The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update

Issues in the News

1. HEALTH

A New Jersey jury awards $4.5 million in a lawsuit against Merck & Co. involving the now-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Senior Fellow Gregory Conko on the human cost of banning effective medications like Vioxx.

2. ENERGY

A government report predicts that gasoline prices will rise to $3 a gallon or more during the upcoming summer driving season.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Director of Energy Policy Myron Ebell on why Congress needs to allow greater domestic oil  and gas exploration.

3. TECHNOLOGY

Apple Computer announces a program that allows its computers to run Microsoft’s Windows operating system.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Vice President for Policy Clyde Wayne Crews on the obstacles Microsoft is facing internationally.

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