The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update

Issues in the News

1. TECHNOLOGY

Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez announces the creation of a new center for nanotechnology research.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Regulatory Policy Analyst Brooke Oberwetter on why the best way for the federal government to aid nanotechnology research is to leave it alone.

2. LEGAL

Florida cracks down on unlicensed radio broadcasters.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Former Journalism Fellow Jesse Walker on why unlicensed broadcasting should not be a crime.

3. SAFETY

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff calls for flexibility in managing chemical plant security.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Director of Risk & Environmental Policy Angela Logomasini on how to balance security concerns with limits on federal power.

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