Category: Health

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More Black Conservative Comment on ObamaCare Decision

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Amidst the fallout from the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the ObamaCare case, members of the Project 21 black leadership network are continuing to speak out against the ruling that largely leaves in place the plan for a government takeover ...
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Government Health Care Rules Raise Costs, Harm Health, by Elaina F. George, MD

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Before the liberals rammed through ObamaCare, conservatives in Congress proposed health care reform that didn't go through. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) said "The Patients' Choice Act" would "finally enable Americans to own their health care instead of being trapped in ...
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Pink Slime and Consumer Choice, by Cherylyn Harley LeBon

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Recently, we have been besieged with news reports about hamburger. At issue is whether hamburger containing lean finely textured beef (LFTB) is safe and should be part of our diet. As I am a mom, food safety warnings naturally raise ...
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There’s More Trouble With ObamaCare Than the Mandate! by Deneen Borelli

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A ruling on the constitutionality of key elements of ObamaCare is expected from the U.S. Supreme Court by late June. That leaves months for speculation — and strategizing — about what will need to be done in the wake of ...
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Black Conservatives Comment on U.S. Supreme Court's Consideration of ObamaCare Constitutionality

Black Conservatives Comment on U.S. Supreme Court’s Consideration of ObamaCare Constitutionality

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Washington, D.C. - Just days after the second anniversary of its enactment, the U.S. Supreme Court begins hearing arguments today regarding several cases that could declare all or significant parts of "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" (popularly known as ...
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Government Regulation Will Literally Take People’s Breath Away, by Bob Parks

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It's not news that far too many environmentalists prefer trees, animals and insects over people. In 1962, environmentalist icon Rachel Carson — a government bureaucrat at the time — chose nature. She created a stink about the highly-effective pesticide DDT, ...
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51 Million Reasons to End Federally Funded Abortions, by Jerome Hudson

51 Million Reasons to End Federally Funded Abortions, by Jerome Hudson

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Pro-life activists exposed serious abuses at Planned Parenthood. There was outrage from the left. In offices around America, actors pretending to be a pimp and an underage girl taped Planned Parenthood employees giving out advice about obtaining illegal abortions and ...
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Save the Suds from Environmental Extremism, by Cherylyn Harley LeBon

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Washington is regulating the common light bulb out of existence and raiding America's medicine cabinet. Now, the Obama Administration's EPA is preparing to go after soap! Remember the hand sanitizing gels that were on virtually every countertop, desk and in ...
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Project 21 Fellow Criticizes Misleading American Lung Association Billboards Promoting Global Warming Regulations as a Children's Health Issue

Project 21 Fellow Criticizes Misleading American Lung Association Billboards Promoting Global Warming Regulations as a Children’s Health Issue

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Washington, D.C. – A member of the Project 21 black leadership network is criticizing the American Lung Association for the misleading nature of its billboard campaign denouncing Rep. Fred Upton. Upton has introduced legislation, the "Energy Tax Prevention Act," that ...
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The Coming War on Menthol Cigarettes, by Horace Cooper

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Last year, not long after the Food and Drug Administration got legislative authority to regulate tobacco, "flavored" cigarettes were banned — on behalf of the children. This was largely a publicity stunt since Twista Lime, Kauai Kolada and other flavored ...
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