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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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CEI Ad Opposes Robert Redford’s Twisted Logic On Fuel Economy Standards
Full Document Available in PDF Format Summary ROBERT REDFORD,IF YOU’RE GOING TO PUT OUR LIVES AT RISKFOR THE SAKE…
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Robert Redford’s Latest ‘Role’ Misleads Americans About Dangers of Fuel Economy Standards
Washington, DC, March 20, 2002—Robert Redford may have given the most incredible performance of his career when he narrated radio ads recently for…
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New Fuel Economy Ad Campaign Misleading
Washington, D.C., March 13, 2002 — With the future of one of the federal government’s riskier regulations currently being debated in Washington, a…
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Wind Power: “Commercially Proven” In Denmark, But Still Needing Subsidies In U.S.?
Washington, D.C., March 7, 2002 — Our disappointment was so thick we could almost eat it. In a recent interview, the NRDC Climate…
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Free Market Advocates Confront Eco-Terrorism
<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” />Washington, D.C., March 7, 2002 — In a Capitol Hill conference today, several experts in security,…
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Terrorists Shouldn’t Have a “Right to Know”
Washington, D.C., October 10, 2001—As Congress holds hearings on the security of our nation’s infrastructure, the Competitive Enterprise Institute warns that certain federal…
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New Threats to Financial Privacy Could Affect Foreign Investment in the U.S. and Hurt Economy
Washington, D.C., October 9, 2001—How much the federal government should be allowed to invade people’s privacy and infringe on civil liberties has been…
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The Skeptical Environmentalist to Discuss Global Warming and the Kyoto Protocol at Capitol Hill Briefing
Washington, D.C., October 2, 2001—Dr. Bjorn Lomborg, the Danish professor of statistics whose new book, The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of…
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CEI Statement On The “In Defense Of Freedom” Coalition
In the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, a coalition of organizations across the country was formed in an effort to…
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Nation Goes Back To Work Of Economic Recovery
Washington, D.C., September 20, 2001— The terrorist attacks of last week have left a heavy burden on the United States – psychologically, politically,…
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CEI President Offers Statement On National Tragedy
As we reflect on the tragic events of September 11, our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and those around the world…
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CEI Names New Warren Brookes Fellow In Environmental Journalism
Washington, DC, September 17, 2001 – The Competitive Enterprise Institute is pleased to announce that Eileen Ciesla, formerly a staff writer with The American Spectator,…
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Statements On The Justice Department’s Decision Not To Seek A Microsoft Breakup
James L. Gattuso, Vice President for Policy, Competitive Enterprise Institute<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> “Today’s announcement…
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Recent Shark Attacks and Wildfires Show Mother Nature Doesn’t Always Know Best
Washington, DC, September 5, 2001—“The idea that Mother Nature always has our best interests in mind has suffered a bit lately. That viewpoint,…
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Wall Street Journal Advises President Bush to Follow CEI’s Lead on Regulatory Reform
Review & Outlook Father Knows Best As commander in chief, George W. Bush now outranks his dad. But there are still things he…
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Are Fishing Regulations Causing Shark Attacks? Sheltering Sharks From Catch May Lead To Injuries
Washington, DC, August 8, 2001 – The frequency and number of shark attacks have been on the rise in recent years, reaching record…
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Congress Moves Toward An Affordable Energy Future
Washington, DC, August 2, 2001 — The Competitive Enterprise Institute commends the positive developments on energy policy this week in both the House…
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Senate Tackles E-Commerce Taxation
Washington, DC, August 1, 2001 – In testimony presented today to the Senate Committee on Finance, Competitive Enterprise Institute…
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Congress Rushes to Judgment on Arsenic in Drinking Water
Washington, DC, July 27, 2001-Today the U.S. House of Representatives voted on an amendment to the appropriations bill to force the Environmental Protection…
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Land Grab Legislation Headed for Vote
Washington, DC, July 24, 2001 – The U.S. House Committee on Resources is expected to vote this week on a bill that would…
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Kyoto Compromise Still Not Good for U.S., World
