Trial Lawyers and Fear-Mongering Put Real Victims At Risk in Asbestos Cases, by Kevin Martin

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Today's burning question: You discover you are inhaling between 10,000 and 15,000 fibers of asbestos per day. Should you: a) head for the nearest emergency room, b) call your physician and schedule a checkup, 3) purchase a gas mask to ...
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Stoning Death Sentence Creates a Nigerian Nightmare, by Kimberley Jane Wilson

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Amina Lawal is going to die. Amina is the 30-year-old Nigerian woman sentenced to death by stoning. Her unforgivable "crime" was to have a baby out of wedlock. Her lawyers hint the pregnancy may be the result of a rape, ...
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At First Ford Failed – But Try, Try Again for the Sake of Black America, by Ak’Bar Shabazz

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After his party's defeat in the 2002 elections, Democratic House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt (MO) resigned his congressional leadership post. A more liberal colleague - Nancy Pelosi (CA) - succeeded him, but not without a challenge from Harold Ford, Jr ...
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Smart Growth Tosses a White Hood Over Black Homeownership, by Kevin Martin

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When one imagines liberal environmental activists, the stereotype is one of tie-dyed followers of the Grateful Dead. These days, environmental activism is big business. Well-paid heads of green groups more likely choose Bruno Maglis over Birkenstocks. But some of the ...
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League of Conservation Voters Makes Traditional Misleading Attack on Republicans; Promotes Democratic Party Candidates, by Tom Randall

Ten Second Response /
BACKGROUND: The League of Conservation Voters has once again issued its environmental scorecard and list of "dirty dozen" candidates targeted for defeat in the November 5 election. As usual, the scorecard's selection of issues and phraseology seems designed to promote ...
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Radanovich and Allen Introduce Bills to Keep Sludge Out of the Potomac, Bring Endangered Species Act Enforcement to East Coast, by Tom Randall

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BACKGROUND: Rep. George Radanovich (R-CA) and Senator George Allen (R-VA) have introduced legislation to require the Environmental Protection Agency to restrict the Army Corps of Engineers from dumping millions of gallons of toxic sludge into the Potomac River, home to ...
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Harry Belafonte Should Apologize to Colin Powell for Racist Insults; Conservative Black Group Urges Charity to Deny Singer Honor

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Singer Harry Belafonte owes Secretary of State Colin Powell an apology for the racial insults Belafonte made about Powell during an October 9 interview. Furthermore, members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 urge the group Africare to rethink honoring ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Harry Belafonte Should Apologize to Colin Powell for Racist Insults; Conservative Black Group Urges Charity to Deny Singer Honor – October 2002

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Singer Harry Belafonte owes Secretary of State Colin Powell an apology for the racial insults Belafonte made about Powell during an October 9 interview. Furthermore, members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 urge the group Africare to rethink honoring ...
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House Rejects Senate’s Greenhouse Gas Provisions in Energy Bill, by Tom Randall

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BACKGROUND: On Thursday, October 3, conferees from the U.S. House of Representatives voted 15-2 to reject the "greenhouse gas" provisions in the Senate version of the energy bill, which is now in conference. The Senate provisions would establish a voluntary ...
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ESPN: Hypocrites, and Yes, I Can Prove It

I'm posting very little of my email on the Rush Limbaugh controversy because there is too much of it (a lot of which calls conservatives a bunch of names while complaining about name-calling, amusingly enough), but I will address one ...
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