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John Berlau Debates Credit Card Fees and the Bank Bailout
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LibertyWeek 38: Pirate Warriors on Deck
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Maryland’s March Madness: First Baltimore Colts, Now Maryland Preakness
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Study Argues for Protection of Incremental Drug Advances
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Interview with Sam Kazman on the Auto Bailout
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LibertyWeek 37: Slicin’ and Dyson
Your host Richard Morrison sits down this week with special guest co-hosts Michelle Minton and William Yeatman for LibertyWeek 37 (regular co-host Cord Blomquist…
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Myron Ebell on Cap and Trade
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LibertyWeek 36: We Go Green
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CEI Florida Insurance Project Lauds Legislative Action on Proctor Bill
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Osorio: Specter Says ‘No’ on Card Check
An update from our very own Ivan Osorio: Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Penn.) is expected to announce this afternoon that he plans to vote against…
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LibertyWeek 35: Dodd Man Out?
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The Two Faces of Big Labor
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Global Warming Laws Could Sabotage Free Trade
Today members of the House Ways and Means Committee gathered for a hearing on how future legislation on global warming could end up affecting…
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Barack Obama v. Warren Buffett on the Economy
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LibertyWeek 34: Michelle Minton Conquers the World
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Florida’s State-Run Insurance Edges Closer to Sanity
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Obama Slams His Own Science Nominee
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Land Grab Bill on House Floor Today
UPDATE 1:15pm ET: Myron reports – “House narrowly defeats omnibus land grab bill under suspension. 282 yes to 144 no. Two thirds needed under suspension.
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LibertyWeek 33: Drinking Our Way to Economic Health
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Sen. Richard Shelby, LOL*
We normally don’t spend much time praising elected officials here at OpenMarket, but I have to make an exception (this week, at least) for Sen.
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LibertyWeek 32: FCC Don’t Tread on Me
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Think Tank Questions Revised AIG Bailout
Early this morning, federal regulators and AIG officials announced revised terms for the bailout of the now-government-controlled insurance giants. The terms ease AIG’s obligations in…
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LibertyWeek 31: What in Dodd’s Name?
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John Berlau on Obama’s Mortgage Rescue Plan
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Some Interests Are More Special Than Others
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Marlo Lewis on the Costs of Ethanol
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New Study Debunks Myths About Bottled Water
Recent activist campaigns against bottled water have been filled with myths and half-truths, and have been motivated more by environmentalist ideology than evidence, according to a new study released…
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LibertyWeek 30: Whole Lott-a Love
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Iain Murray on the Anti-Stimulus
On behalf of my distinguished colleague Iain Murray, who is busy speaking at a very important press conference this morning, let me present his…
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CEI Comments on Proposed National Regulatory Modernization
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Public Interest Groups Unite to Oppose Stimulus
Competitive Enterprise Institute Senior Fellow Iain Murray will join representatives from the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW), the National Taxpayers Union and several other…
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No Florida Insurance Bailout
It seems that the state of Florida has overpromised insurance coverage to its citizens in the case of a catastrophic storm, and now is…
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Florida Doesn’t Deserve a Federal Bailout, Think Tank Says
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Senate Approves Stimulus, Steps off Economic Cliff
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LibertyWeek 29: The Mother-in-Law of All Debts
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Dickie Scruggs Back in Court
But, alas, not as a litigator – the role that made him rich and famous – but as a defendant. According to Legal Newsline,…
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Chris Horner Explains the Hype Behind Global Warming
Our very own Christopher C. Horner explains the hype behind global warming and talks about his new book, Red Hot Lies: How Global Warming…
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Oppose the Federal Stimulus Bill
We the undersigned public interest organizations, representing millions of members and supporters nationwide, hereby call upon you to reject the $819 billion spending bill that…
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Opposition Builds to Senate Stimulus Bill
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Marlo Lewis Debates Global Warming on CNN
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Should the U.S. Government Nationalize “Broken” Banks?
Such is the title of the latest BusinessWeek.com debate. Taking the “con” side is CEI’s own Eli Lehrer, who argues (in part): Long-term…
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LibertyWeek 28: Don’t Forget Your Limousine Tax
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What’s Stupid About Bottled Water?
