Showdown in New York: Spurred in part by information in a new report by New York State Assemblyman Richard L. Brodsky (D), the state legislature is worrying that Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to charge drivers $8 to enter lower Manhattan ...
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John S. O'Shea, M.D. of the Heritage Foundation has a new paper on emergency health care access for low-income individuals that explains how a federal law adopted in 1986 is "a major barrier to timely and appropriate emergency medical care" ...
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...goes to Lubos Motl, who quipped: Hundreds of musicians have demonstrated that there is much stronger consensus about global warming among rock musicians than among scientists... And yes, he's a scientist, so he can say so ...
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces that politicians who disagree with him on climate issues are committing "treason." As reported by Newsday, speaking at Al Gore's Live Earth in new Jersey, Kennedy shouted "This is treason. And we need to start ...
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Our Ryan Balis compares the reality of the Cuban health care system with the way it is portrayed in Michael Moore's movie, "Sicko." Says Ryan: "The film's underlying push is to, in Moore's words, 'ignite a fire for free, universal ...
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It is no secret that congressmen frequently take liberties when assigning their bills attractive names that are not representative of the contents within.  The "Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007" (H.R. 2377), sponsored by Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV), ...
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Proposed legislation to increase Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards - the federally-mandated fuel efficiency rules for cars, light trucks and SUVs - will likely cause more harm to the American people than good. Our nation's dependency on foreign oil ...
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Leftist filmmaker Michael Moore claims his latest documentary, "Sicko," will "rip the band-aid off America's health care industry,"1 which Moore sees as wrongfully dominated by private drug companies and profit-seeking HMOs. In part of "Sicko," released June 29, Moore takes ...
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Military Service Deserves Respect in the Black Community by Kevin Martin (bio) The number of blacks joining the military has significantly decreased since 2001.  According to a recent report by the Associated Press, the number of black recruits for active ...
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Anti-DDT Policies Are Deadly for Africa by Thompson Ayodele (bio) and Adegoke Anthony Last year, one of our colleagues, his wife and their two children were diagnosed with malaria.  In an instant, their lives were turned upside down.  All other ...
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