The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update

1. TELEVISION

TV networks challenge the Federal Communications Commission’s indecency fines in court.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Vice President for Policy Wayne Crews envisions a future without the FCC.

2. ENERGY

Oil futures hit a new high of over $70 a barrel.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Director of Energy Policy Myron Ebell on the need to reduce barriers to exploration of domestic energy sources. 

3. HEALTH

Canadian officials confirm a new case of mad cow disease in British Columbia.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Senior Fellow Iain Murray evaluates the real level of risk to consumers.

Blog feature: For more news and analysis, updated throughout the day, visit CEI Open Market.

TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE: Vice President for Policy Wayne Crews presents “The Macro Issues of the Microsoft Case” in Brussels, Belgium on April 20, 2006.

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