Author: The National Center

Protecting Police Officers More Important Than Helping Political Donors, Group Says

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Congress should not put the lives of law enforcement officials at risk to benefit its trial lawyer contributors, says Deneen Borelli of the national black group Project 21. Congress is now considering overturning the Tiahrt Amendment, a measure that restricts ...
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Senate Committee Passes a Parade of Pork – Threatens Property Rights

From Peyton Knight: A cynic might view today's action in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee as a rare example of congressional efficiency. The committee managed to pass a bevy of pork-barrel legislation that simultaneously expands the ever-growing federal ...
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Hispanic Group Calls for New “Fairness Doctrine”; Blacks Support Free Market

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Black and Hispanic organizations appear to be lining up on different sides of the Fairness Doctrine debate. Domingo Garcia, the national co-chairman of the civil rights commission of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), announced at the group's ...
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Black Group Slams Proposed Resurrection of Radio “Fairness Doctrine”

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The Bush Administration is commended for announcing that it would veto any legislation reinstating the so-called "Fairness Doctrine." The Administration's announcement came following media reports of support for reimposing the Fairness Doctrine by Senators Dianne Feinstein, Dick Durbin, Barbara Boxer, ...
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Black Group Calls Senate Leaders “Hypocrites”

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Project 21 members say the liberal Senate leadership, which has embarked on an overnight session to "highlight Republican obstructionism" on consideration to legislation to withdraw troops from Iraq, is hypocritical, as these senators have used the same tactics they now ...
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Blacks Admonish Barack Obama for His Opposition to Options for Children in Failing Public Schools

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In a speech to the nation’s largest teachers' union, Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) criticized school vouchers as a means of improving American schools.  The black leadership network Project 21 says the senator supports taking away needed education options for children ...
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The “Energy Bill” That Isn’t: Rep. Nick Rahall’s Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007, by Peyton Knight

National Policy Analysis #558 /
It is no secret that congressmen frequently take liberties when assigning their bills attractive names that are not representative of the contents within.  The "Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007" (H.R. 2377), sponsored by Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV), ...
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CAFE Tab Too Expensive for America, by Deneen Borelli

New Visions Commentary /
Proposed legislation to increase Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards - the federally-mandated fuel efficiency rules for cars, light trucks and SUVs - will likely cause more harm to the American people than good. Our nation's dependency on foreign oil ...
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“Sicko” Presents False View of Cuba’s Health System, by Ryan Balis

National Policy Analysis #557 /
Leftist filmmaker Michael Moore claims his latest documentary, "Sicko," will "rip the band-aid off America's health care industry,"1 which Moore sees as wrongfully dominated by private drug companies and profit-seeking HMOs. In part of "Sicko," released June 29, Moore takes ...
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Military Service Deserves Respect in the Black Community, by Kevin Martin

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Military Service Deserves Respect in the Black Community by Kevin Martin (bio) The number of blacks joining the military has significantly decreased since 2001.  According to a recent report by the Associated Press, the number of black recruits for active ...
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