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More on subsidies for dead farmers — in the GAO’s words
Here’s a copy of the Government Accountability Office’s report on large farm subsidy payments made to dead farmers, which was released today at a…
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The downside of bipartisanship — 2007 Farm Bill
At an hour-and-a-half press conference this morning, House Agriculture Committee members, perhaps sensitive to revelations that dead farmers have been receiving huge farm subsidies,…
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The curious case of the Japanese beetle
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Farm bill — Ag Committee gives strong support to energy title
Today at the Agriculture Committee debate on the 2007 Farm Bill (see the live streaming video here), a significant portion of the debate focused…
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A Man for All Seasons, Norman Borlaug
Yesterday Norman Borlaug received the Congressional Gold Medal, America's highest civilian award. This humble and unpretentious microbiologist and plant breeder is credited with saving over…
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Back to Singletary’s solar lady
Eli, in your one cheer for Singletary, it sounds as if you’re falling into the risk-benefit, cost-benefit analysis approach to regulation. Yes, I…
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How sweet it is — for sugar producers
As the House Agriculture Committee begins debate on the 2007 Farm Bill today, eight public interest groups sent a letter to committee members…
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Progressives engage in globalization debate
The Democratic Leadership Council — home to progressive Democrats — last week announced a new Global Economy Project, whose mission is — . .
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AMA wants investigation of store-based health clinics
Yesterday, the American Medical Association said it had adopted recommendations for state and federal agencies to investigate store-based health clinics. At its annual meeting,…
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Giant penguins in Peru — in warmer climes 40 million years ago
Turns out that giant penguins lived in Peru 40 million years ago, confounding scientists who thought that such large flightless birds wouldn’t have been…
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Manhattan “farmers” get a lot of pork
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Four nation talks on Doha trade round break down
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More on the income inequality gap
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OECD looks at globalization’s effect on workers
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Farm bill update — more feeding at the trough recommended
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The “green faerie” flies again
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Prospects for more open trade closing up
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The Fed focuses on subprime mortgages
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A “legacy” of gasoline regulation
University of Illinois Law Professor Andrew P. Morriss has a new and insightful paper on regulation and gasoline markets. Titled “Gasoline, Markets, and Regulators,”…
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Tensions within the FDA — Type I, Type II debate
An internecine struggle apparently exists within the FDA, according to an article in the New York Times. Those tensions between drug approval officials and…
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The Gotham Prize for Cancer
According to Reuters, medical researchers got together with hedge fund managers to institute the Gotham Prize for Cancer Research, a new private prize…
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“Scent profiling” in Germany
Germany is collecting “scent samples” of agitators in the runup to the G8 summit to be held in Heiligendamm. Their security people are worried…
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Cokie and Steve are “free traders” — for real
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NAFTA redux
CEI, of course, hates to say “We told you so!” As a shy, retiring group, it tries not to toot its own horn immodestly. But…
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“Ethanol’s bitter taste” in the WSJ
Wall Street Journal editorial writer Kimberley Strassel, in her usual irreverent, inimitable way, today hits the government subsidy and mandate program for ethanol. In…
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AEI scholar on implications of trade deal
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Climate change — and the push for biofuels — will create a billion refugees, says Christian Aid
A report just released by Christian Aid says that global warming will displace 1 billion people by 2050, and rich countries that are…
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“Bipartisan trade deal” serves special interest, not the public interest
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Special interests win with Peru and Panama FTAs
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