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February 13, 2008

Issues in the News

1. LABOR

The New York City Transport Workers Union’s executive board votes to approve a new contract with the Metropolitan Transit Authority. 

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Senior Fellow Iain Murray on how privatization can improve transit systems. 

2. HEALTH AND SAFETY

The Food and Drug Administration releases a warning letter to heart device maker Guidant over concerns about manufacturing procedures. 

CEI Expert Available to Comment: General Counsel Sam Kazman on how FDA regulation slows medical progress. 

3. GLOBAL WARMING

A new study claims global warming will thaw permafrost in the Canadian North by mid-century. 

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Adjunct Analyst Steven J. Milloy on how the realities of science and economics