The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update

Issues in the News

1. LEGAL

McDonald’s french fries are attacked for containing traces of wheat and dairy products.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: General Counsel Sam Kazman on the failed obesity lawsuits against fast food companies.

2. INTERNET

The Chinese government blocks access to popular web encyclopedia Wikipedia.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Vice President Clyde Wayne Crews on why repressive regimes should have no control over management of the Internet.

3. HEALTH

The International Herald Tribune examines the impact of recent scientific studies on women’s health.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Adjunct Analyst Steven Milloy analyzes a study which found that low-fat diets do not help reduce heart disease and cancer risks in women.

4. TECHNOLOGY

The debate over phone companies offering cable TV over the Internet heats up in Washington.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Vice President Clyde Wayne Crews on why Congress needs to act to open the market for online television..

5. SAFETY

Emergency crews search for 65 miners trapped in a Mexican coal mine.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Senior Fellow Iain Murray on the state of mine safety in the U.S.

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