Washington, DC, July 23, 2001—An 11th-hour compromise on how to address climate change reached among 178 countries in Bonn, Germany is a major…
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U.S. Prepares For World Climate Controversy – Bonn, Germany – July 16-24
Washington, DC, July 13, 2001 — The upcoming UN global warming negotiations in Bonn, Germany will be a vital test of United States…
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Energy Commission Expands California’s Crisis
Washington, DC, July 9, 2001— After only a few weeks of expanded price caps, what was once the California energy crisis is already spreading…
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Cost of Government Day
The Deadly Cost of Fuel Economy Regulations Statement of Sam Kazman, General Counsel Competitive Enterprise…
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White House Listening on Regulatory Reform
Washington, DC, June 29, 2001 — With the fight over taxes over for now, the Bush Administration may soon be taking a hard…
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Statements on the Microsoft Appeals Court Decision
James L. Gattuso<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Vice President for Policy Competitive Enterprise Institute …
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CEI Criticizes FDA Delay In Approving New Heart Valve
Washington, DC, July 27, 2001—The Food and Drug Administration acted far too slowly in approving the Omnicarbon heart valve, the Competitive Enterprise Institute…
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Federal Court Dismisses Alcohol Advertising Case
Washington, DC, June 26, 2001— A federal district court last week dismissed a challenge to a federal agency’s ban on advertising the medical…
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CEI Criticizes Environmental Mis-Education Bill
Washington, DC, June 26, 2001—The Competitive Enterprise Institute released a study today revealing how pending legislation will continue federal funding of environmental activism. …
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New Study of Consumer Privacy and Survey Data Available
Competitive Enterprise Institute scholar Solveig Singleton and Privacilla.org editor James Harper today released the final version of their new study on consumer privacy surveys containing…
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Environmental Experts Criticize Legislation that Threatens Private Landownership
Washington, DC, June 20, 2001 – The House Natural Resources Committee is today hearing testimony on a bill that would massively increase government…
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Little-Known Regulations Contribute to Cost of Government
Washington, DC, June 19, 2001 — Many American know that they must work, on average, from January 1 to May 3 (Tax Freedom…
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Energy Commission Proposal to Expand California’s Crisis
Washington, DC, June 15, 2001— The Competitive Enterprise Institute is urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reconsider its plan to set…
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Public Interest Group Welcomes CDC StarLink Report
Washington, DC, June 14, 2001—The Competitive Enterprise Institute welcomes a report by the Centers for Disease Control that finds…
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CEI Energy Expert to Testify Before Congress on Gas Prices
Washington, DC, June 13, 2001—Competitive Enterprise Institute senior policy analyst Ben Lieberman will appear before the U.S. House Committee on Government Reform Thursday,…
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Benefits of Moderate Alcohol Consumption to Get Their Day in Court
Washington, DC, June 11, 2001— The Competitive Enterprise Institute and Consumer Alert will present their case for freedom of speech in alcohol labels…
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CEI Praises President Bush’s Commitment To Science on Global Warming
Washington, DC, June 11, 2001—The Competitive Enterprise Institute welcomes President Bush’s recognition that a great deal of scientific uncertainty remains over questions surrounding…
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CEI Praises President Bush’s Commitment To Science on Global Warming
Washington, DC, June 11, 2001—The Competitive Enterprise Institute welcomes President Bush’s recognition that a great deal of scientific uncertainty remains over questions surrounding…
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Despite the Hype, NAS Report Confirms Uncertainties in Global Warming Science
Washington, DC, June 7, 2001— The National Academy of Sciences report, released today, has already been characterized as offering further confirmation of…
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Despite the Hype, NAS Report Confirms Uncertainties in Global Warming Science
Washington, DC, June 7, 2001— The National Academy of Sciences report, released today, has already been characterized as offering further confirmation of…
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The Answer to High Summer Gas Prices
Washington, DC, June 4, 2001— With the nation’s energy crisis deepening and summer travel season beginning, many Americans are asking themselves what…
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CEI Weighs In On Drycleaning Zoning Proposal
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