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An Emerging Area Of Reform
As the Enron debacle regrettably spurred Congress to pass campaign finance reform, here’s hoping that Rupert Murdoch’s outrageous campaign against the merger of…
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Where Were The Inside Traders When We Really Needed Them?
Contrary to what you hear from just about every politician and every pundit, the Enron collapse suggests that less regulation might make future…
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George “Smoot Hawley” Bush
The Bush administration’s decision to abandon its free trade position to protect the domestic steel industry is distressful. Even Clinton didn’t give in…
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The Coolest Part of a Bad Energy Bill: A Small Victory
There isn't much good news for consumers in the Senate energy bill passed last week. The world's greatest deliberative body seemingly forgot that the…
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Ice Shelf Collapse Triggers Debate
In February and March, an ice shelf known as the Larsen B ice shelf in the Antarctic Peninsula collapsed, leading many to raise once…
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Battling Hunger With Biotechnology
Needless restrictions on agricultural biotechnology would harm the world's ability to battle hunger in the 21st century, say Gregory Conko and C.S. Prakash, co-founders…
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A Man, A Plan, A Boondoggle
The Bush administration is not his father’s Oldsmobile—I mean administration—but it isn’t Ronald Reagan’s either. Bush II is amenable to reducing government, but…
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Jumps At The Pump: Additives Add To The Price Of Gas
After staying relatively stable and inexpensive during most of the 1990s, gasoline prices have had a rocky time since 2000. In May of…
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Regulatory Route To Your Wallet
As if home prices weren’t high enough, an upcoming rule regulating radon in drinking water might raise the cost of your next home. Oddly, a…
Newsletter
Vol. VI, No. 9
Politics Senate Passes “Energy” Bill Loaded with Global Warming Policies On April 25, the Senate overwhelmingly passed comprehensive energy legislation by…
CEI Planet
May 2002 Edition of CEI Update
Full Document Available in PDF Articles in this edition: “Chumps…
News Release
FDA Too Slow to Approve New Medical Drugs and Devices
A new nationwide poll of cancer specialists sponsored by the Competitive Enterprise Institute finds many of them believe the FDA is too slow in approving…
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A National Survey of Oncologists Regarding The Food And Drug Administration
Full Document Available in PDF A National Survey…
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Cali’s Kyoto: Working Off A Bad Model – Corrected
View The Correction To This Article Undaunted by the mess they made of California's electricity marketplace, Sacramento politicians…
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Energy Bill Joins Senate Hall Of Shame
Washington, D.C., April 25, 2002 — The energy bill passed by the Senate today will do nothing to increase energy supplies but will…
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Will California’s Senate Follow Assembly’s Lead And Pass Costly Auto Regulations?
Washington, D.C., April 26, 2002 — The California State Assembly has passed new regulations that could increase the cost of new cars and…
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California Scheming
The Washington Post first reported internal memos revealing that the vocal “global warming” movement and its 1997 Kyoto Protocol were fruit of a stealthy and…
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Senators May Support Small Business Greenhouse Gas Reporting Requirements In Energy Bill
Washington, DC, April 24, 2002-Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) may support provisions being debated and voted on the Senate floor on Thursday that would…
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Senators Snowe, Collins to Ask Poland Spring Water be Registered as “Climate Change Pollutant”
Washington, D.C., April 24, 2002 — Senate staffers cite Maine Republicans Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins as supporting legislation calling…
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The Answer To High Gas Prices
Washington, D.C., April 23, 2002 — With the summer travel season approaching, many Americans are asking themselves what is responsible for the sharp…
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Orbitz Foes Trying To Stifle Competition
The Department of Transportation has launched still another investigation into Chicago-based Orbitz, the online source of travel information and reservations started up last June by…
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Controlling Hypocritical Authority: Gore’s Expertise
Former Vice President Al Gore published an opinion piece in this Sunday's New York Times, “The Selling of an Energy…
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Taxing The Innocent: Superfund’s Back
As the Senate debates the energy bill, Democrats are calling for reinstating the federal tax on petroleum and chemical industries under the Superfund law.
