstein has a letter to the editor in today's D.C. Examiner newspaper, written in response to an opinion column by Irwin Stelzer entitled, "No Quick Energy Fixes, Despite Officials’ Promises." Says ...
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Weyrich: Congressional Hearings on Land Trusts Needed

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Conservative leader par excellence Paul Weyrich has written a column about National Center for Public Policy Research Senior Fellow Dana Joel Gattuso's National Policy Analysis paper, "Conservation Easements: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly." Paul begins: Phil Truluck is ...
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Project 21 Chairman Mychal Massie on the Death of Tim Russert

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Project 21 chairman Mychal Massie asked that we pass along his comments on the passing of NBC "Meet the Press" host Tim Russert this past Friday: We acknowledge the passing of Tim Russert; and with deepest and most sincere condolences ...
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Boumediene v. Bush Ruling Will Cost Lives

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Project 21's Kevin Martin and four members of the U.S. Supreme Court fear the Supreme Court's ruling in Boumediene v. Bush (pdf) -- the Guantanamo Bay/enemy combatant decision -- will cost lives: Supreme Court Gitmo Ruling Called "Chilling"; Will Cost ...
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Supreme Court Gitmo Ruling Called “Chilling”; Will Cost American Lives

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Washington, D.C. - Responding to today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Boumediene v. Bush that allows suspected terrorists to challenge their incarceration, Project 21 member Kevin Martin is criticizing the Court, saying this decision puts national security at risk and ...
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Farm-Belt Voters Favor Eliminating or Scaling Back Corn Ethanol Mandate, New Poll Finds

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76% of Americans Want Ethanol Law Changed; 41% Want Mandate Repealed Entirely Washington, DC - Most Americans - including those in the Farm Belt - want Congress to reduce or eliminate the corn ethanol mandate, according to a new poll ...
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