The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update

Issues in the News

1. LEGAL & CONSTITUTIONAL

President Bush nominates Judge Samuel Alito to succeed Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on the Supreme Court.

CEI Expert Available for Comment: Special Projects Counsel Hans Bader on what to expect from the confirmation hearings.

2. TELECOM

The mergers of SBC Communications with AT&T and Verizon with MCI are expected to gain formal approval today from the Federal Communications Commission.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Technology Counsel Braden Cox on why the SBC / AT&T buyout is a good deal for consumers.

3. BUSINESS

A new report finds even the United Nations’ own employee pension fund is invested in politically incorrect companies which have run afoul of the UN’s rules for “corporate social responsibility.”

CEI Expert Available for Comment: President Fred L. Smith, Jr. and others examine the global CSR agenda at this week’s conference, “Corporate Social Responsibility Reconsidered.”

4. TRADE

The UN’s cultural agency (UNESCO) approves protectionist trade rules for films, television and other entertainment content.

CEI Expert Available for Comment: Regulatory Policy Analyst Isaac Post on why President Reagan was right about pulling the U.S. out of UNESCO.

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