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- 421: Censorship
- ... chip is inserted in the TV and then the parent can program into the TV what can and can not be viewed. The V-chip was introduced in the Telecommunications Act of 1996 by President Clinton and the broadcasters were very happy with it because it allowed them more slack with their programming content. The down side to the V-chip is that it makes parents the "bad guys" and children ...
- 422: Marijuana As A Medicine
- ... government will not allow them (Conant 26). Anyone who has read the book Catch-22 will find this situation familiar. The government opponents of medicinal marijuana are against it for political rather than practical reasons. Clinton, who suffered in the polls after he admitted to smoking pot, has taken a strong anti-drug stance to follow in the popular vein of Reagan and Bush's war on drugs. Congress has taken ...
- 423: Breast Cancer Treatment
- ... press commonly attributed to breast cancer, there are viable treatment options for those diagnosed with this terrible affliction. The push for increased research in breast cancer is even coming from the White House. President Bill Clinton mentioned his support for increased funding for research and prevention in his recent State of the Union Address, and he urged insurance companies to pay for more mammograms. Hopefully, with the support from the White ...
- 424: Treatment And The Sex Offender
- ... not civilly committed to undergo comprehensive treatment (CSOT- Proposed Definition). For those sex offenders that are released into the public, the federal government has beefed up action against sexual predators in May 1997, when President Clinton signed the Jacob Wetterling Crimes against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act, which links establishment of a sex offender warning system to federal anti-crime funding. The new law went into effect in September ...
- 425: Tobacco in America
- ... try to educate them while they're young to be independent thinkers and to not be swayed by the tobacco companies who are trying to take advantage of their mind and body. Works Cited "Bill Clinton vs. Joe Camel." U.S. News & World Report. 2 Sep. 1996: 12. Infotrac. Online. 27 Oct. 1996. "Selling Tobacco to Kids." America. 17 Feb. 1996: 3. Infotrac. Online. 27 Oct. 1996. Roberts, Steven. " Teens on ...
- 426: Needle Exchange Programs
- ... exchanges are illegal in 22 states, and all but six states have drug paraphernalia laws that criminalize the possession or distribution of syringes except for "legitimate medical purposes" (Wright 1). Perhaps this is why President Clinton decided not to fund needle exchange efforts after a fierce debate among his top advisors. On August 23, 1997, a report from the National Conference of state Legislatures says that US Federal laws require that ...
- 427: Are Blacks Too Cool For The Web
- ... of the online community, only 23% are non-white. Because of this, non-whites are uncomfortable with the fact that they may converse with those who under normal circumstances would show prejudice against them. President Clinton stated that his goal was to have a computer in every home by the end of his term. But how many people will want to access the web if it is considered white? Gaiter stated ...
- 428: A Critical Look At The Foster Care System
- ... 17. 1996-1997 Los Angeles County Grand Jury, Juvenile Services Committee, Final Report, Early Release #3, March 1997. 18. Margot Hornblower, "Fixing the System," TIME Magazine, (December 11, 1995). 19. Testimony of Peter Digre, President Clinton's Budget Proposal For New Funding for Child Welfare Services Targeted for Family Support and Preservation Services, hearing, Subcommittee on Human Resources, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, April 21, 1993 ...
- 429: An End To Genetic Diseases
- ... lamb in Europe (Lutz 10). In order for this method to be used, it needs to be tested. To test NST, embryo studies must be done. This is difficult to do because "in March 1997, Clinton made a ban for federal funding of originating a human by NST" (Pence 85). This meant that only privately funded clinics could do the necessary tests, and these clinics do not have as advanced resources ...
- 430: Use of Marijuana As Medicine
- ... government will not allow them (Conant 26). Anyone who has read the book Catch-22 will find this situation familiar. The government opponents of medicinal marijuana are against it for political rather than practical reasons. Clinton, who suffered in the polls after he admitted to smoking pot, has taken a strong anti-drug stance to follow in the popular vein of Reagan and Bush's war on drugs. Congress has taken ...
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