Author: Amy Ridenour

Deneen Borelli on the Supreme Court’s Ruling Against the D.C. Gun Ban

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Project 21 fellow Deneen Borelli will discuss today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the Washington, D.C. ban on handgun ownership live this afternoon with Vicki McKenna on WIBA-Madison at 4:35 pm eastern [see note below], with Don Kroah on WAVA-Washington ...
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Court Continues Welcome Trend of Reigning in Excessive Punitive Awards

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From Research Associate Justin Danhof comes this look at the decision in Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker, handed down June 25: In 1989, the Exxon Valdez supertanker grounded on a reef off Alaska's coast, spilling millions of gallons of oil ...
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In Kennedy v. Louisiana, Court Deaf to Child Welfare and State Sovereignty

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Research Associate Reece Epstein takes a critical look at the Supreme Court's decision in Kennedy v. Louisiana: On May 2, 1998, Patrick Kennedy raped his eight-year-old daughter. Brutally. The medical examiner discovered: A laceration to the left wall of the ...
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Stephen Colbert for Meet the Press

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I have to agree with columnist Maggie Gallagher when she recommends Steve Colbert for the Meet the Press desk chair. The man manages to get to the heart of every issue. Talking about issues a bit more and handicapping election ...
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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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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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