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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Dominguez and Wu would like to improvecommunication between the government and thestudents through polls, referenda, and town-hallmeetings. Dominguez says the council needs tofoster an arena for student discussion of politicsin a format similar to that of the IOP. Accordingto him, the council should sponsor public forumsand invite keynote speakers, visitors from othercampuses, government officials and activists tospeak to students and help them better addresscampus issues...

Author: By Susie Y. Huang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Dominguez, Wu Seek Major Council Reform | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

Part of legislation drafted by Representative Don Young of Alaska, the bill establishes periodic referenda on the island's status until it is settled...

Author: By Brent D. Zettel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Puerto Rico Governor Calls for Statehood At IOP ARCO Forum | 2/18/1998 | See Source »

...people like me-am beaten up, denied housing, and discriminated against by employers. In Georgia earlier this summer, the State Attorney General Michael Bowers revoked a job offer when his potential employee revealed her recent lesbian commitment ceremony. Symbolic marriage offers no protection from discrimination. In recent years, numerous referenda have come to ballot to legalize discrimination against lesbians and gay men in such states as Maine, Oregon and Colorado. According to the Anti-Violence Project, anti-lesbian and gay violence-bashing, violent attacks, shootings and other incidents-increased by 6 percent in 1996. We are still on the defensive...

Author: By Diana L. Adair, | Title: Why Gay Marriage Just Ain't Enough | 9/10/1997 | See Source »

...party's long-held opposition to privatization and promising a less confrontational approach to business. He's also pledged not to raise income taxes for the next five years. Although he?s been sketchy on the details, he has promised a new minimum wage, health care reform, and referenda on the governance of Scotland and Wales. "Today, enough of talking," Blair said in victory celebrations on Friday. "It is time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Morning In Britain | 5/2/1997 | See Source »

Maybe Langsam is not aware of the various referenda that have popped up in several states to deny lesbians and gay men equal protection under the law. Maybe Langsam has not heard of the custody battles in which lesbians can be denied the right to see their children based on their sexual orientation. Maybe she is not aware that gay men can be denied the right to visit their dying partners because they are not legal spouses. Try as I might, I cannot find any comparable legal denials of the rights of Republican people...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Langsam Wrong About Republicans | 4/8/1997 | See Source »

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