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Closing the New Digital Divide: African-Americans Call Upon the FCC to Allow Improved High-Speed Internet Access, by John Meredith

National Policy Analysis #411 /
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and other leaders of the African-American community have not had the opportunity to be "up to speed" with the rest of America when it comes to computer technology - the so-called "digital divide." ...
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Slavery Reparations Aren’t a “Free Lunch,” by Michael King

New Visions Commentary /
For fans of science fiction and mysteries like me, the acronym TANSTAAFL means a lot. It refers to the notion that if something is too easy it is either too good to be true or has much larger and harsher ...
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Closing the New Digital Divide: African-Americans Call Upon the FCC to Allow Improved High-Speed Internet Access, by John Meredith

New Visions Commentary /
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and other leaders of the African-American community have not had the opportunity to be "up to speed" with the rest of America when it comes to computer technology - the so-called "digital divide." ...
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Yucca Mountain: A Simple Solution, by Gerald E. Marsh and George S. Stanford

National Policy Analysis #409 /
Energy Undersecretary Robert Card has said that the Bush Administration will seek more money from Congress for research into ways to reduce the volume of spent nuclear fuel and cost of its disposal. The purpose would be to extend the ...
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Legal Briefs newsletter: Asbestos Lawsuits: Putting the Greed of the Healthy over the Needs of the Sick

An April 25 front-page Wall Street Journal report shows how the greed of plaintiffs' attorneys is short-changing tens of thousands of sick asbestos victims. Desperately ill patients, many with cancer, increasingly are being shoved aside by "a huge and growing ...
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Legal Brief: Asbestos Lawsuits: Putting the Greed of the Healthy over the Needs of the Sick; On the Lighter Side: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie; Go to McDonalds Next Time

Asbestos Lawsuits: Putting the Greed of the Healthy over the Needs of the SickAn April 25 front-page Wall Street Journal report shows how the greed of plaintiffs' attorneys is short-changing tens of thousands of sick asbestos victims. Desperately ill patients, ...
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Earth Day 2002 Fact Sheet: The History of Earth Day

Former U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day's co-founder, modeled Earth Day on anti-Vietnam War demonstrations, called "teach-ins," that were common on college campuses. "At a conference in Seattle in September 1969, I announced that in the spring of 1970 there ...
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2002 Earth Day Information Center: Research and Links for Earth Day

Earth Day Fact Sheets The History of Earth Day Environmental Progress Quotes About the Environment   Research ResourcesPublications of the Center for Environmental and Regulatory AffairsPublications of the Global Warming Information Center Publications of the Nuclear Policy Center Publications of the ...
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Earth Day 2002 Brings Cause for Celebration and Concerns about Over-Regulation, by Gretchen Randall

Ten Second Response /
BACKGROUND: April 22, 2002 marks the 32nd anniversary of the first Earth Day. Former U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day's co-founder, modeled Earth Day on anti-Vietnam War demonstrations, called "teach-ins," that were common on college campuses. As many as 20 ...
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Bush Administration and House Democrats Oppose Bill to Restrict Federal Land Acquisition, by Gretchen Randall

Ten Second Response /
BACKGROUND: H.R. 3962, the "Good Neighbor Act" was the subject of a U.S. House Forests and Forest Health subcommittee hearing held April 10, 2002. Under the bill's provisions, if more than 50 percent of a county's land is owned by ...
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