The "Campaign to Save Our Environment," a coalition including the Natural Resources Defense Council and the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), has begun running a television commercial so misleading it poses potentially serious harm to both the environment and ...
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In the public mind, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) protects species close to extinction, such as the bald eagle and the peregrine falcon. It does not endanger family farms. 1,400 farmers in the Upper Klamath Lake region of Oregon and ...
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The contrast between President Bush's Medicare reform proposal and the national health scheme unveiled by Bill and Hillary Clinton seven years ago is as stark as the difference between a free-market democracy and a paternalistic socialist state. A free-market democracy ...
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Most good cooks don't start with a recipe, just a goal. In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson was the chief cook for Medicare. His goal was to provide quality health care coverage to an aging U.S. population. Unfortunately, his best intentions ...
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Few issues are as fraught with peril as the proposed reform of Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs). HMOs are the most affordable source of health care for millions of Americans, so it is vital that HMO reformers not jeopardize their existence ...
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Reprints permitted provided source is credited. One thing is for sure. The U.S. Supreme Court has put itself between a rock and a hard place when it comes to the Ten Commandments. Placed along the top border of the Supreme ...
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Reprints permitted provided source is credited A man whose actions led to cold-blooded murders is now running for President. And, because the Reverend Al Sharpton is black and liberal, his infractions will be overlooked by many and forgotten by other ...
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Reprints permitted provided source is credited. The NAACP is not around to help Ron Greer, a black pastor and fireman in need of assistance. "Civil rights" organizations also weren't there for Pastor Reggie White, the former Green Bay Packer star, ...
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Boycotts are an effective means for achieving social change. The Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott was a key point in the struggle for civil rights. Southern Baptists are boycotting the Walt Disney Company to protest the company's moves away from family-friendly ...
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The National Center for Public Policy Research is pleased to announce the addition of new professionals to its environmental, energy and regulatory policy staff and the opening of a National Center office in Chicago, Illinois. Tom Randall has been appointed ...
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