Legislators in Maryland will soon vote on a controversial new law that will essentially overturn a judge's decision dismissing 9 of 13 counts in the state's lawsuit against tobacco companies. Critics say it's a case of the plaintiff in a ...
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Basketball all-star Latrell Sprewell, fired by his team and suspended from play for a year by the NBA for choking his coach, had his sentence reduced and contract reinstated by the ruling of a union-mandated arbitrator. While the sporting world ...
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If federal spending and revenue trends of the last three years continue, the United States will be able to pay off its entire national debt in 15 years, says Wisconsin Congressman Mark Neumann. That's good news for everybody, but especially ...
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It was a mystery to me how Bill Clinton enjoys such high approval ratings in light of all of the scandals surrounding his presidency. Jury duty helped put things in perspective. I spent last week at the District of Columbia ...
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After nearly thirty years, Earth Day may be obsolete. Thirty years ago, Americans had good reason to be concerned about the environment. In 1966, 80 people reportedly died from air pollution-related causes during a four-day temperature inversion in New York ...
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A new report from the Milton E. Eisenhower Foundation claims the predictions of the 30-year-old Kerner Commission have come true: America has become two separate societies, one black and one white. Among other problems, the urban policy group cites high ...
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TO: REPUBLICAN OFFICIALS AND CONSERVATIVE LEADERS FROM: STEVE FORBES, HONORARY CHAIRMAN, AMERICANS FOR HOPE, GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY SUBJECT: TIME TO ABANDON THE NORWOOD BILL It is time for Members of Congress to abandon the "Patient Access to Responsible Care Act" ...
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TO: REPUBLICAN OFFICIALS AND CONSERVATIVE LEADERS FROM: STEVE FORBES, HONORARY CHAIRMAN, AMERICANS FOR HOPE, GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY SUBJECT: TIME TO ABANDON THE NORWOOD BILL It is time for Members of Congress to abandon the "Patient Access to Responsible Care Act" ...
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Contents* Talking the Talk, But Not Walking the Walk * Upping the Ante for Political Choice in Nevada * Union Dues Buys Ohio Democrats New Headquarters * AFL-CIO to Earmark $20 Million to Fight Paycheck Protection * Campaign Finance Reform ...
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(Des Moines, Iowa) Steve Forbes, Honorary Chairman of Americans for Hope, Growth and Opportunity, today sharply criticized the National Governors Association (NGA) for lobbying President Clinton and Congress to allow states to impose punishing new taxes on Internet commerce. Mr ...
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