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    The Election and Climate Action

    A panel discussion was held on the results of the 2008 elections and their implications for environmental policy, including climate change and energy. Topics included the impact of the finan…

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    Climate Change Legislation

    National religious, student, and climate leaders held a rally on Capitol Hill. They had called for a national day of fasting to urge Congress to pass strong climate legislation during the fa…

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    Environmental Policy

    On Earth Day, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group announced a report critical of the Bush administration’s environmental policy. Leaders of national organizations spoke briefly about the…

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    Human Cloning

    Participants talked to reporters about a recent announcement by a private research company that they had produced a human embryo clone for therapeutic purposes. Following their remarks they …

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    Summit of the Americas

    Participants spoke to reporters about protests planned for the upcoming Summit of the Americas in Quebec, Canada. Among the issues they addressed were the proposed expansion of the NAFTA tre…

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    Vigil Against Normalized Trade Relations with China

    Opponents to permanent trade relations with China spoke to reporters and others about their opposition to the legislation. Among the issues they discussed were human rights in China, the aff…

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    Rally Against Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China

    Union leaders and others urged Congress not to enact legislation granting China permanent normal trade relations, saying that such a status would take American jobs, do nothing to curb human…

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    Public Land Funding

    A coalition of conservation groups and the great-grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt held a news conference to release a report protesting reductions in public land funding. They cited …

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    NAFTA Review

    As President Clinton traveled to Mexico, several opponents of the North American Free Trade Agreement briefed reporters on the negative impact of the treaty. They examined its economic and e…

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    Washington Journal: Saturday

    Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

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    U.S.-China Trade Status

    The group Citizens Trade Campaign hosted an event in the opposition of President Bill Clinton’s decision that extended China’s most favored nation status. The group said that China did not d…

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    Washington Wednesday Journal

    News events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes and elect…

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    General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

    The fifth of eight hearings by the Senate Commerce Committee on the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) focused on the impact of the latest GATT agreement on the environment, labor…

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    North American Free Trade Agreement

    Participants from the Citizens Trade Campaign held a strategy session opposed of the North American Free Trade Agreement. They spoke on their efforts to persuade the public that the North Am…

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    Budget Reconciliation Legislation

    Mr. Huard and Mr. Blackwelder discussed the changes in President Clinton’s budget plan. Mr. Huard supported the apparent dropping of the BTU tax, while Mr. Blackwelder opposed eliminating th…

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    Administration Global Warming Policy

    Representatives of several environmental groups discussed the George H.W. Bush administration’s global warming policy. They commented on their recent meeting with White House Chief of Staff …

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    Kuwaiti Oil Well Fires

    The Environment and Public Works committee’s Gulf Pollution Task Force heard testimony on the effect of the Kuwaiti oil well fires set by retreating Iraqi soldiers on humans and the environm…

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