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Every Day is Arbor Day for Private Conservationists

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From Casey Lartigue, Jr.: Do we want more trees or more moralizing about trees? Today, in Washington, D.C. and other parts of the country, Americans will plant a tree. Coming on the heels of the political brow-beating of earlier this ...
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Project 21’s Bob Parks Finds Hippie Ethic Alive and Well in Eco-Philosophy

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From David Almasi: "If it feels good, do it" was a hippie mantra from 40 years ago. Coincidentally, the same time as Earth Day was created (and first celebrated on April 22, 1970). Just in time for Earth Day 2008, ...
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It’s Not History, It’s HBO

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From David Almasi: The Washington Post's Al Kamen poked fun at the ACLU and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in his April 16 column: The American Civil Liberties Union and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers are heading ...
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Congressional Energy Diet Also Reduces Waistlines and Pocketbooks (Don’t Even Ask About Global Warming!)

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From David Almasi: The liberal leadership in Congress came to power in 2006 saying they had a solution to rising gas prices. Did that solution involve prices continuing to go up and taking the cost of food with them? When ...
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True Emancipation Would Be Something New to Celebrate

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From David Almasi: April 16 is a public holiday unique to the District of Columbia. It's "Emancipation Day" - the commemoration of President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the Compensation Emancipation Act in 1862. The Act freed the approximately 3,100 slaves ...
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Americans Reject Proposed Expansion of Clean Water Act, Poll Shows

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Washington, D.C.: A majority of Americans oppose the Oberstar/Feingold Clean Water Restoration Act (CWRA), according to a nationwide survey by Wilson Research Strategies for the National Center for Public Policy Research. CWRA will receive a hearing of the full House ...
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Sportsmen Should Beware the Clean Water Restoration Act

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Conservationists, Boaters, Fishermen, Hunters, Users of All-Terrain Vehicles and Others Could See Activities Restricted by Oberstar/Feingold Measure Washington, D.C.: The Oberstar/Feingold Clean Water Restoration Act, scheduled for a hearing in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Wednesday, would do more ...
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Coalition Letter: Letter to Congress on the Clean Water Restoration Act

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Representatives of 53 Organizations Warn Congress, Public about Oberstar/Feingold Clean Water Restoration Act

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Farm Bureaus, Manufacturers, Sportsmen, Taxpayer Advocates, Think-Tanks and Others Express Concern About Expansion of Federal Power Washington, D.C.: A letter signed by representatives of over 53 organizations expressing grave concerns about the Oberstar/Feingold Clean Water Restoration Act, or CWRA, is ...
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Black Activists Speak Out on King Assassination Anniversary and a Re-Commitment to Black Empowerment

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Washington, D.C. - Today the world commemorates the 40th anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On April 4, 1968, Dr. King's storied civil rights career was cut short by an assassin's bullet at the Lorraine Motel ...
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