Tag: Press Release

Group Backs Punishment for Bush-Bashing Bridge Players; “Card Table Dixie Chicks” Deserve Sanctions for Unsportsmanlike Behavior, Say Project 21 Activists

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Washington, D.C. - Activists affiliated with the Project 21 black leadership network support proposed sanctions for the unrepentant members of a women's bridge team who disparaged President George W. Bush while representing the United States in international competition.  Project 21 ...
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Black Activist Slams “Buckwheat” Blackout; Louisiana Liberal Latest Pol Given Pass

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Washington, D.C. - After a Louisiana state representative called a noted local civil rights activist "Buckwheat," Project 21 chairman Mychal Massie is criticizing both the lawmaker for saying it and the media for once again appearing to take a pass ...
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Anti-Photo ID Legislation Would Promote Election Fraud, Says Group

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Washington, D.C. - Legislation introduced by Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) to prohibit photo ID requirements for voting in federal elections would promote election fraud, say members of the black leadership network Project 21. "Representative Ellison's proposal is fundamentally flawed and ...
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New Law of the Sea Treaty Website to Help Close “Information Gap” About Treaty

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Washington, D.C. - As the Senate Foreign Relations Committee votes on the controversial Law of the Sea Treaty October 31, The National Center for Public Policy Research is unveiling a new website providing educational resources on the Law of the ...
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The More People Know About Sea Treaty, The Less They Support It

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Statement of David A. Ridenour, Vice President, The National Center for Public Policy Research on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee vote on the Law of the Sea Treaty this morning: The more people learn about the Law of the Sea ...
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U.S. House Approves Race-Based Government in Hawaii

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Washington, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a far-reaching bill that would create a race-based government with substantial power over the affairs of the state of Hawaii. The "Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007" (H.R. 505, ...
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Congress Votes to Line Special Interest Pockets, Threaten Local Rule

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Washington, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the "Celebrating America's Heritage Act" (H.R. 1483) which would send over $135 million of federal pork to special interest groups in select members' districts.  The bill would create six new ...
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SCHIP-Expansion Backers Oppose Choice; Democratic Leadership SCHIP Bill Blocks Insurance Options for the Frost Family

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Washington, D.C. - As the U.S. House of Representatives votes today in what the Democratic leadership hopes will be a successful override of President Bush's veto of its SCHIP expansion bill, The National Center for Public Policy Research wants to ...
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Oberstar and Feingold Bait-and-Switch: Deceptively-Named “Clean Water Restoration Act” Would Expand, Not Restore Federal Powers

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Washington, D.C. - A letter signed by over 100 people representing diverse interests and millions of Americans is being delivered to Congress this morning contending that the Clean Water Restoration Act (CWRA) would achieve the opposite of what its sponsors ...
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If You Approve of Dragging Pro-Democracy Demonstrators from their Beds at Night, You’ll Love the Law of the Sea Treaty

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Washington, D.C. - Just as the Bush Administration has stepped up its human rights pressure on the Burmese ruling junta in light of that regime's brutal crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators, it is simultaneously taking a substantial step to increase the ...
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