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| 12/28/02 |
Real
electoral reform means campaign finance reform
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Commercial Appeal
The closeness and contentiousness of this year's presidential
election put our electoral system through quite a trial ...more
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| 9/12/02
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Now
it's on to Iraq? A few answers first
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Tennessean
This week, Americans are mourning the anniversary of
Sept. 11, a day of shock and sorrow that awakened us to ...more |
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| 5/3
- 6/5/02 |
Ford
Proposes Business-Education Partnership
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Memphis Flyer
Memphis City Schools Superintendent Johnnie Watson
is on the right track for pledging to reconstitute schools that are
still ...more |
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| 2/13/02
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Enron
may tip scales on campaign finance reform
Congressman
Harold Ford, Jr.
Commercial Appeal
This week, the House of Representatives will vote
on the Shays-Meehan campaign finance reform bill ...more
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| 12/2/01
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Creating
new ways for Americans to serve their country
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Tennessean
For Americans, the horrifying events of September 11
have separated the history of our lives into before and after ...more |
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| 11/30
-12/ 6/01 |
A
Call to Action on Education Standards
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Memphis Business Journal
Avron Fogelman's proposal to lower education standards
for Memphis City School students was understandably greeted with overwhelming
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| 10/17/01
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Congress
needs to roll up sleeves
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Commercial Appeal
In characteristic defiance, our nation is gaining strength
from the evil perpetrated on Sept. 11 ...more |
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| 7/25-31/01
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For
Patients' Rights It's time for society to hold HMOs accountable.
Congressman Harold Ford Jr.
Memphis Flyer
For too long, the voices of patients have been ignored
by an impersonal health care bureaucracy that often values cost-saving
over quality care ...more |
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| 4/5-11/01
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On
the Same Page Dems can embrace Bush's educational goals, sans vouchers.
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Memphis Flyer
For too long, federal education dollars have flowed
to state and local governments without adequate mechanisms to hold
them accountable for results ...more
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| 3/22/01
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Budget
must come before tax cuts
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Commercial Appeal
What business in America would hand out employee bonuses
for the next decade based on what they hoped their profits would be?
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| 10/30/00
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Credit
reports, scores should be available to consumers
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Knoxville News-Sentinel
Under current law, it is easier for consumers to obtain
a copy of their FBI reports than it is for them to get a copy of their
credit scores and details about how the scores are computed ...more |
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| Fall
2000 |
What
if they held an election -- and nobody came?
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
The Smiley Report
In every neighborhood in my hometown of Memphis, and
all across America, I see young people ...more |
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3/31/00 |
America
wins when we expand trade
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Commercial Appeal
The 20th Century was termed "the American century"
in large part because of our nation's success in promoting democratic
values around the globe by expanding trade opportunities ...more |
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| 10/18/99
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Senate
shouldn't gut patients' rights bill
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Commercial Appeal
When "Laura," a Memphian, learned she had breast cancer,
she never imagined she would wind up in a fight with her health maintenance
organization ...more |
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| 9/12/99 |
Issues
that hit home will dominate next Congress
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Tennessean
Congress has returned
from its August work period to face a full agenda ...more
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| 8/12/99 |
Bold
action for public education
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Chattanooga Times
At a recent visit to the UTC Children's Center, a model
early childhood education center, I had the opportunity ...more |
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| 3/1/99 |
It's
time to make public schools accountable for education
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Knoxville News-Sentinel
The debate surrounding charter schools legislation has generated widespread
discussion about our state's and our nation's education policy ...more |
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| 1/10/99 |
Congress
should shift its focus to legislating
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Chattanooga Times
Now that the Tennessee
Vols have won it all, Congress can shift its focus to legislating
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| 2/22/98 |
Growth
can be limitless if we adapt to changes
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr
Commercial Appeal
Over the course
of the last century, the face of commerce and the economy in America
and around the world ...more |
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| 12/13/98 |
The
law, not emotion, should guide representatives' votes
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Commercial Appeal
His behavior was called "deplorable," "reckless,"
"immoral" and "maddening." That behavior ...more |
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| 10/13/97 |
Competition
should not come at expense of TVA consumers
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Knoxville News-Sentinel
As we approach the next century, deregulation is emerging
as one of the driving forces of tomorrow's economy ...more |
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| 8/31/97 |
Crucial
investment is in our schools
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Commercial Appeal
The primary forces shaping tomorrow's marketplace -
digitalization, deregulation, diversity, globalization ...more |
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| 6/2/97 |
A
Gen Xer's case for a federal role in education
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Roll Call
As we approach the end of the 20th century, this nation,
and my generation in particular, faces enormous challenges ...more |
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