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Stern Review Strikes Out with Professional Economists
Washington, D.C., February 13, 2007—When members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee sit to hear the testimony of Sir Nicholas Stern on the…
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Book Event: The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming and Environmentalism By Christopher C. Horner For decades, environmentalism has been the Left’s best…
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CEI Testimony Reveals Cartel’s Motives
Washington, D.C., February 12, 2007— The president of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Fred L. Smith, Jr., will testify tomorrow before the Senate Environment…
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“Shareholder Access” Harmful to Shareholders, Groups Say
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Subverting Democracy with Union Rules
Contact: Richard Morrison, 202.331.2273 Washington, D.C., February 7, 2007—Congress will consider dramatic changes to union organizing rules this week, when…
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Good News for the Planet = Bad News for Climate Alarmists
Contact: Richard Morrison, 202-331-2273 Washington, D.C., January 31, 2007—Advance details of the United Nations’ latest report on global warming are already sending…
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New Physician Survey Finds FDA Too Slow in Approving New Drugs and Devices
Contacts: Sam Kazman, CEI, 202.331.2265 Kellyanne Conway, the polling company, 202.667.6557 Dr. Robert Nirschl, orthopedic surgeon, 703-525-2200, x102 Washington, D.C.,…
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“Terrible Ten” State Attorneys General Profiled in New Study
Contact: Christine Hall, 202.331.2258 Washington, D.C., January 24, 2007—A new CEI study of abuse of power by state attorneys general singles out…
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Bingaman Global Warming Bill Won’t Come Cheap
Washington, D.C., January 24, 2007—Draft global warming legislation from Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) is being billed as a moderate middle way to control…
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Bush Energy Policy Fails Taxpayers and Consumers
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How Will Congress Respond to the State of the Union?
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House Energy Bill: Lose-Lose for Consumers and Taxpayers
Contact: <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Richard Morrison, 202.331.2273 Washington, D.C., January…
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A Free Market Agenda for the 110th Congress
Contact: Richard Morrison, 202.331.2273 Washington, D.C., January 10, 2007—Today the Competitive Enterprise Institute releases its policy recommendations for the new leadership…
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Assessing the Agenda for Congress’ First 100 Hours
Contact: Richard Morrison, 202.331.2273 <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Assessing…
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Union of Concerned Scientists Issues False, Misleading Report
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District Smoking Ban Threatens Economic Liberty
Contact: Christine Hall, (202) 331-2258 Washington, D.C., January 2, 2007 – The District of Columbia today became the newest city in…
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FDA Makes Right Decision on Cloned Milk and Meat
Contact: Christine Hall, 202-331-2258 Washington, D.C., December 28, 2006—The Competitive Enterprise Institute applauds the Food and Drug Administration for releasing its long-awaited Risk Assessment on…
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U.S. District Court to Hear Landmark Sarbanes-Oxley Case
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Claims by Energy Security Advocates Clash with Consumer Safety Concerns
Contact: <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Jody Clarke, 202.331.2252 Washington, D.C., December 19,…
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U.S. Businesses, Consumers to Feel Effects of Massive European Chemical Regulations
Contact: <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Richard Morrison, 202.331.2273 Washington, D.C., December…
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SEC Drops the Ball on Sarbanes-Oxley
Contact: Richard Morrison, 202.331.2273 Washington, D.C., December 13, 2006—The Competitive Enterprise Institute today criticized the Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to provide meaningful…
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House Should Oppose Weak Offshore Energy Bill
<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags” />Washington, D.C., December 7, 2006—The Competitive Enterprise Institute urges the U.S. House of Representatives to resist…
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The Wall Street Journal: What are Sens. Snowe and Rockefeller Afraid of?
Contact: <?xml:namespace prefix = o /> <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />Jody Clarke, 202.331.2252 Today’s lead editorial in…
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Alarmist Hurricane Predictions Take a Beating
Washington, D.C., November 30, 2006—With the end of the 2006 hurricane season today, residents in storm-prone areas can breathe a sigh of relief.
