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CEI Injects Suppressed EPA Global Warming Report into White House Science Proceeding
CEI Injects Suppressed EPA Global Warming Report into White House Science Proceeding Requests OSTP to Do More Honest Job…
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Obama Surgeon General Pick Challenged to Focus on Private Initiative, Not Government Controls
President Obama announced his pick for Surgeon General this week – Dr. Regina M. Benjamin, a family physician from Bayou La Batre, Ala. Competitive Enterprise…
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Paulson Must Be Held Accountable for Alleged Bank of America Threats
Paulson Must Be Held Accountable for Alleged Bank of America Threats Statement by CEI John Berlau Washington, D.C., July 15,…
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CEI Questions FL Insurance Commissioner’s ‘gut feeling’ on State Farm
The Florida Office director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Insurance Project today questioned the basis for Commissioner Kevin McCarty’s “gut feeling” that State Farm will…
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CEI Questions ProtectingAmerica.org Insurance Study
Analysts at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a free market think tank, criticized protectingamerica.org’s continued advocacy for a federal insurance backstop.
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Hank Greenberg Wins One in Court, Hits Homerun against AIG and Spitzer
Washington, D.C., July 7, 2009—A federal jury today found in favor of ousted AIG Chairman Hank Greenberg today, in a case brought by the company…
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CEI Blasts Klein Hearings On Homeowners’ Defense Act
Contact: Eli Lehrer, 202.615.0586 Christian Camara, 305.608.4300 CEI Blasts Klein Hearings On Homeowners’ Defense Act Plan Would Spend Taxpayer Money…
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CEI Files EPA’s Own Suppressed Report, Demands EPA Global Warming Proceeding Be Reopened
CEI Files EPA’s Own Suppressed Report, Demands EPA Global Warming Proceeding Be Reopened Public Should Have Right to Review, Comment on Gov’t Report Washington,…
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Proposed Labor Rules Would Give Government Power to Impose New Union Contracts
Legislation currently before Congress could rewrite the rules for negotiating union contracts, giving the federal government power to unilaterally impose a contract on an employer,…
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CEI Urges No Vote on Waxman-Markey Energy-Rationing Bill
CEI Urges No Vote on Waxman-Markey Energy-Rationing Bill Democratic Leaders Rush to Buy Off Special Interests Washington, D.C., June 26, 2009—The Competitive Enterprise…
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Energy Rationing Bill Passes House; Plan Would Take Trillions from Consumers, Transfer to Big Business
Energy Rationing Bill Passes House; Plan Would Take Trillions from Consumers, Transfer to Big Business Special Interests Statement from the Competitive Enterprise Institute June…
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CEI Releases Global Warming Study Censored by EPA
The public shouldn’t be kept in the dark by an agency supposedly committed to transparency.
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CEI Fellow Blasts Florida Governor Crist’s Veto of Consumer Choice Insurance Bill
The head of the insurance project at the Competitive Enterprise Institute attacked Gov. Charlie Crist’s decision to veto the Consumer Choice Insurance Bill.
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EPA Suppresses Internal Global Warming Study
The Competitive Enterprise Institute today charged that a senior official of the U.S. Environment Protection Agency actively suppressed a scientific analysis of climate change because…
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Statement on Waxman-Markey Energy-Rationing Bill
Washington, D.C., June 23, 2009—House Democratic leaders plan to bring to the floor this week the Waxman-Markey energy-rationing bill, H. R. 2454. …
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CEI Launches Information Site Devoted to National Regulatory Modernization for Insurance
The Competitive Enterprise Institute today announced the formal launch of a new website devoted to news and information about the National Insurance Consumer Protection Act…
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CEI Launches Website Condemning ‘Beach House Bailout’
Washington, D.C., June 19, 2009—The Competitive Enterprise Institute today launched a new website, nobeachhousebailouts.org, offering news and information about legislative proposals in Congress for…
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On 40th Anniversary of Cuyahoga Fire, Myths Loom Larger Than Reality
Today is the 40th Anniversary of the famous Cuyahoga river fire in Cleveland, Ohio. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is celebrating the anniversary, because it…
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CEI Rejects New Broadband Price Control Bill
Rep. Eric Massa recently announced legislation to place government control over fees on broadband usage. With the introduction HR 2902 - the "Broadband Internet Fairness…
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Obama Overregulation Plan Won’t Fix Financial Crisis
Obama ‘More of the Same’ Overregulation Plan Won’t Fix Financial Crisis President Should Lessen Burdensome, Ineffective Mandates, Like Sarbanes-Oxley Washington, D.C.,…
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CEI Florida Insurance Director Urges Approval of “Crash Tax” Ban
The Director of the Florida Insurance Project at the Competitive Enterprise Institute today urged Gov. Charlie Crist to sign a bill that would end “crash…
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Questions Senators Should Be Asking Julius Genachowski
Tomorrow afternoon, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation will hold a confirmation hearing on Julius Genachowski, President Obama’s nominee to be Chairman…
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Feds Crack Down on Internet Poker
Just when it seemed that those in power had begun to think about Internet poker in a positive light, the Department of Justice throws us…
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New Ideas for World Oceans Day
This week the United Nations is observing World Oceans Day. The Competitive Enterprise Institute believes this makes it an appropriate time to think about realistic…
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CEI to FCC: Don’t Strangle Broadband Industry
The Competitive Enterprise Institute this week filed comments advising the Federal Communications Commission on how best to proceed with its plan for a national…
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Bank Chairman to Speak Out on Banking Crisis and Capitalism at CEI 25th Anniversary Gala
This Thursday evening John Allison, Chairman of BB&T Bank, will deliver the keynote address at the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s 25th Anniversary Gala. Allison will…
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Sixty Years After the Publication of George Orwell’s Classic, Do We Face a Real “1984”?
