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Washington Archdiocese Sets Record Straight

Published March 1, 2003

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A Work in Progress: State Compliance with NCLB

Published March 1, 2003

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When President George W.
TAA Contains Health Benefits with State Implications

Published March 1, 2003

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Last August, President George W. Bush signed into law the Trade Adjustment Act of 2002 (TAA), helping eligible individuals maintain their health insurance if they lose their jobs due to trade arrangements.
Are We Eating Ourselves to Death?

Published March 1, 2003

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Is there or is there not an epidemic of obesity? Should you worry about that growing cummerbund around your waist? Of course not. We all perished 10 years ago in the global famine, so confidently predicted by the environmental apocalyptics of the 1970s.
03/2003 State Update

Published March 1, 2003

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Arizona * Colorado * Kentucky * Maryland Massachusetts * Michigan * Missouri * Nevada North Carolina * Pennsylvania * Tennessee * Vermont * West Virginia ARIZONA Drug Price Controls Governor Janet Napolitano (D) launched through an executive order a
03/2003 The Galen Report

Published March 1, 2003

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Nobel laureate Milton Friedman has long been interested in health policy and the importance of reforms that will promote greater individual freedom.
Dems Attack NSR Reform

Published March 1, 2003

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The Bush administration’s recently announced plans to reform the New Source Review provisions of the Clean Air Act are under assault by activist environmental groups and several northeastern state attorneys general.
A Picture Book for Socialist Warriors

Published March 1, 2003

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Fatal Harvest: The Tragedy of Industrial Agriculture by Andrew Kimbrell, editor Island Press, July 2002 396 pages cloth So in conclusion, the intent of this coffee table picture book containing fraudulent essays by socialist pseudo-scientists is to
Unions to Face Increased Federal Regulation

Published March 1, 2003

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Unions across America are about to learn why many conservatives and libertarians constantly call for smaller government: Regulatory compliance can be hell on your operations. The U.S.
Young Americans Flunk Geography

Published March 1, 2003

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When young American adults were given a map of the United States and asked to find 10 specific states, California and Texas were the only two that could be located by a large majority of those surveyed (89 percent).
Virginia Regulators Seize Malpractice Insurer

Published March 1, 2003

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Virginia insurance regulators placed troubled medical malpractice insurer Reciprocal of America into receivership on January 29.
The Politics of Medicare Reform

Published March 1, 2003

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Emboldened by a desire to make the program sustainable, Republicans were preparing what they claimed would be the most sweeping changes to Medicare in a generation. In Washington, there was a buzz.
A Health Care Reform Agenda: Desirable State Changes

Published March 1, 2003

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John McClaughry is president of the Ethan Allen Institute, a nonprofit research and education organization based in Vermont.
Science Does Not Justify Ban on DDT

Published March 1, 2003

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New Year’s Day 2003 marked the thirtieth anniversary of the Environmental Protection Agency’s ban on the pesticide DDT.
California Considering Desalination

Published March 1, 2003

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California’s growing population and shrinking Colorado River water supply do not necessarily mean the state will be in a water crisis anytime soon.
GreenWatch Keeps an Eye on Environmentalist Funding

Published March 1, 2003

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Would you like to learn more about an environmental activist group? Who funds them, and for how much? What is their annual income? How transparent is their funding? For the answers to these questions and more, try GreenWatch, at http://www.greenwatch.
03/2003 The Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup

Published March 1, 2003

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Arizona * California * Colorado * Florida * Louisiana * Maine Minnesota * New Hampshire * New York * Ohio * Oregon South Carolina * Texas * Utah * Wisconsin ARIZONA $1,500 Tax Credit Proposed for Homeschoolers On January 15, Representative
New Books on Education Reform

Published March 1, 2003

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A Primer on America's Schools Edited by Terry M. Moe Hoover Institution, 2001 324 pages, $15.00 paperback ISBN 0-8179-9942-6 Edited by Stanford University political science professor Terry M.
Environmental Regulations Impede Pentagon Readiness

Published March 1, 2003

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With the United States in the second year of its war on terrorism, the nation’s ability to prepare troops for the deadly business of combat is being undermined by environmental restrictions being applied to military bases around the country.
Saving What Is Left of Jicarilla

Published March 1, 2003

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According to a recent assay report, $20 million in fine gold lies beneath the ground on a few acres at Jicarilla, New Mexico.
Massive Fraud Alleged in DC Teacher Union

Published March 1, 2003

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Just before Christmas last year, federal officials raided the homes and offices of former officials of the Washington Teachers' Union (WTU) in search of goods allegedly purchased with more than $5 million in union funds.
Jury Awards Forcing Doctors off the Job

Published March 1, 2003

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Doctors in West Virginia and Nevada opened the new year by following through on threats to walk off the job in response to prohibitively high malpractice insurance premiums.
03/2003 Scandlen at Large: Consumer Choice Matters

Published March 1, 2003

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With this issue of Health Care News, I’m launching a new focus for this column on consumer choice matters.
03/2003 The Friedman Report: A Dynamic Duo in Indiana

Published March 1, 2003

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Jackie Cissell and Barato Britt may be on opposite ends of the political-philosophical spectrum, but they are definitely on the same page when it comes to parental choice in education.

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