The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update

Issues in the News

1. POLITICS

Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA), under investigation for corruption, faces the loss of his seat on the influential Way and Means Committee.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Journalism Fellow Timothy Carney on the solution to corruption in high places.

2. CONSUMER

Food manufacturers rally to counter attacks by opponents of meat, dairy, snack food and soda products.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Director of Food Safety Policy Gregory Conko on the public health tyranny of “Big Tofu.”

3. HEALTH

The National Institutes of Health host a conference on the state of science related to the health effects of tobacco.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Regulatory Policy Analyst Brooke Oberwetter reports on the conference proceedings.

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