Recollections of Racial Identity, by Jackie Cissell

Project 21 Commentary /
I recently completed a sociology class in which we covered a section on how communities are identified by race, class and other factors. During the class, we discussed our earliest recollection of racial identity, and the benefits and struggles associated ...

Political Money Monitor #8: January 30, 1998

Contents* Black Union Official Calls for Secession From Local * Kentucky Governor Testifies in Campaign Scandal * Monica Lewinsky Helps Democrat Fundraising * John Glenn: Scuttled Hearings for Shuttle Ride? * Report to Say Clinton Broke Campaign Laws Black Union ...

Text: Janet Reno’s January 16 Decision Expanding Starr’s Authority

In accordance with the Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1994, I hereby notify in writing the special division of the court that I have commenced a preliminary investigation ... into whether violations of federal criminal law were committed by Monica ...

Text: Judge Wright’s Ruling Separating Monica Lewinsky from Paula Jones Case

Before the court is a motion by the United States, through the Office of the Independent Counsel (OIC), for limited intervention and stay of discovery in the case of Jones vs. Clinton. ... The Court held a telephone conference on ...

Text: Statement of former White House Aide Linda Tripp of January 29, 1998

Because I have chosen the path of truth, I have been vilified by spokesmen for the administration I proudly serve as a political appointee. The very same administration which is now trying to portray me as a disgruntled White House ...

Democrats Stacked the Deck at the State of the Union Speech; Republicans AWOL

National Policy Analysis #183 /
Viewers of President Clinton's January 27 State of the Union speech may have noticed on oddity: when House and Senate Democrats, less than 50% of the elected Members of Congress, stood up to give the president a standing ovation, it ...

Relief Report #60: January 26, 1998

So-Called "Consensus" Forest Plan Lacks Consensus: Ranchers Oppose Quincy Library Group BillH.R. 858, the bill incorporating the "Quincy Library Group" (QLG) initiative that breezed through the House of Representatives last July, does not appear to be the consensus proposal its ...

Scoop #183: January 23, 1998

Activities at the January 21 Wednesday Strategy Lunch chaired by Paul Weyrich of the Free Congress Foundation (202/546-3000). Senate Subcommittee Releases Report on Nuclear Proliferation CrisisDennis Ward of the staff of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation, and ...

Political Money Monitor #7: January 16, 1998

Contents* Labor Agenda Driven By Campaign Considerations * FEC Survey Shows Strong Support for Electronic Filing * UPS Fined for Involuntary Atmosphere of PAC Involvement * California Initiative Gets Another County Endorsement Labor Agenda Driven By Campaign Considerations; Anticipated Clinton ...

Budget Watch #33: January 16, 1998

Social Security Funds to be Raided to Fund President's Medicare Expansion ProposalAll the talk about a budget surplus as early as the end of this year has the Clinton Administration scrambling for new ways to spend government revenues. For example, ...