The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update

Issues in the News

1. ENVIRONMENT

President Bush requests $2.2 billion in new funding for repair of levees in the New Orleans area.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Economic Policy Fellow John Berlau on the lawsuits from environmental groups which challenged efforts to strengthen the levees before Hurricane Katrina.

2. TECHNOLOGY

Microsoft releases a new version of Internet Explorer, responding to consumer security concerns.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Vice President for Policy Wayne Crews on why the solutions to cybersecurity challenges lie with markets, not mandates.

3. HEALTH

Congress moves to appropriate $7.1 billion to combat the threat of an avian flu pandemic.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Adjunct Fellow Dr. Henry I. Miller on the barriers to research and development of new vaccines.

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