Author: The National Center

Black Group Glad NASCAR Cut Ties With Jesse Jackson: Racing Organization Can Continue Minority Outreach, But It Doesn’t Need to Pay Jackson

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NASCAR has severed its financial ties to the Reverend Jesse Jackson and his Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, ending what members of the African-American leadership network considered little more than a shakedown of the professional auto-racing organization. Project 21 members encourage NASCAR to ...
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Black Group Demands Miramax/Disney Rename Film; Use of “Buffalo Soldiers” Name Disrespects Achievements of Famed Black Regiments

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Citing racial insensitivity and the inappropriateness in using the name of a highly-decorated group of black servicemen in a portrayal of corrupt soldiers, members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 are demanding that the Miramax Film Corporation and its ...
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House to Vote on Prescription Drug Reimportation – Measure One of the More Divisive in Recent Memory

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The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Thursday on a controversial provision that would lift restrictions on the reimportation of prescription drugs. Debate over the proposal has been extremely divisive and the vote is expected to be close. Edmund ...
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Congress: If You Legislate Changes in Medicare in Haste, You May Repent at Leisure

Ed Haislmaier, who serves on our board of directors (and who has just written two pieces for us on drug reimportation, which can be accessed here and here), testified before U. S. House Subcommittee on Human Rights & Wellness of ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Black Network Suggests Apology from Rainbow Coalition After Official Calls NASCAR Fans “Cracker” and “Redneck”; Monitor of Racial Sensitivity Freely Uses Insensitive Language

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Members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 are calling upon the Rainbow/PUSH organization to apologize for derogatory comments about fans of NASCAR auto racing made by Rainbow Sports director Charles Farrell. In a recent interview with CNSNews.com, Farrell said, ...
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Legal Brief: The Medical Liability Crisis Affects Us All; Stop Me Before I Shoot Up Again; Problems with Class Actions

The Medical Liability Crisis Affects Us All We've just witnessed an unfamiliar phenomenon in the U.S. - strikes by doctors. While such strikes are commonplace in countries with nationalized health systems, they have been rare in the U.S. But unlike ...
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Legal Briefs newsletter #28: The Medical Liability Crisis Affects Us All, by Edmund F. Haislmaier

We've just witnessed an unfamiliar phenomenon in the U.S. - strikes by doctors. While such strikes are commonplace in countries with nationalized health systems, they have been rare in the U.S. But unlike their foreign counterparts, U.S. doctors aren't striking ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Black Network Suggests Apology from Rainbow Coalition After Official Calls NASCAR Fans “Cracker” and “Redneck”; Monitor of Racial Sensitivity Freely Uses Insensitive Language – July 2003

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Members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 are calling upon the Rainbow/PUSH organization to apologize for derogatory comments about fans of NASCAR auto racing made by Rainbow Sports director Charles Farrell. In a recent interview with CNSNews.com, Farrell said, ...
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Mr. President: Your Desire for Bill-Signing Ceremony on Medicare’s 35th Anniversary Isn’t Worth Turning the New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit into a Political and Policy Disaster

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If a Medicare prescription drug benefit is important enough to spend $400 billion taxpayer dollars on, its important enough to do properly, says The National Center for Public Policy Research, a conservative Capitol Hill think-tank that is calling on the ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Black Network Applauds Proposed Voucher Plan for Nation’s Capital: Parent Choice Initiative Could Serve as Model for Communities Nationwide

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Members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 applaud congressional efforts to create a school voucher program that will aid impoverished students living in our nation's capital. A proposal introduced by U.S. Representative Jeff Flake (R-AZ) aims to provide monetary ...
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