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Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments in Federal Preemption Banking Case
Contact: Christine Hall, (202) 331-2258 Washington, D.C., November 28, 2006—Tomorrow the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that will…
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States’ Global Warming Lawsuit Rests on Strained Legal Reasoning
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New Book ECO-FREAKS Reveals Destructive Environmental Agenda
Contacts: Peter Nasaw, (212) 966-4600, Christine Hall, (202) 331-2258 Washington, D.C., November 28, 2006—Rachael Carson’s Silent Spring advice actually killed…
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Gore ‘Inconvenient Truth’ DVD Dogged by Falsehoods
Contact: Christine Hall, 202.331.2258 Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” documentary is scheduled for a Tuesday DVD release, but here’s what won’t…
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E.U. Parliamentary Comittee Approves New Chemical Regulations
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UN Global Warming Talks Go Nowhere – As Usual
As the United Nations climate negotiations in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags” />Nairobi, Kenya come to an end, the failure of the path…
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Election Wins for Sarbanes-Oxley Reform
Washington, D.C., November 14, 2006—Reform of the onerous Sarbanes-Oxley accounting mandates was a winning issue for Democratic and Republican candidates in the election of 2006,…
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Are Republicans and Democrats Really That Different?
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New ‘Center for Entrepreneurship’ to Examine Financial Regulation
Contact: Christine Hall, 202.331.2258 Washington, D.C., August 24, 2006— The Competitive Enterprise Institute is proud to announce the launch of a new…
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School District Claims Individualism is Racism
Washington, D.C., August 22, 2006—The Competitive Enterprise Institute has filed an amicus brief in support of a challenge to a Seattle school district’s race-based…
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Statement on Regulation of Social Networking Websites
Washington, D.C., July 26, 2006—The House is scheduled to vote today on the Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA), a bill that would restrict federal…
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Who is Ripping Off U.S. Consumers?
Washington, D.C., July 11, 2006— When big business gets its way in Washington, the result is higher taxes, stricter regulation, and bigger government all…
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“Who Killed the Electric Car?” – Not the Auto Industry
Contact: Jody Clarke, 202.331.2252 Washington, D.C., June 30, 2006—A new documentary blames General…
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Statement on the “Audio Flag” Provisions of the “Communications, Consumers’ Choice, and Broadband Deployment”
Washington, D.C., June 22, 2006—Among the provisions in the "Communications, Consumers’ Choice, and Broadband Deployment Act" being marked up in the Senate Commerce Committee…
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Congress to Vote on Internet Regulation
Washington, D.C., June 8, 2006—Congress is scheduled to vote on a plan for putting the federal government in charge of regulating Internet traffic,…
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Trouble at Treasury: Paulson Wrong Choice for Secretary
Washington, D.C., May 30, 2006—The White House made an unfortunate mistake in nominating Henry M. Paulson, Jr. to be the next Secretary of the Treasury, according…
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Statement on the Enron Verdict and Sarbanes-Oxley
Washington, D.C., May 26, 2006—Members of the Enron jury should be commended for their deliberative process. They carefully weighed the evidence involving complex accounting issues…
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House Should Vote for Afforable Energy
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Does Al Gore Need to Go on an Energy Diet?
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CEI Responds to Scientist’s Criticism of Global Warming Ad Campaign
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CEI Launches Ad Campaign to Counter Global Warming Alarmism
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CEI and Sugar Reform Alliance Urge Congress to Begin Reforming U.S. Sugar Regime
<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags” />Washington, D.C., May 16, 2006— Consumer, taxpayer, humanitarian and public policy groups sent a letter today,…
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CEI To Launch National Global Warming Ad Campaign
Contact: <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Jody Clarke, 202.331.2252 [email protected] Washington,…
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U.S. House Sends Mixed Messages on Energy Policy
<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags” /> Washington, D.C., May 10, 2006—The U.S. House of Representatives is sending mixed signals on energy…
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President Bush’s Call For Higher Fuel Economy Standards–A Lethal Regulatory Fix
<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags” />Washington, DC, April 28, 2006—The Competitive Enterprise Institute today called President Bush’s request for higher fuel…
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President Bush’s Call For Higher Fuel Economy Standards—A Lethal Regulatory Fix
Contact:<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Jody Clarke, 202.331.2252 Washington, DC, April 28,…