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African-American Leaders Call Press Conference to Discuss Record of Judge John Roberts

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Project 21 Member Mychal Massie is participating in a Thursday press conference at the National Press Club in Washington on the record and beliefs of Supreme Court nominee Judge John Roberts. Says Mychal: John Roberts is the type of jurist ...
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s Service’s New Math

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Husband David Ridenour has a question: Q: When does 90 days equal 3,074 days? A:When the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is doing the counting. The FWS recently issued a "90-day finding" on a petition to delist the slackwater darter, ...
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Stem Cell Breakthrough?

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A page one Washington Post story Monday says researchers have learned to create embryonic stem cells from skin cells. Says the Post: The approach... is still in an early stage of development. But if further studies confirm its usefulness, it ...
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Ivory-Billed Woodpeckers’ Excellent Timing

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From husband David Ridenour: On April 28, researchers, including representatives of the environmentalist group The Nature Conservancy, announced the discovery of an Ivory-Billed Woodpecker along the Cache River in Arkansas. Before the "discovery," the bird had been believed to be ...
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Sad But Amusing

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Sad but amusing, by way of the Cato Institute's "Cato Policy Report": In my State of the City Address, I said that in order to be a GREAT city -- THIS city needs to excel in three areas: Education, Public ...
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New TESRA/ESA Reform Analysis Posted

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Those who are following the TESRA/Endangered Species Act debate may be interested to know that The National Center just posted a new press release on provisions of the ESA bill the Resources Committee will be taking a look at later ...
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John Roberts’ Sly Wit

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Once Judge John Roberts becomes Justice John Roberts, if the comments in this Washington Post piece are any indication, we're going to have some fun when we read his opinions ...
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Endangered Species Reform and Immigration: When Travel is Illegal, Only Illegals Will Travel

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Does a proposal to reform the Endangered Species Act intersect with the immigration issue? Husband David thinks so: A draft of an Endangered Species Act bill that reportedly will be introduced by Rep. Richard Pombo (R-CA) next month includes a ...
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Mark Tapscott: Promoting Open Government

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Mark Tapscott is a real leader when it comes to promoting open government. Mark's op-ed for Knight-Ridder Tribune, available here on the Heritage Foundation website, explains the advantages of beefing up the Freedom of Information Act, how it can be ...
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Where’s the Deterrent?

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This story, from the CrosSwords blog, is appalling. Apparently, the District of Columbia held an innocent man in its jail for 670 days after a judge ordered him released. The man's lawyer says the reason was "sloth and incompetence." The ...
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