Author: The National Center

Elbow Grease and Sweat Equity, by Jimmie Lee Hollis

New Visions Commentary /
Reprints permitted provided source is credited. When television news reports show homes located in poor neighborhoods, you often see a lot of trash, litter and other debris strewn about in the yards and on the porches. A well-dressed commentator usually ...
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March 27, 2001

Contents * McCain-Feingold DOA After Defeat of Amendment to Protect Workers and Stockholders * Bush II Reverses Clinton; Restores Bush I's Rule Telling Workers Their Rights Under Beck * Paycheck Protection Enacted in Utah * Union Leader Admits Big Labor ...
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Bush’s Carbon Dioxide Decision a Victory for Consumers

U.S. Department of Energy Study Shows Carbon Dioxide Emissions Caps would have Added up to $90 Billion to the Nation's Annual Electrical Bill President George W. Bush's decision to not support carbon dioxide regulation, the greenhouse gas alleged to cause ...
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Yet Another Postage Rate Increase is Not Justified

Post Office Could Hold Down Costs for Customers By Reducing Waste and Boosting Productivity The U.S. Postal Service's consideration of yet another increase in the cost of first class mail and bulk mail, following the rate increases that took effect ...
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Defectors Claim Iraq Successfully Tested Nuclear Bomb – March 2001

Press Release /
Defectors Claim Iraq Successfully Tested Nuclear Bomb Iraq successfully carried out one nuclear test before the Gulf War, say two senior scientists who worked in Iraq's nuclear program. The men, Iraqi defectors, further claim Saddam Hussein has carried out further ...
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Environmental Regulations Contributing to Air Traffic Congestion

Press Release /
Nation's Airport Authorities Cannot Build Runways Fast Enough to Keep Up With Demand Due to Federal and State Environmental Laws Overly restrictive environmental regulations are significantly contributing to airline delays and cancellations by inhibiting the timely construction of much-needed runways, ...
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Where’s the Outrage Over Robert Byrd? Group Decries Racist Remark by Liberal Lawmaker

In the wake of the racist remark made by senior Democratic Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia, members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 are concerned by the lack of spirited criticism by the civil rights establishment of the ...
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Where’s the Outrage Over Robert Byrd? Group Decries Racist Remark by Liberal Lawmaker – March 2001

Press Release /
In the wake of the racist remark made by senior Democratic Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia, members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 are concerned by the lack of spirited criticism by the civil rights establishment of the ...
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A Good Strong Slap by Kimberley Jane Wilson

New Visions Commentary /
A New Visions Commentary paper published March 2001 by The National Center for Public Policy Research * 501 Capitol Ct., N.E., Washington, DC 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax 202-543-5975, E-Mail [email protected], Web http://www.nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. Jesse Lee Peterson ...
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Mad About the Quality of Air Travel These Days? Blame Environmentalists, by John Carlisle

National Policy Analysis #331 /
The next time you find yourself stuck in an airport waiting for a flight that is hours overdue or wonder why it seems to take forever for your plane to land although the airport is clearly in sight: Blame the ...
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