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Kyoto Daily Bulletin #1

Kyoto Earth Summit Information Center: The News Source for the Latest Developments on theGlobal Warming Summit in Kyoto, Japan Issue #1 * The Daily Bulletin * December 1, 1997  Gore's Attendance at Summit Signals Accord May be Near, Despite Highly-Publicized ...
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Kyoto Earth Summit Fact Kit

The News Source on the Global Warming Summit in Kyoto, Japan  Global Warming Earth Summit Fact Sheet The Greenhouse Effect and Global WarmingThe greenhouse effect is a natural process that keeps the planet warm enough to sustain life. When sunlight ...
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Standing up for Motherhood – December 1997

During the summer of 1997, Indiana Pacers star Reggie Miller unexpectedly generated nationwide controversy because of his support for motherhood. Miller, while providing color commentary for the fledgling Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), voiced his concerns about a decision by ...
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Succeeding American-Style, by James Coleman

New Visions Commentary /
When I was a child, my mother told me black people had to be twice as good as people of European ancestry if they wanted to succeed. I never took her advice as a deterrent, just a statement of fact ...
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A Real “It’s a Wonderful Life,” by Chad Cowan

National Policy Analysis #179 /
This Christmas season, millions of Americans will watch Frank Capra's 1946 holiday classic, "It's a Wonderful Life." The movie tells the story of George Bailey, a kind and selfless executive of a struggling small town savings and loan, who, through ...
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Piscataway Payoff Delays Civil Rights Reform

Project 21 Press Release For Release: November 21, 1997 Contact: Roderick Conrad at 202/543-4110 or [email protected] AFRICAN-AMERICAN GROUP SAYS PISCATAWAY PAYOFF DELAYS CIVIL RIGHTS REFORM, SAPS NEEDED MONEY FROM MINORITIESFearing the results of a Supreme Court defeat, civil rights organizations ...
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Larger Public Health Risks Overlooked in the Global Warming Debate

Press Release /
Policy Proposals Seek Solution to Hypothetical Health Risks While Ignoring Real Ones For Immediate Release November 21, 1997 Contact: David Ridenour of The National Center for Public Policy Research at (202) 507-6398 or [email protected] The public health "big picture" has ...
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Piscataway Payoff Delays Civil Rights Reform – November 1997

Fearing the results of a Supreme Court defeat, civil rights organizations are keeping a major case from going before the Court by paying a majority of the cost to settle it. The school board of Piscataway, New York, voted yesterday ...
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Forbes Praises Greenspan and Gregg on Social Security Reform

Press Release Americans for Hope, Growth and Opportunity FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 20, 1997 STATEMENT BY HON. CHAIRMAN STEVE FORBES PRAISING FED CHAIRMAN ALAN GREENSPAN AND SEN. JUDD GREGG ON SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM (Bedminster, New Jersey) Steve Forbes, Honorary Chairman ...
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Political Money Monitor Issue #2

Political Money Monitor  Promoting the Spirit of Political Choice for All AmericansIssue 2 * November 14, 1997The National Center for Public Policy Research Amy Moritz Ridenour, President 20 F Street NW, Suite 700 * Washington, D.C. 20001 (202) 507-6398 * ...
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