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• By: Iain Murray
• 05/16/2006

Overview. Alarm over the prospect of the Earth warming is not warranted by the agreed science or economics of the issue. Global warming is happening…

Antitrust

• By: CEI Staff
• 05/16/2006

Full Document Available in PDF…

Antitrust

• CEI Staff
• 05/15/2006

Contact:     <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Jody Clarke, 202.331.2252                    [email protected] Washington,…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/15/2006

Issues in the News   1. ENERGY Congress entertains a call for a special tax deduction to counterbalance…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/12/2006

Issues in the News   1. TECHNOLOGY A new proposal in Congress would require companies to disclose data…

Antitrust

• By: Iain Murray
• 05/11/2006

The European emissions trading scheme (ETS) was launched with great fanfare last year. The idea was to require certain energy-intensive industries to have a…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/11/2006

Issues in the News   1. CONGRESS A House committee approves changes to federal fuel economy standards.

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/10/2006

Issues in the News   1. ENERGY Companies pour billions of dollars into ethanol production to meet demand…

Business and Government

• By: Isaac Post
• 05/09/2006

Budgets and softwood lumber deals aren't Prime Minister Stephen Harper's only significant initiatives. On Friday, he followed through on an unfortunate promise he…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/09/2006

Issues in the News   1. ENERGY Hawaii abandons its price caps on gasoline. CEI Expert Available to Comment:…

Antitrust

• By: Timothy Carney
• 05/08/2006

Pity poor Eddie Rickenbacker. His life so closely resembled the clichéd “American Dream,” that you can't blame him for buying into American mythology.

Antitrust

• By: Peter Suderman
• 05/08/2006

America has developed a proud paternal bond with the Internet.  We’ve watched and cheered the Net’s growth from its awkward, text-heavy infancy into…

Antitrust

• By: Gregory Conko
• 05/08/2006

The long-awaited World Trade Organization (WTO) decision on biotech food is due to be released this spring, but a leaked copy of the…

Antitrust

• By: Fran Smith
• 05/08/2006

Sugar is already shaping up to be a contentious issue in upcoming debates on the 2007 omnibus farm bill. The call for dismantling…

Antitrust

• By: Sam Kazman
• 05/08/2006

Violations of the Constitution come in all shapes and sizes.  Many of you may be familiar with the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA), which CEI…

Antitrust

• By: Iain Murray
• 05/08/2006

Animal rights extremists—whom the FBI has labeled America’s biggest domestic terrorism threat—have encountered a number of serious reverses recently. These reverses are a great victory…

Antitrust

• By: CEI Staff
• 05/08/2006

Full Document Available in PDF New Era, or ‘Ancien Régime,’…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/08/2006

Issues in the News   1. LEGAL State attorneys general ask the Supreme Court to step into a dispute over the states’ 1998…

Antitrust

• By: Isaac Post
• 05/06/2006

Fast-food gadfly Eric Schlosser has a new book out. Chew On This: Everything You Don’t Want to Know About Fast Food is Fast…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/05/2006

<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” />  Issues in the News   1. HEALTH…

Business and Government

• By: CEI Staff
• 05/04/2006

Full Document Available in PDF Reps. Melissa Hart and Anna Eshoo have introduced H.R. 5114, the Tax Return Choice Act of 2006,…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/04/2006

Issues in the News   1. BUSINESS Sirius Satellite Radio reports a big loss despite the much-celebrated addition of Howard…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/02/2006

<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” />   Issues in the News   1. BUSINESS…

Antitrust

• By: Angela Logomasini
• 05/02/2006

Full Document Available in PDF Nearly…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/01/2006

Issues in the News   1. TECHNOLOGY A new coalition aims to “save the internet” by imposing price controls on…

Antitrust

• By: Myron Ebell
• 04/28/2006

As public anger over soaring gas prices continues to build, members of Congress have noticed that their re-elect numbers continue to go down. …

Antitrust

• By: Steven J. Milloy
• 04/28/2006

Amid the race between politicians to capitalize on consumer anger at high gas prices, at least one member of Congress, Rep. Marsha Blackburn…

Antitrust

• CEI Staff
• 04/28/2006

  Contact:<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Jody Clarke, 202.331.2252    Washington, DC, April 28,…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/27/2006

Issues in the News 1. CONGRESS The Senate Finance Committee investigates tax documents from major oil companies. CEI Expert Available to…

Antitrust

• By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
• 04/26/2006

The cover of Time magazine’s April 3, 2006 issue tells readers to “be very worried” about climate change. The issue features a “special report” on…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/25/2006

Issues in the News 1. ECONOMY The White House announces a federal investigation into the causes behind current high gas prices.

