BACKGROUND: Actor Martin Sheen, who plays the president on the TV show "West Wing," is starring in an ad attacking proposed oil exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). In the ad, Sheen says, "The Arctic Refuge ­ is ...
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BACKGROUND: Though the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved President Bush's energy bill, in the Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) has refused to bring it to the floor. The reason: He fears losing a debate on drilling in the ...
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Contents: Martial Arts for Media Watchers: A Review of Steven J. Milloy's Junk Science Judo - Self Defense Against Health Scares and Scams Time to Repeal the Oxygenate Mandate Martial Arts for Media Watchers: A Review of Steven J. Milloy's ...
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A newsletter covering news and views on government spending, published by The National Center for Public Policy Research, 20 F Street NW, Suite 700 , Washington, D.C. 20001, (202) 507-6398, Fax (301) 498-1301, E-mail [email protected], Web http://www.nationalcenter.org. Issue #43 * ...
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Allow us to express our condolences for the very many members of the AFL-CIO who lost their lives in the recent terrorist attacks upon the United States, and to express as well our heartfelt admiration and appreciation for those who ...
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Mr. John J. Sweeney President AFL-CIO 815--16th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 Dear Mr. Sweeney: Allow us to express our condolences for the very many members of the AFL-CIO who lost their lives in the recent terrorist attacks upon the ...
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A New Visions Commentary paper published October 2001 by The National Center for Public Policy Research * 501 Capitol Ct., N.E., Washington, DC 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax 202-543-5975, E-Mail [email protected], Web http://www.nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. Georgia residents have ...
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If you plan on reading another newspaper or watching the nightly news, you need to read Steven J. Milloy's Junk Science Judo - Self Defense Against Health Scares and Scams.1 Milloy's new book is written to enable the reader - ...
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You can tell you've won the debate when your opponent's remaining intellectual argument is to throw a pie in your face. Bjorn Lomborg, a former Greenpeace supporter, experienced that happy and, perhaps, tasty satisfaction during a talk at a Borders ...
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American civilians at home aren't protected. That's a key lesson we learned September 11. We spend billions on defense every year and our enemies still can come to our workplaces and kill us. Don't get me wrong. Other than a ...
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