Author: Amy Ridenour

We’re Not Traitors, But Is Paul Krugman?

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Washington, D.C. - With the U.S. Supreme Court dealing a stinging blow to race-based employment practices, members of the Project 21 black leadership network are praising the Ricci v. DeStefano decision as a step toward removing the racial trappings of ...
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What Killed GM

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In this CNBC interview, Peter Flaherty of the National Legal and Policy Center argues that government regulation killed GM. Peter includes the role of government-backed unions in his analysis: ...[GM's management's] biggest shortcoming... was the failure to take on the ...
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Subjects of Congressional Ethics Probe Fight Back

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Project 21 just issued a press release criticizing the Congressional Black Caucus's apparent plans to retaliate against the House Office of Congressional Ethics, which concluded that several CBC members should be investigated by the full Ethics Committee for alleged violations ...
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Black Activists Praise Supreme Court

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Project 21 has issued a press release on the Supreme Court's affirmative action decision today: Black Activists Praise Supreme Court's Affirmative Action DecisionJustices' Ruling Throws Sotomayor Nomination into Serious Question For Release: June 29, 2009 Contact: David Almasi at 202/543-4110 ...
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There’s Money to Be Made

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Al Gore reportedly has billions of reasons to be glad the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill was approved by the House in a squeaker Friday ...
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Quote of Note: CBS Anchor Osgood on Global Warming

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"The sun normally undergoes an 11-year cycle of activity—and last year, it was supposed to have heated up—and at its peak would have a tumultuous, boiling atmosphere, spitting out flares and huge chunks of superhot gas. Instead, it hit a ...
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We've decided to create a blog in order to share news about The National Center for Public Policy Research as well as anything of interest to our staff and the many interesting people we work with and talk to. For ...
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Quote of Note: Does Preventative Care Save Money?

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Like "State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations." There's a movement to take the word "plantations" out of Rhode Island's name because slavery once occurred in Rhode Island's agricultural areas. Yes, I'm serious. Four reasons why this is idiotic: 1) ...
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American Spectator Covers African-American Energy Poll

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Thanks to W. James Antle for his story "Lights Out," in the American Spectator, which mentioned The National Center's poll of the African-American community on energy issues. The article appeared on Rush Limbaugh's "Stack of Stuff" Thursday ...
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Poll Shows: Black Americans Prefer Delaying Action on Climate Change; Want Economy Fixed First

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76% of African-Americans want Congress to make economic recovery, not climate change, its top priority, says a poll just released by the National Center for Public Policy Research. The U.S. House of Representatives is planning a vote today on the ...
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