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Tim Carney: How Stimulating
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Smoke for Me, But Not for Thee
Bars and restaurants here in Washington, D.C. have operated under a smoking ban for a little over two years now. As many bar owners…
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LibertyWeek 27: Blago in Absentio
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Senate Testimony Masks a Personal Financial Agenda
Al Gore, Corporate Lobbyist?…
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Chris Horner on President Obama’s Global Warming Policy
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LibertyWeek 26: Inauguration Trepidation
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New Federal Regulation Hits a Full Stop
According to press reports, President Barack Obama has ordered a full stop to all pending federal regulations. Funny, I didn’t hear anything about that…
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Marlo Lewis on California’s Global Warming Regulation
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VIDEO: Barack Obama and the Price of Change
How much will President Obama’s plans for economic stimulus and other federal spending cost the American taxpayers? We do the math.
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Telecom Lobbyists in the DTV Henhouse?
With the election of a new president and new Democratic majorities in Congress, the era of corporate influence is over in Washington, D.C. Or, at…
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D.C. Event: BB&T’s John Allison on the Financial Crisis
Our friends at the Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights are hosting what promises to be a fascinating public lecture on the state of…
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Chris Horner and “Red Hot Lies” on C-SPAN’s Book TV
Senior Fellow Christopher C. Horner talks about his new book “Red Hot Lies: How Global Warming Alarmists Use Threats, Fraud, and Deception to Keep…
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LibertyWeek 25: The Silver Lining to the News
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The Shock of the Not New
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Democrats Poised for Yet Another Land Grab
In these troubled times, Congress’ plate is piled high with vital legislative priorities. Naturally, upon getting to work this week, the Senate is zeroing in…
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Senate Land Grab Bill Would Lower Energy Production
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Come Sail on our Internship
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Stopping Wasteful Spending: Better Latte Than Never
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LibertyWeek 24: Pro-Freedom Pop Culture
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LibertyWeek 23: Madoff About You
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Obama’s Unfortunate Science Nominees
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LibertyWeek 22: It Sure Is Looking Christmasy
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Obama’s climate advisors
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White House Auto Bailout a Recipe for Failure
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Obama’s Unfortunate Science Nominees
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Berlau Commends Schapiro Pick for SEC
John Berlau, director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, issued the following statement on President-Elect Barack Obama's appointment of Mary Schapiro…
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LibertyWeek 21: We Clear Ourselves of All Wrongdoing
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Iain Murray on Obama’s Energy Team
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Stupid v. Evil
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Marlo Lewis on Global Warming & The Economy
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LibertyWeek 20: The Future Is Cao?
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Congress Probes Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
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Celebrating 75 Wet Years
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LibertyWeek 19: Will Obama Torture the Constitution?
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LibertyWeek 19: Will Obama Torture the Constitution?
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LibertyWeek 18: The LOST Episode
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Happy Anniversary, Big Tobacco
In the 1990s, state attorneys general launched massive, unprecedented lawsuits against major tobacco companies, claiming the companies owed the states for the past costs of…
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LibertyWeek 17: One New Cabinet – Some Assembly Required
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LibertyWeek 17: One New Cabinet, Some Assembly Required
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CEI Expands Insurance Project in Florida
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LibertyWeek 16: Electoral Hangover
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the auto industry bailout
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the prospect of a national “Technology Czar”
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LibertyWeek 15: Election Day Extravaganza
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Conservation and Free-Market Groups Call for Regulation Moratorium
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the hidden costs of ethanol
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the origins of the mortgage crisis
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online activism and BeyondBailouts.org.
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Ethanol Fuel Mandates Cause Massive Food and Land Costs, Says New Report
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LibertyWeek 14: Conviction Spooktacular
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the Wall Street bailout in historical perspective
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an economic policy agenda for the next president
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the EnjoyBottledWater.org campaign
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Have a Slice of Uber-Steroid-Flattener-Cake
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LibertyWeek 13: Scandal Watch
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Sullivan: Blogs Are “More Alive”
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