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Old Report Re-Ignites Global Warming ‘Flim-Flam’
Op-Eds
Debt Downgrade: Why Did It Take S&P So Long?
Now that Standard & Poor’s has downgraded America’s government credit rating, the real questions everyone should be asking are: What took them so long, and…
Citation
Gov Doubts Global Warming Idea
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UAW’s King Aims for Seat on the Board in Ford Negotiations
Openmarket.org United States manufacturing growth hits a two-year low. The stock market is fluctuating violently. Not to mention a steady rate of over 9 percent unemployment.
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UAW’s King Aims for Seat on the Board in Ford Negotiations
United States manufacturing growth hits a two-year low. The stock market is fluctuating violently. Not to mention a steady rate of over 9…
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Alien Stimulus
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Morning Media Summary
Op-Eds
The Government War on Young Enterprise
Let’s start in Britain so we can see where we’re going. The first thing to know is…
PJ Media
Fast Food Outlet in Pickle as Activists Attack Foam Cups
Remember when most “to-go” coffee came in convenient, insulated foam cups? Remember when McDonald’s served food in foam clamshells that kept your meal nice…
Blog
Did Spending Cuts Cause the UK Riots?
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Regulation of the Day 195: Fitted Sheets
California’s state legislature is poised to pass SB 432. It would, of all things, make it a crime for hotels to use non-fitted sheets.
Newsletter
The Environmentalist Agenda, BPA, and the Alcohol Regulation Roundup
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Morning Media Summary
NCPA
Blame Government for Turning off the AC
NCPA
Let’s Put a Stop to the War on Salt
First Lady Michelle Obama has been lobbying strongly this year for food manufacturers to reduce the sodium content of their products. Her efforts scored a…
NCPA
BPA Law Should Be Canned
Advocates on opposing sides of a public policy issue often have honest differences of opinion, with both viewpoints being plausible. It is the stuff of…
Washington Times
Questionable Motives Behind Supplement Bill
Washington Times
Medical Magellans
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules are supposedly intended to ensure the safety and efficacy of new drugs and medical devices. It is FDA’s technology…
OA Online
Mileage Standards Will Decrease Safety
OA Online
Hoover’s Budget Wasn’t Balanced
David Elbert made the dubious claim that President Herbert Hoover “was a firm believer in balanced budgets” (“Obama’s Situation Looking a Bit Like Hoover’s,”…
OA Online
Wisconsin Recall Goes Wrong Way for Labor
Pittsburgh Live
Request for Social Media Curbs in Britain Spark Debate
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Obama Ignores even Internal Dissent on Environmentalist Agenda
President Obama will stop at nothing to pursue his war on coal. He won’t even listen to those within his own administration. His…
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EPA-Backed Study: Products Containing BPA Harmless
The US Environmental Protection Agency officially backed a study last week underscores what scientists around the world have been saying for years: BPA is not…
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Alcohol Regulatory Round-up: August 11th 2011
Federal: A proposed bill, Brewer's Employment and Excise Relief Act, would reduce the federal excise taxes for craft brewers in order to help them…
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In Wake of Financial Woes, Staffers Pack Up and Leave for Hawaii
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Morning Media Summary
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Opening brief filed in appeal of Volkswagen class action settlement approval
We filed our opening brief last Friday. Details at Point of Law. It’s still unclear to me why the Third Circuit waited a…
Pittsburgh Live
Finally Free from Government Servitude
All that business last month about July 4 being In- dependence Day was a temporary indulgence by those Founding Father guys. Hope you enjoyed the…
Pittsburgh Live
Europe’s Shorts-Sightedness
This week, troubles in Europe may have played as much of a role in the U.S. stock market carnage and volatility as the downgrade of…
Pittsburgh Live
State Stifling Free Speech
Albuquerque Journal
Don’t Believe the EPA: PNM Ruling a Ripoff
Last Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency ran roughshod over New Mexico officials and imposed nearly $340 million in unjustified costs on PNM customers – in…
The Pelican Post
Louisiana Remains on the Receiving End of Washington D.C.’s Worst Regulations
Gazette
Fuel Regulations Will Maim and Kill
Reason
What Would You Do to Improve Job Growth?
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Canada’s PM praises trade pact with Colombia — a good act for President Obama to follow
Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper, with his strong defense of Canada’s trade agreement with Colombia, provides a stark contrast with President Obama’s weak-kneed approach…
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Make S&P like Zagat
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More Social Engineering and Failure from Federal Housing Policy
Study
Stealing You Blind
Remember when we used to call government employees “public servants”? They’re servants no more—now they’re bureaucratic masters of the universe, claiming inflated salaries and early…
Blog
The War on Lemonade
Besides today's CEI Podcast, Iain Murray and I have a column over at Townhall.com about Lemonade Freedom Day:…
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CEI Podcast for August 11, 2011: Lemonade Freedom Day
Vice President for Strategy Iain Murray talks about the rash of children's lemonade stands being shut down by police, and his plans to celebrate Lemonade…
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Environmental Working Group’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ List Debunked
The Environmental Working Group seems to exist for no other reason than to scare consumers away from the products of modern technology -- and to…
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Massachusetts Reverses “Buy Local” Mandate for Brewers
Public Outcry Forces Rule Reversal for Massachusetts Craft Brewers Despite the recession, one segment of the US market, at least, has been steadily growing. This…
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Morning Media Summary
Reason
Dodd-Frank Side Effect: Devastation of Congo.
Reason
‘Bullying’ as a Means of Suppressing Speech
Reason
Global Warming Link to Drowned Polar Bears Melts Under Searing Fed Probe
Reason
The High Cost of Low Fuel Bills
Townhall
The War on Lemonade
America is a country founded on entrepreneurship and free enterprise. That’s why one of its most enduring childhood traditions is the lemonade stand. It teaches…
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Schools Use “Bullying” as a Pretext to Violate Students’ Rights to Free Association and Freedom of Speech
In a small but growing number of schools, you have to invite all the kids in your child's class to her birthday party, even if…