The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update
Issues in the News
1. BUDGET
President Bush’s proposed federal budget attracts an array of critics.
CEI Expert Available to Comment: Journalism Fellow Timothy Carney enumerates “The Top 10 Reasons to Cut Corporate Welfare.”
2. HEALTH
A new medical study contradicts the popular theory that a low-fat diet reduces the risk of cancer and heart disease.
CEI Expert Available to Comment: Adjunct Analyst Steven Milloy on why the low-fat craze is merely the most recent in a string of dietary myths.
3. ENVIRONMENT
The American Bald Eagle could soon be removed from the Endangered Species Act.
CEI Expert Available to Comment: Director of International Environmental Policy Myron Ebell on why the Bald Eagle’s recovery owes nothing to the Endangered Species Act.
4. PRIVACY
The British government moves forward with plans to introduce a biometric national ID card.
CEI Expert Available to Comment: Vice President for Policy Clyde Wayne Crews on the opposition to the “REAL ID” identification card program in the U.S.
5. HURRICANE KATRINA
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff defends his department’s emergency response to Hurricane Katrina.
CEI Expert Available to Comment: Economic Policy Fellow John Berlau on how environmental lawsuits could have contributed to the failure of the levees around New Orleans.
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