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What is the meaning of the term white paper. I heard an announcer on NPR talking about a company that was in trouble putting out a "white paper" along with information about their finances.
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I think a good synonym for "White Paper" would be "position paper. I found several sites, but got
error message "server not found". Here's a sample
The etymology of the term dates back to Britain in 1899, when it meant a government
report on policy (such as a position paper). A white paper stated a problem ...
http://www.words.israel.net/iow-tr-whitefaqs.html
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Britain in 1899, when it meant a government
report on policy
It still means the same thing in the UK, and White Papers are still issued by the Government and appointed ("special interest") sub-committees etc.
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If I remember correctly, in politics a white paper is a position paper and a green paper is the final policy which is used to form the basis of a bill (a draft statute) presented to Parliament for approval.
- Pfranz
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Hmmmm, white paper, green paper, yellow journalism--are there any other colors related to kinds of writing? Oh, yes, there is purple prose. Any more?
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formerly known as etaoin...
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how about a red paper ( red, read , dya get it do ya, whimper, i scare myself sometimes) 
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Dear Dody,
I'll scare you even a bit more:
Orange-ja glad you red it?
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NY and other east coast cities have blue laws, reguarding time for bars/ working or having a business open on sunday, smut, etc.. they were orginally writing on blue paper... for some reason blue paper was common in colonial days. i think the name has spread to other parts of the nation, but the actual use of blue paper is gone.
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for some reason blue paper was common in colonial days.
Well, that's pretty interesting, of troy. I wonder what the reason was that blue paper was common? I'll bet either you or wwh could find out why!
Now what was the reason green glass was common in colonial times? Heaven preserve me from having to go back through the achives! Does anybody remember offhand? I know we've discussed this color-of-glass subject at length.
Best regards,
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