Author: The National Center

United Way Retracts False Statements About Paycheck Protection

Press Release /
A United Way of America (UWA) report containing numerous false allegations about the effects of "paycheck protection" on charitable giving was retracted yesterday by United Way leaders after drawing sharp criticism from paycheck protection supporters, United Way donors and even ...
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Political Money Monitor #15: May 8, 1998

Contents* Government Official Uses Federal Funds to Oppose California "Paycheck Protection" Initiative * United Way's Misplaced Concern for Paycheck Protection * Recent Departures Hurt Justice Department's Campaign Finance Probe * Court Refuses Member Intervention In Union Settlement Government Official Uses ...
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He’s Got More than Game. He’s Got Perspective, by B.B. Robinson

New Visions Commentary /
Spike Lee has done the right thing again! His new movie "He Got Game" touches almost every nerve and fiber of the African-American contemporary experience. More importantly, Lee provides a valid metaphorical perspective on that experience. If you want a ...
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James Earl Ray is Survived by a Family of Troubling Questions, by Deroy Murdock

New Visions Commentary /
Dead men tell no tales, but the questions they inspire can be immortal. This is true for James Earl Ray, Dr. Martin Luther King's convicted assassin who died in prison April 23 of liver failure at age 70. Alive and ...
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Working in a White Man’s World, by Kimberley Wilson

New Visions Commentary /
For many people, The Black Man's Guide to Working in a White Man's World is going to be hard to read. This is not because it is a dry, scholarly tome, but because it will make quite a few readers ...
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Budget Watch #35: April 30, 1998

It's rare enough that policy makers get one thing right in a given year. But last year, they actually got two things right: They not only cut the capital gains tax, but maintained a sound monetary policy that kept inflation ...
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Black Leadership Network Praises Congressional Efforts on Behalf of Minority Communities

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Republican congressional leaders are to be commended for tackling key issues of concern among minority communities, says Project 21, an African-American leadership network. Project 21 members contend that initiatives made during the 105th Congress constitute one of the greatest leaps ...
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Black Leadership Network Praises Congressional Efforts on Behalf of Minority Communities – April 1998

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For immediate release: April 29, 1998 Contact: Roderick Conrad (202) 507-6398 or [email protected] Republican congressional leaders are to be commended for tackling key issues of concern among minority communities, says Project 21, an African-American leadership network. Project 21 members contend ...
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Political Money Monitor #14: April 24, 1998

Contents* "Paycheck Protection" Initiative Gains Momentum * Rogue GOP Almost Hand Debate to Democrats * Teachers Union Rehires Dubious Political Operative to Fight Paycheck Protection * New York Union Locals Trying to Create "Labor Party" * Candidate Faces Penalties for ...
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Government Should Stop Actions That Kill Jobs Just to Make a Member of Congress Look Good

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Government risks undermining both the strong economy and the public's faith in their governmental system if it doesn't end pervasive and unnecessary abuses that hurt Americans, says The National Center for Public Policy Research. The National Center specifically condemns the ...
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