Sixty years ago this week, George Orwell’s most important work of political fiction, 1984, was published. Orwell’s novel warned of the centralization of political power…
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CEI Hails Supreme Court’s Freezing of Chrysler Bankruptcy
CEI Hails Supreme Court’s Freezing of Chrysler Bankruptcy Chrysler, GM bankruptcies on Collision Course with Constitution Washington, D.C., June 8, 2009— Statement of John…
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New CEI Report Explores Hurricanes, Warming
A new report from the Competitive Enterprise Institute questions alarmist predictions of increased hurricane damage resulting from human-caused global warming. The report recommends that…
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Crushing, Hidden Tax of Federal Regulation Soars
Crushing, Hidden Tax of Federal Regulation Soars Lawmakers Fail to Scrutinize the "10,000 Commandments" of Federal Regulations Washington, D.C. June 3, 2009 – Federal…
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CEI Praises Appeals Court for Halting Chrysler Bankruptcy
Kudos to the judges on the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for putting a stay on the Obama administration’s nationalization scheme for the bankruptcy…
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Obama Should Respect Role of Bankruptcy Court, Judge Should Put Brakes on Government Motors
Washington, D.C. June 1, 2009—Statement by John Berlau, Director of CEI’s Center for Investors and Entrepreneurs: Last week, in nominating Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the…
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Obama’s Cybersecurity Czar Should Be Limited to Government Network Security
Tomorrow, President Obama is slated to name a “cybersecurity czar with a broad mandate” and issue a report outlining potential vulnerabilities in the…
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CEI Fellow Praises Insurance Information Act
The head of the insurance project at the Competitive Enterprise Institute today praised Rep. Paul Kanjorski’s (D-PA) proposed Insurance Information Act (H.R. 2609). The bill…
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Energy Rationing Bill Passes House Committee
Energy Rationing Bill Passes House Committee Plan Would Take Trillions from Consumers, Transfer to Big Business Special Interests May 22, 2009, Washington, D.C.
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New Credit Card Law Limits Consumer Choice, Leads to Less Credit, Higher Rates
Today President Obama signed a major new law regulating the credit card industry, a move that will likely hurt consumers. John Berlau, Director of CEI’s…
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Florida Insurance Commissioner McCarty is Wrong In His Analysis of HB 1171
Analysts at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a free market think tank with offices in Washington, D.C. and Tallahassee, today criticized Florida insurance commissioner Kevin McCarty’s…
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Obama’s New Fuel Economy Rules Deadly for Both People and Carmakers
Today President Obama will unveil a plan to sharply increase federal gas mileage rules for vehicles sold in the United States, eventually bringing the requirement…
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Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Sarbanes-Oxley Accounting Board
The Supreme Court today announced it would hear a case brought by the Competitive Enterprise Institute and the Free Enterprise Fund challenging the constitutionality of…
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Waxman-Markey Bill ‘Biggest Tax Increase In History’
Waxman-Markey Bill ‘Biggest Tax Increase In History’ Energy Rationing Would Hurt Consumers and Workers While Enriching Special Interests Washington, D.C., May 18, 2009—Energy…
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Government-Run Insurance Company Foists Huge Burden on Florida Taxpayers
Government-Run Insurance Company Foists Huge Burden on Florida Taxpayers Citizens Property Insurance Corporations Decides to Forego Private Reinsurance in Favor of…
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European Antitrust Ruling on Intel Threatens Future of Innovation
European Union authorities are reportedly on the verge of announcing that Intel has been found guilty of abusing its dominant market position by practicing so…
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New Video Campaign—Global Warming Regulation Will Lead to the Next ‘1984’
New Video Campaign—Global Warming Regulation Will Lead to the Next 1984 Washington, DC, May 13, 2009 – Global warming regulation is the target…
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Leaked OMB Memorandum Confirms EPA Endangerment Finding Threatens Economy
Leaked OMB Memorandum Confirms EPA Endangerment Finding Threatens Economy ‘Serious economic consequences,’ Memo Warns Washington, DC, May 12, 2009 – A leaked…
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State-Mandated Insurance Rate and Form Filing System Does Not Work, Report Finds
State-Mandated Insurance Rate and Form Filing System Does Not Work, Report Finds Insurers, Consumers Hurt Under Current System Washington, D.C., May 8, 2009—The current system…
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Time to Start Paying Organ Donors
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Barney Frank Internet Gambling Bill Aims at Legalization
Barney Frank Internet Gambling Bill Aims at Legalization “A Step in the Right Direction,” Analyst Says Washington, DC, May 6, 2009 – A bill to…
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Obama Tries to Broker Deal on Greenhouse Gas Restrictions
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CEI Analyst Hails Florida Insurance Bill Passage
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Obama Mitts Off Chrysler Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Obama Mitts Off Chrysler Chapter 11 Bankruptcy CEI Comments on Obama Takeover of Chrysler Washington, D.C., April 30, 2009—In the next 48 hours, Chrysler…