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IPCC’s ex-“Political” Scientist
Environmental activists are attacking the Bush administration for orchestrating the ouster of an American scientist, Robert Watson, as chairman of the…
Washington Post
US Backs Pediatric Tests In Reversal on Drug Safety
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Behind The Headlines: What Laymen Should Know About Everyday Issues In Science And Health
Washington Post
It’s Time to Scrap Federal Energy Bill
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Rejecting ANWR Not in Best Interest Of Country
Washington, D.C., April 18, 2002—“The Senate has rejected opening ANWR to oil and gas exploration on the basis of utterly dishonest arguments from Senators Kerry,…
Newsletter
Vol. VI, No. 8
Politics Cool Winds Blowing In Canada Canadian ratification of the Kyoto Protocol continues to recede into the future, as provincial opposition…
News Release
Senate Should Drop Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Registry
Statement of Myron Ebell<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Director of Global Warming Policy, Competitive Enterprise Institute …
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Will The United States Let The European Union Regulate Our Chemicals Industry Through The OECD?
View Full Document as PDF The European Union uses the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as a way of gaining…
Los Angeles Times
Energy Bill Debate May Be Wasted Effort
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Center For Private Conservation Celebrates Private Conservation Day
Third AnnualPrivate Conservation DaySaturday, April 13, 200211:00 a.m. – noonNatural Bridge of Virginia Please join the Center for Private Conservation to…
News Release
Is Free Trade In Jeopardy?
Washington, D.C., April 9, 2002 — This Thursday scholars from the Competitive Enterprise Institute and American Enterprise Institute will examine the implications of…
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Senate Should Open Arctic For Exploration Now
Washington, D.C., April 8, 2001—The issue of whether to allow oil and gas exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is expected to be…
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FDA Overreaches
Who could possibly oppose a pediatric-testing rule for drugs? For starters, physicians and parents who realize that while this rule is supposed to protect children,…
Los Angeles Times
The Need to Test Drugs on Children
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New York Times Attacks CEI On FDA’s Pediatric Rule
Copyright © 2002 The New York Times <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> The Bush administration senselessly…
Los Angeles Times
Internet Regulation Chokes Competition
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Food Expert Applauds Science Journal’s Recognition Of Flawed Mexican Corn Study
Washington, D.C., April 4, 2002-The Competitive Enterprise Institute is encouraged by an admission today from the science journal Nature that a controversial article on…
Newsletter
Vol. VI, No. 7
Politics Alberta to Propose Kyoto Alternative The province of Alberta, Canada will propose a greenhouse gas reduction plan as an alternative…
News Release
CEI Advises Federal Trade Commission: Don’t Destroy Market For Devices That Block Telemarketing
Washington, D.C., April 3, 2002 – The Competitive Enterprise Institute has filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), questioning the agency’s…
Los Angeles Times
As Spring Arrives, Will Gas Price Hike Follow
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Clearing The Air On Industrial Plant Emissions
The federal permit program that governs industrial emissions is seriously broken. Within the next few weeks, the Bush administration will release its plan for revamping…
News Release
New Report Calls For Focused Information Exchange To Better Protect Information Privacy While Strengthening The Financial War On
Alexandria, VA – To bolster the financial War on Terrorism, the United States ought to take the lead in forming an international Convention…
CEI Planet
April 2002 Edition of CEI Update
Full Document Available in PDF Articles in this edition: “Al Qaeda’s American Cousins”…
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Marlo Lewis Joins CEI As Senior Fellow
Washington, D.C., April 1, 2001—The Competitive Enterprise Institute is pleased to announce that Marlo Lewis has rejoined its team of policy analysts as…
Los Angeles Times
Groups Challenge Ban on Health-Claims Labels
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CEI Files Telemarketing Rulemaking Comments With The Federal Trade Commission
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Privacy Emerges As Key Trade Issue
Washington, D.C., March 22, 2002 — A new analysis of financial privacy and its role in trade negotiations by Competitive Enterprise Institute Senior…