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Issues in the News

1. BUSINESS

Treasury Secretary John Snow resigns; President Bush nominates investment banker Henry Paulson, Jr. to replace him.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Director of Energy Policy Myron Ebell on why Paulson is the wrong man for the job.

2. LEGAL

The Supreme Court rules that government employees have fewer free speech protections when speaking about their jobs.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Special Projects Counsel Hans Bader on this latest setback for the First Amendment.

3. ENVIRONMENT

Former Idaho governor Dirk Kempthorne assumes office as Secretary of the Interior.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Director of Energy Policy Myron Ebell on what we need from an Interior Secretary.

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