Antitrust

• By: Henry I. Miller
• 04/24/2006

Vaccination to prevent viral and bacterial diseases is modern medicine's most cost-effective intervention. Vaccines to prevent the expected avian flu pandemic could save…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/24/2006

Issues in the News 1. POLITICS Wal-Mart’s impact on wages, prices and employment benefits attracts an army of supporters and detractors…

Antitrust

• By: Timothy Carney
• 04/20/2006

The Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im), a federal agency that subsidizes U.S. exports primarily through loan guarantees, dedicated a majority of its guarantee dollars again…

Antitrust

• By: Iain Murray
• 04/20/2006

Animal rights extremism—which the FBI has labeled the biggest domestic terrorism threat—has encountered a number of serious reverses recently. These reverses are a…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/20/2006

Issues in the News   1. TECHNOLOGY A judge denies Microsoft’s request for documents relating to an ongoing antitrust dispute…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/19/2006

Issues in the News   1. TECHNOLOGY Chinese President Hu Jintao visits Washington State and meets with Microsoft…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/18/2006

Issues in the News   1. LEGAL Payments from tobacco companies to states are found to have been diverted away…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/17/2006

1. TELEVISION TV networks challenge the Federal Communications Commission’s indecency fines in court. CEI Expert Available to Comment: Vice President for…

Business and Government

• By: Clyde Wayne Crews
• 04/15/2006

Reforming telecommunications law is a favored subject in the halls of Congress this year. Hot issues include streamlining video franchising and addressing the "net…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/14/2006

Issues in the News 1. FINANCE An adviser to the Securities and Exchange Commission suggests that the SEC will be receptive…

Antitrust

• CEI Staff
• 04/13/2006

Contact:     <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Christine Hall, 202.331.2258 Jody Clarke, 202.331.2252  …

Antitrust

• CEI Staff
• 04/13/2006

Contact:     <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Christine Hall, 202.331.2258 Jody Clarke, 202.331.2252  …

Antitrust

• By: Clyde Wayne Crews
• 04/13/2006

For more than two decades, the willingness of policy makers to rethink the presumption that economic regulation automatically benefits consumers has driven the deregulation of…

Antitrust

• By: Christine Hall
• 04/12/2006

States are embroiled in a nasty squabble with their business partner of seven years: Big Tobacco. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office”…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/12/2006

Issues in the News 1. TECHNOLOGY Google defends its business ventures in China. CEI Expert Available to Comment: Vice President…

Antitrust

• By: Peter Suderman
• 04/11/2006

The French climate of economic sluggishness and widespread unemployment has led to a pervasive restlessness. Many—especially the youth—have taken to rioting, striking, and…

Business and Government

• By: Fred L. Smith, Jr., R.W. Grant
• 04/11/2006

  In the 108 years since the passage of the Sherman Act, there has probably never been a clearer and more concise statement of the…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/11/2006

Issues in the News   1. TECHNOLOGY The government of France tries to force Apple to hand over information about their iTunes…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/10/2006

Issues in the News   1. INTERNET ABC announces a free two-month trial access to its most popular shows…

Antitrust

• By: CEI Staff
• 04/07/2006

Full Document Available in PDF Dear Chairman Barton: As…

Business and Government

• By: Steven J. Milloy
• 04/06/2006

My web site JunkScience.com celebrated its 10th anniversary on April 1, 2006. To mark the event, this column spotlights…

Business and Government

• CEI Staff
• 04/04/2006

  Contact:     <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Richard Morrison, 202.331.2273  …

Business and Government

• By: CEI Staff
• 04/04/2006

Washington, D. C. 4th April 2006 Hon. Pete V. Domenici Chairman and Hon. Jeff Bingaman Ranking Minority Member Committee…

Business and Government

• By: Peter Suderman
• 03/30/2006

America has developed a proud paternal bond with the Internet. We've watched and cheered the net's growth from its awkward, text-heavy infancy into…

Antitrust

• By: Myron Ebell
• 03/29/2006

Robert D. Novak's March 23 op-ed column, “Iraq's Oil Crisis,” highlighted one result of the Bush administration's decision to retain nationalized ownership of the…

Business and Government

• By: Peter Suderman
• 03/28/2006

<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” />  Few industries are more demonized than Big Tobacco. From…

Antitrust

• CEI Staff
• 03/28/2006

Contact: Jody Clarke, 202-331-2252 Washington, D.C., March 29, 2006—While the Department of Transportation touts higher fuel economy standards for light trucks, including SUVs, a fuel…

Business and Government

• By: Ivan Osorio
• 03/27/2006

Issues in the News   1. LEGAL An arbitrator is expected to rule today on a lawsuit brought by major…

Business and Government

• By: CEI Staff
• 03/27/2006

Issues in the News   1. LEGAL An arbitrator is expected to rule today on a lawsuit brought by major tobacco…

Business and Government

• CEI Staff
• 03/26/2006

Contact:     <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Christine Hall, 202.331.2258 Jody Clarke, 202.331.2252…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 03/24/2006

Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT A study in the journal Science predicts rapid sea level rise from the effects of global warming…

Business and Government

• By: Iain Murray
• 03/23/2006

“People shouldn’t fear their governments, governments should fear their people.” This line from the movie V for Vendetta seems to have convinced libertarian luminaries…

Business and Government

• By: Fred L. Smith, Jr.
• 03/23/2006

During the Capitol Hill budget debates, many spectators must have found the use of the term “earmarking” somewhat strange.  What does it have…

Business and Government

• By: Fred L. Smith, Jr.
• 03/23/2006

<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” />  On the Saturday Show (Jan. 21), NPR commentator John Ydstie, in a…

Antitrust

• By: Peter Suderman
• 03/22/2006

Like it or not, comic books are no longer the domain of nerds and adolescents. Driven by the box-office success of adaptations of…

Business and Government