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As we slouch toward the new millennium, we can't help asking
proudly, is this a nation blessed with forward-looking leaders
or what?
--Peter Montague
(National Writers Union, UAW Local 1981/AFL-CIO)
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[1] Tamar Lewin, "Abuse Laws Cover Fetus, a High Court Rules,"
NEW YORK TIMES October 30, 1997, pg. A22.
[2] Philippe Grandjean and others, "Cognitive Deficit in
7-Year-Old Children with Prenatal Exposure to Methylmercury,"
NEUROTOXICOLOGY AND TERATOLOGY Vol. 19, No. 6 (1997), pgs.
417-428.
[3] Tamar Lewin, "Sexual Abuse Tied to 1 in 4 Girls in Teens,"
NEW YORK TIMES October 1, 1997, pg. A24.
[4] Tamar Lewin, "Parents Poll Shows Child Abuse to Be More
Common," NEW YORK TIMES December 7, 1995, pg. B16.
[5] Associated Press, "Study Finds a Soaring Rate of Obesity in
U.S. Children," NEW YORK TIMES October 8, 1995, pg. 34.
[6] Barbara Crossette, "Agency Sees Risk in Drug To Temper Child
Behavior," NEW YORK TIMES February 29, 1996, pg. A14.
[7] Marego Athans, "Young readers left to struggle," BALTIMORE
SUN November 2, 1997, pgs. 1A, 10A, 11A.
[8] Susan Chira, "Study Confirms Worst Fears on U.S. Children,"
NEW YORK TIMES April 12, 1994, pgs. A1, A13.
[9] "Endangered Children [editorial]," NEW YORK TIMES April 15,
1994, pg. A30.
[10] Peter Edelman, "The Worst Thing Bill Clinton Has Done,"
ATLANTIC MONTHLY (March 1997), pgs. 43-58.
[11] "Give me a child before five... [editorial]," NEW SCIENTIST
(February 24, 1996), pg. 3.
[12] Eric Stokstad, "Hothousing toddlers makes teenagers
smarter," NEW SCIENTIST (February 24, 1996), pg. 10.
[13] Keith Bradsher, "Low Ranking for Poor American Children,"
NEW YORK TIMES August 14, 1995, pg. A9.
[14] Nicholas Johnson and Iris J. Lav, ARE STATE TAXES BECOMING
MORE REGRESSIVE? (Washington, D.C.: Center on Budget and Policy
Priorities, October 29, 1997). Available on the world wide web
at http://www.cbpp.org/930sttax.htm .
Descriptor terms: children; child abuse; child neglect; south
carolina; fetal contamination; mercury; electric power industry;
fossil fuels; coal; petroleum; oil; obesity; ritalin;
methylphenidate; illiteracy; abecedarian project; early
education; head start; taxes; taxation;
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