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Afternoon Links: January 6, 2011

  • By: Nicole Ciandella
  • 01/06/2011

1. An eleven-year-old New Jersey girl is going to court for writing her name in a wet cement sidewalk. 2. Drug-sniffing dogs are only…

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More News on Ohio Bedbugs

  • By: Angela Logomasini
  • 01/06/2011

Bed Bugs have become such a problem in Ohio — as CEI noted earlier this week — that the state is now using Medicaid funds…

Energy and Environment

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Declining Access to Non-Ethanol Fuel

  • By: Brian McGraw
  • 01/06/2011

Via EENews ($ubscription required), and a letter (PDF) from Senator Inhofe and Senator Snow to the EPA on the declining availability of pure…

Energy and Environment

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Morning Media Summary

  • By: Lee Doren
  • 01/06/2011

Tech: HHS is Paying Google with Taxpayer Money to Alter ‘Obamacare’ Search Results (Updated): “The brazenness of the Obama administration never ceases to…

Energy and Environment

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Oral argument scheduled in the Bluetooth case

  • By: Ted Frank
  • 01/05/2011

The Ninth Circuit has scheduled oral argument in the Bluetooth case for Monday, February 7, 9 a.m., in the federal courthouse in Pasadena. (Five other…

Class Action Fairness

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D.C. Bag Tax Falls Short of Stated Revenue Goals

  • By: Kathryn Ciano
  • 01/05/2011

Last New Year’s saw the beginning of D.C.’s infamous bag tax, a 5-cent tax on each plastic shopping bag consumers take away from stores. In…

Consumer Freedom

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New York Snow Debacle Shows: It’s Government Unions vs. Taxpayers

  • By: Ivan Osorio
  • 01/05/2011

The longstanding alliance between Democratic politicians and government employee unions has come under increasing strain, as I recently noted in a Washington Times op…

Labor and Employment

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Afternoon Links: January 5, 2011

  • By: Nicole Ciandella
  • 01/05/2011

1. A teacher accidentally pocket-dialed his wife while listening to rap music in the car on his way home. His wife misinterpreted the lyrics as…

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Media Continue Spreading High-Speed Rail Misinformation

  • By: Marc Scribner
  • 01/05/2011

Following the Obama administration’s decision to revoke Ohio and Wisconsin’s High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) Program funding that was included in the American Recovery…

Labor and Employment

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The Market for Responsible Drinking

  • By: Angela Logomasini
  • 01/05/2011

The alleged reason for many alcohol regulations — such as labeling mandates — is that consumers lack resources or ability to monitor and control…

Consumer Freedom

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Morning Media Summary

  • By: Lee Doren
  • 01/05/2011

Tech: CES 2011 Predictions: 7 Trends To Watch At The World’s Biggest Tech Show: “Las Vegas is currently gearing up for the Consumer…

Energy and Environment

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EPA Bed Bug Protection for Elderly “Not Enough”

  • By: Angela Logomasini
  • 01/04/2011

Outgoing Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland says EPA’s response for help in the state’s battle against bed bugs is simply “not enough.”  He petitioned the…

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Afternoon Links: January 4, 2011

  • By: Nicole Ciandella
  • 01/04/2011

1. Homeless man Ted Williams has a “golden radio voice” — and he may very soon have a job, thanks to Reddit. 2.

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Update on D.C. Metro Bag Inspections

  • By: Brian McGraw
  • 01/04/2011

Last night, a crowded audience gathered at the WMATA headquarters to discuss the recent decision to begin randomly screening passengers bags for potential explosives. It…

Consumer Freedom

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Freedom of Speech on Alcohol Labeling

  • By: Angela Logomasini
  • 01/04/2011

After posting my Washington Times op-ed on wine-labeling mandates yesterday, I came across Diageo’s — the premium drinks company — press release that highlights…

Consumer Freedom

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Morning Media Summary

  • By: Lee Doren
  • 01/04/2011

Tech: Court OKs searches of cell phones without warrant: “The California Supreme Court allowed police Monday to search arrestees’ cell phones without a…

Energy and Environment

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Highway Trust Fund’s Funding Guarantees are the Problem

  • By: Marc Scribner
  • 01/04/2011

Streetsblog laments incoming Republicans’ alleged attempt to “hoard” Highway Trust Fund dollars as a budget gimmick. At issue is a proposed change to…

Labor and Employment

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New Jersey Trying to Seize Unused Gift Card Balances

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 01/03/2011

That's one way to fix a busted budget. Here's another: spend less.

Regulatory Reform

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Afternoon Links: January 3, 2011

  • By: Nicole Ciandella
  • 01/03/2011

1. The 6 Worst Financial Words of 2010. 2. The Top 7 Non-Controversies of 2010. 3. The 50 Funniest Headlines of 2010.

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CEI Weekly: The EPA Wants YOU to Lose Weight

  • By: Nicole Ciandella
  • 01/03/2011

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 Angela…

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Alcohol Regulation Roundup: January 3, 2011

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 01/03/2011

A brand new year with brand new wacky regulations on alcohol consumption: Alabama: Is there such a thing as too much beer? While I…

Consumer Freedom

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TSA’s High Failure Rate Is the Least of its Problems

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 01/03/2011

If policymakers were rational, they would give twenty times more attention to lightning strike prevention than to terrorism. But they aren't, and they don't.

Consumer Freedom

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Morning Media Summary

  • By: Lee Doren
  • 01/03/2011

Tech: The 10 best Android hacks: “The web’s massed fanboy armies will debate the relative merits of iOS and Android until the apocalypse,…

Energy and Environment

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In re HP Inkjet Printer Litigation class action settlement objection

  • By: Ted Frank
  • 12/30/2010

If I were to buy a three-pack of color ink for my inkjet printer today, it would cost me $42.99 at HP.com and $36.99 at…

Class Action Fairness

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Afternoon Links: December 30, 2010

  • By: Nicole Ciandella
  • 12/30/2010

1. Two Mississippi sisters in prison for armed robbery are being released on the condition that the younger sister donate her kidney to the…

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New Year’s Musings: My WSJ Arts Piece on “Cry Me a River” and More on Debit Card Interchange Price Controls

  • By: John Berlau
  • 12/30/2010

For those of you on the East Coast and in parts of Europe, I hope you weren’t too inconvenienced by the winter weather. We in…

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Union Snow Cleanup

  • By: Lee Doren
  • 12/30/2010

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Union Holds New York Hostage

  • By: Ivan Osorio
  • 12/30/2010

Public anger over New York City’s botched snow plowing effort this week has turned to the city’s sanitation workers union — for good reason.

Labor and Employment

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Paris Contemplates SUV Ban

  • By: Brian McGraw
  • 12/30/2010

Paris is looking to potentially ban “gas-guzzling” vehicles from city limits. The proposal, still in its infancy, lacks important details but nonetheless appears to…

Consumer Freedom

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2010 Federal Register is Third-Largest Ever

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  • 12/30/2010

The final unadjusted page count is 82,589 pages. That's the third highest ever.

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