Author: The National Center

Earmarks Rob Taxpayers to Benefit Politicians, by Deneen Borelli

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Earmarks Rob Taxpayers to Benefit Politicians by Deneen Borelli (bio) Remember "The Mod Squad" television series that ran on ABC from 1968 to 1973? Chronicling three diverse, hipper-than-hip young cops working in the counter-culture movement of the day, the network ...
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How to Beat a Bully, by Mychal Massie

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  If A Tree Falls... by Mychal Massie (bio) If a tree falls in the forest with no one there to hear it, does it make a noise? Likewise, if someone says something inappropriate and Al Sharpton isn't around to ...
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NOAA Inflating Storm Numbers and Aiding Political Campaign for Carbon Restrictions, Group Says; End of 2007 Hurricane Season Shows NOAA Forecasts Wrong for Second Year in a Row

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Washington, D.C. - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is inflating the count of tropical storms and aiding a political campaign to regulate energy use in the process, according to The National Center for Public Policy Research.  Today marks the ...
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Where is the Feminist Outrage Over Jailing of British Woman in Sudan?

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Washington, D.C. - Deneen Borelli, a fellow with the Project 21 black leadership network, is condemning the jailing and likely deportation of a female British teacher in Sudan because she allowed the children in her class to name a teddy ...
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Auto Efficiency Standards Change Little; Auto Efficiency Changes Much — and New York Times Doesn’t Notice

Peyton Knight points out that the New York Times editorial page is so enamored by regulation, it has lost sight of reality: The New York Times is worried that some of the most anti-energy provisions of the anti-energy bill, which ...
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Group Backs Punishment for Bush-Bashing Bridge Players; “Card Table Dixie Chicks” Deserve Sanctions for Unsportsmanlike Behavior, Say Project 21 Activists

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Washington, D.C. - Activists affiliated with the Project 21 black leadership network support proposed sanctions for the unrepentant members of a women's bridge team who disparaged President George W. Bush while representing the United States in international competition.  Project 21 ...
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Black Activist Slams “Buckwheat” Blackout; Louisiana Liberal Latest Pol Given Pass

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Washington, D.C. - After a Louisiana state representative called a noted local civil rights activist "Buckwheat," Project 21 chairman Mychal Massie is criticizing both the lawmaker for saying it and the media for once again appearing to take a pass ...
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When Silliness is Serious, by Bishop Council Nedd II

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When Silliness Is Serious by Bishop Council Nedd II (bio) To make a point about frivolous lawsuits, Nebraska State Senator Ernie Chambers decided to sue God. Millions of people the world over undoubtedly got a snicker over his efforts to ...
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Blacks and Anemia Medications, by Lee H. Walker

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  Blacks and Anemia Medications by Lee H. Walker (bio) Have you heard federal regulators want to cut back on the amount the government will pay for certain drugs for cancer patients and people on kidney dialysis? Any changes in ...
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I Forgive Dog the Bounty Hunter, by Darryn “Dutch” Martin

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I Forgive Dog the Bounty Hunter by Darryn "Dutch" Martin (bio) I won't deny that I was sickened and repulsed when I first heard the racial tirade of reality television bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman.  Despite the fact that it ...
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