On June 16, Jerry Johnson was confronted by every good parent's nightmare. Hanging from a pecan tree in his front yard was the body of his youngest child, his boy, Raynard. Seventeen-year-old Raynard was handsome, got good grades and was ...
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Black Americans have made remarkable progress in recent decades. The income levels of black households have tripled over the past 24 years, and the number of black-owned businesses more than doubled between 1987 and 1997. If these trends hold, racial ...
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If the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established to safeguard the nation's environment, then why does it require people to purchase gasoline that pollutes the water and makes them sick? That, after all, is the result of the EPA's controversial ...
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Members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 applaud efforts by congressional leaders to provide tax relief to all Americans through the repeal of the marriage tax and the "death tax" on estates, despite veto threats by the Clinton White ...
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Members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 applaud efforts by congressional leaders to provide tax relief to all Americans through the repeal of the marriage tax and the "death tax" on estates, despite veto threats by the Clinton White ...
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Thousands of consumers, farmers, scientists, academics and legislators responded during the comment period on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) proposed organic rule asking the department to ensure that final regulations not mislead consumers into believing organic foods are safer ...
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Americans recently have been shocked to learn of lax standards surrounding the protection of key nuclear secrets. Because of the potential for loss of life, this scandal may trump all others in significance. But another, less known scandal may have ...
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Do you ever feel like you're being taxed to death? The estates of many Americans are taxed when they die - sometimes creating terrible problems for those still living. And these unfair taxes may be the death of new African-American ...
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There has never been a worse time for the government to enact policies that raise gasoline prices. In just the past 12 months, gasoline prices have skyrocketed - rising almost 45%.1 Desperate citizens are urging the government to intervene. It ...
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A New Visions Commentary paper published July 2000 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. The call came the ...
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