Author: The National Center

Orioles Baseball Team Warned Not to Discriminate

African-American Network Asks Owner Angelos to Consider Afro-Cubans Recent statements by officials of the Baltimore Orioles baseball team in which they orginially said - but later retracted - that they would not sign Cuban defectors to play for the team ...
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National Center Releases New Poll Showing that U.S.D.A. Organic Food Labels Are Misleading

Proposed organic seal conveys false information to consumers; Over 70 percent of Americans want clarification on organic labels A new poll finds the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) proposed rules for labeling organic food products will seriously mislead consumers into ...
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Orioles Baseball Team Warned Not to Discriminate ­ May 2000

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African-American Network Asks Owner Angelos to Consider Afro-Cubans Recent statements by officials of the Baltimore Orioles baseball team in which they orginially said - but later retracted - that they would not sign Cuban defectors to play for the team ...
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Black Network Demands Social Security Reform

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Black Network Demands Social Security Reform Bipartisan Support for Private Investment of Payroll Taxes Applauded When 48% of young Americans believe they will see a UFO but only 28% believe they will see a Social Security check when they retire, ...
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May 15, 2000

Taxes in Louisiana May Skyrocket While Other States Cut Them In an era of skyrocketing government revenues thanks to the booming economy the state of Louisiana is apparently concluding that $377 million in new taxes will be needed just to ...
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Congress Rewards Agency Responsible for New Mexico Wildfire With More Money

Congress Approves $45 Billion for Federal Land Purchases at Very Time Federal Land Management is Under Fire The recent passage of the Conservation and Reinvestment Act (CARA) by the U.S. House of Representatives, legislation that would allow the federal government ...
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Proposed Louisiana Tax Hike Would Hurt Low-Income Residents the Most

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The $377 million tax increase proposed by Louisiana Governor Mike Foster falls disproportionately on lower-income families and should be scrapped, says the National Center for Public Policy Research. In part to balance Louisiana's nearly $14 billion proposed state budget, now ...
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Million Moms Marching for Wrong Reason; Black Network Seeks Better Law Enforcement, Not New Gun Laws

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Crime control ought to be the message of the upcoming Million Mom March in Washington - not gun control. Members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 demand the government enforce existing laws against gun violence before considering new regulations ...
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Slavery in Our Time, by Kimberley Jane Wilson

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A New Visions Commentary paper published May 2000 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. If you went to ...
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Marching Moms Laws Won’t Protect My House, by Richard Fair

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I'm sitting here, chillin' on the couch. I'm not paying much attention to the news on TV, but the Million Mom March is getting all the pub today. I'm listening to what they have to say, and I wish the ...
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