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• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 10/26/2010

1. Atlantic readers calculate whether a plane would be too heavy to fly if it were outfit with power outlets at every seat.

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 10/25/2010

1. An Australian couple returning home from their honeymoon were asked by Australian border officials if they were carrying any illicit pornography. When the couple…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 10/22/2010

1. A giant leap for social networking: An astronaut just checked in to a space station on Foursquare. 2. Boone from Lost…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 10/21/2010

1. Designers “collaborate” with honey bees to make one-of-a-kind furniture. 2. After a slew of complaints from heartbroken singles, Facebook is now tailoring its…

• Nicole Ciandella
• 10/21/2010

Washington, D.C., October 21, 2010 – Historically, foreign-born American entrepreneurs have been great contributors to the American economy.  A 2007 Forbes slideshow gives ten…

• Nicole Ciandella
• 10/21/2010

Washington, D.C., October 21, 2010 — Special tax credits and tariff protection for ethanol are set to expire at the year’s end. To counter the…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 10/20/2010

1. In an attempt to push Fox and Cablevision to settle their programming-fee dispute–which has resulted in blackouts of  MLB playoff games–the FCC tweeted…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 10/19/2010

1. A growing number of California restaurants are serving wine on tap to reduce recycling. 2. Veronique de Rugy: “When the government tries…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 10/19/2010

Brian Mcgraw explains how the U.K. is outsourcing their emissions. Michelle Minton talks about the future of internet gambling decriminalization. Marc Scribner argues that federal…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 10/18/2010

1. The Georgia Supreme Court holds that a law requiring residents to mow their lawn does not constitute involuntary servitude. 2. A new generation…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 10/15/2010

1. A man in Kenya built an airplane in his backyard. (There’s video.) 2. Climate scientists are outfitting seals with monitoring equipment to…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 10/15/2010

CEI Weekly is a compilation of articles and blog posts from CEI’s fellows and associates sent out via e-mail every Friday. This week features Ben…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 10/14/2010

1. An 85-year-old man with a walker got into a sidewalk wrestling match with a 92-year-old man and his daughter in Wilmette, Illinois. The cause…

• Nicole Ciandella
• 10/14/2010

  Washington, D.C., October 14, 2010 — The Federal Communications Commission proposed new rules today aimed at combating wireless “bill shock.” The rules would…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 10/13/2010

1. A racketeering suit has been filed against speed cameras in Arizona. 2. The engineer who invented the Super Soaker is now working to…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 10/12/2010

1. The Good Men Project chooses “The Top Ten Good Men Politicians.” 2. Stephen Colbert takes on the raw milk debate. 3.

• Nicole Ciandella
• 10/12/2010

Washington, D.C., October 12, 2010—In regulatory comments submitted today to the Federal Communications Commission, the Competitive Enterprise Institute warned against imposing net…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 10/08/2010

1. A young Arab-American in California found a tracking device on his car and removed it. A couple days later, the FBI showed up…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 10/07/2010

1. New York wants to forbid residents from purchasing sugary drinks with food stamps. 2. Bedbugs are back in America with a vengeance.

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 10/06/2010

1. Frito-Lays dumped their eco-friendly SunChips bags after consumers complained about the loud crinkling noise of the new material. (Facebook users even started a…

• Nicole Ciandella
• 09/29/2010

  Washington, D.C., September 29, 2010 – Today the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable filed a lawsuit against the SEC over…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 06/21/2010

Viacom took a heavy-handed beating last week in The Washington Times. Robert Knight, senior fellow at the American Civil Rights Union, slammed the…