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Government Land Acquisition on the Sly

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Joe Thomas of WCHV in Charlottesville, Virginia has posted a podcast online of his radio interview with National Center for Public Policy Research Senior Fellow Dana Joel Gattuso. Dana, as many of you know, is the author of the absolutely ...
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Senator John Warner: Do As He Says, Not As He Does

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Would someone please figure out the carbon foot-stomp that Senator John Warner (R-VA) helped make on May 15 just so he could turn a wrench? A ceremony in which Senator Warner was given the honor of tightening the "last bolt" ...
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Overwhelming Majority of Americans Oppose Lieberman-Warner Global Warming Proposal, New Poll Suggests

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Clinton, McCain and Obama at Odds With 90%+ of Americans Washington, DC - Just as the U.S. Senate is poised to vote on the Lieberman-Warner America's Climate Security Act (S. 2191), a new poll finds an overwhelming majority of Americans ...
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Landowners Beware – The Government’s Found a New Way to Control Your Land

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Conservation Easements Not What They Used to Be, Says New Report Under the guise of making more land accessible for the public's use and providing tax relief for land-rich but cash-poor landowners, the government has found a convenient way to ...
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Photo ID: Bad for Polls, but Good for Premieres

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Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld an Indiana election law requiring that people show valid photo ID at a polling place before they receive a ballot. The decision was made over the outcry of critics who claim it will ...
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Should Earmarks be Spent on Lobbying? Should Lobbyists Represent Congressmen?

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Should earmarks paid for with public funds be spent promoting projects under consideration by Congress? Is it OK for a lobbyist to represent a Congressman at a meeting about one of the Congressman's bills? As far as I know, these ...
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NCPPR’s Almasi Comments on CAFE in National Review

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In the May 5 print edition of National Review, Fred Schwarz described how the catalytic converter was perfected just as automakers faced potentially crippling federal emissions requirements. Liberals cite this as proof that all that is needed to make technological ...
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Project 21’s Nedd Joins Other Religious Leaders at UN Public Health Conference

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Project 21 member Council Nedd II, a bishop in the Episcopal Missionary Church, is returning from Geneva, Switzerland, where he helped lead a non-governmental organization (NGO) delegation to the World Health Organization's (WHO) Working Group on Public Health, Innovation and ...
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Flaws in Clean Water Restoration Act Exposed in Congressional Hearings

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From Mike Hardiman comes this roundup of information about recent Congressional hearings on the Clear Water Restoration Act: Both the United States Senate and House of Representatives recently held hearings on the Oberstar/Feingold Clean Water Restoration Act. These hearings are ...
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NCPPR Senior Fellow Helps Clear the Air on Clean Water

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On the heels of congressional hearings in both the House and Senate, the Washington Examiner published a scathing editorial against the proposed Clean Water Restoration Act (CWRA). The editorial came after National Center Senior Fellow R.J. Smith had a long ...
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