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Earmarking Travel to Disneyland and Space

The National Taxpayers Union is wondering if federal taxpayers should be forced to pay for a superfast train between Las Vegas and Disneyland. Travel seems to attract the attention of earmarkers. One of the projects of the Institute for Scientific ...
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Possibilities

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By creating a blog but not allowing links to it, and creating content non-paying visitors cannot read, the New York Times management appears to be putting their desire for revenue over their interest in being read. Which means that maybe, ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Black Activists Say Allegations Regarding Rep. Cynthia McKinney Deserve Investigation

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Project 21 members have the following comments on the current grand jury investigation of U.S. Representative Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) for her alleged assault on a U.S. Capitol police officer: "McKinney should be arrested and prosecuted for assault, just like any ...
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Black Activists Commend White House Action in Darfur Crisis

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With negotiations to resolve the human rights crisis in the Sudanese province of Darfur at an impasse, members of the black leadership network Project 21 applaud the Bush Administration for its work to promote human rights and stop further violence ...
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School Choice Defeat Leaves Minority Students in Florida With No Choice, by Deneen Moore

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In Florida, the chances that a black child can get a decent education got worse on January 5, 2006. On that day, the state’s supreme court struck down the Florida Opportunity Scholarship Program.  This program gave the parents of children ...
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Robbing Peter to Pay Pedro, by Ak’Bar Shabazz

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Tough legislation recently passed by the House of Representatives to crack down on illegal immigration has created an intense national dialogue. According to polls, the once dormant issue of immigration reform is now a top priority. Illegal aliens don't want ...
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Thieves Make Opportunities Disappear, by B. B. Robinson, Ph.D.

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When a law-abiding black man automatically arouses the suspicion of a shopping mall security guard, is it racism? It may not be outright racial animosity, but it certainly betrays a bias - that security guards seem to think all blacks ...
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Clarence Thomas is a First-Class Justice, Liberal Criticism Unwarranted, by Henry Mark Holzer

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In the 14-plus years that Associate Justice Clarence Thomas has occupied a seat on the Supreme Court of the United States much has been written about him. Some of it has dealt with his ascent from the humblest of beginnings ...
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Urban Communities Lose When Trial Lawyers Win, by Deneen Moore

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When trial lawyers win excessive monetary awards in lawsuits against doctors and health care facilities, urban communities lose. The number of medical malpractice lawsuits has climbed steadily over the years, contributing to skyrocketing medical liability insurance premiums for doctors and ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Black Activists Support Judge’s Ruling to Hold New Orleans Elections on Time

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As Reverend Jesse Jackson and others prepare to march in opposition to scheduled city government elections in New Orleans, members of the black leadership network Project 21 are supportive of a New Orleans-based federal judge's ruling clearing the way for ...
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