1. TECHNOLOGY

New York
attorney general Andrew Cuomo files
an antitrust lawsuit against Intel.

CEI Expert Available
to Comment: Associate Director of Technology Studies Ryan Radia on why the lawsuit is completely
unjustified:

“Mr. Cuomo’s suit is just the latest example of the New York
Attorney General using his authority to make headlines at consumers’ expense.
This baseless attack against Intel will only delay innovation in the computer
chip market. Few markets are as vibrant and innovative as the processor market.
During the very period that Mr. Cuomo alleges Intel was engaged in
‘anti-competitive’ behavior, desktop computer processors more than doubled in
performance per dollar every two years. By objective measures, the performance
of the processor market has been nothing short of spectacular.”

2. BUSINESS

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce caves
into to special interest pressure on energy rationing legislation.

CEI Expert Available
to Comment: Director of Energy and Global Warming Policy Myron Ebell on why small
businesses should quit the Chamber:

“It appears that the Chamber has
caved under enormous pressure from some of its biggest member companies. They
have reluctantly enlisted in the effort to reward these big special interests
with gigantic windfall profits at the expense of consumers and small
businesses. We invite small businesses whose interests are no longer being
well-represented by the Chamber on this critical issue, to drop their
membership in the U.S. Chamber and join us at CEI in fighting against all
energy-rationing legislation – even so-called compromises that only partly
wreck the economy. We welcome their support. We will not capitulate.”

3. CONGRESS

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) introduces legislation to force
the government to
account for the costs of unfunded mandates.

CEI Expert Available
to Comment: Vice President for Policy Wayne Crews and Journalism Fellow Ryan
Young on why this is the least Congress should be doing:

“Unfunded mandate cost disclosure is a simple, yet needed,
wake-up call. As the deficit and federal spending grow-and public anger with
them-unfunded mandate reform may just have a chance. If Congress refuses to
approve this modest reform it might as well take a roll-call vote on a
resolution stating: ‘The public has no business knowing the costs of the
regulations that we impose upon them.’”

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