The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update

Issues in the News

1. TOBACCO

A new study finds that very little of the money that states have received from tobacco settlements has actually been spent on anti-smoking programs.

CEI Expert Available for Comment: Counsel Hans Bader on the corrupt deal between tobacco companies and the state attorneys general.

2. HEALTH & SAFETY

A team of attorneys plans a class-action lawsuit against soft drink companies for the crime of selling sodas in public schools.

CEI Expert Available for Comment: Adjunct Analyst Steven Milloy on the public health data behind soft drink scaremongering.

3. LEGAL & CONSTITUTIONAL

Research into and debate over Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito’s judicial philosophy continues in the Senate.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Counsel Hans Bader on the cases in the Alito record which demonstrate an appreciation of the value of free markets.

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