The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update

Issues in the News

1. TECHNOLOGY

Google defends its business ventures in China.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Vice President for Policy Wayne Crews and Assistant Editorial Director Peter Suderman on why U.S. companies need to stay engaged in the Chinese market.

2. LEGAL

States see a decline in revenues from their “master settlement agreement” with major tobacco companies.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Director of Communications Christine Hall on the unholy alliance between state governments and cigarette makers.

3. ENERGY

The future of gasoline prices this summer may hinge on the availability of sufficient quantities of ethanol.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Journalism Fellow Timothy Carney on the federal government’s contradictory approach to ethanol and subsidies.

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