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Blog Archive 2008
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A few items the House of Representatives wants to put on the taxpayers’ credit card, from Citizens Against Government Waste’s recent report on pork in the Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations bil More...
Dumpster-Diving Government Lectures Citizens About Waste
Politicians love the proverbial “free lunch,” a way of solving a problem that doesn’t appear to involve any costs. In Britain, politicians have found a new version of the free lunch: This one is liter More...
Blame Government, Not the Market for the Food Crisis
Rising food prices, which have pushed millions into poverty and provoked riots around the world, are easily identified as a major global problem. But rising food prices ought to be the solution, too. More...
NGOs Complicit in Terrorism?
Colombia’s operation to rescue hostages held by FARC suggests that some NGOs are more than meets the eye. Mary Anastasia O’Grady writes:
In tricking FARC rebels into putting the hostages aboard a More...
India Won’t Stay Poor for the Planet
If global warming activists want to limit worldwide carbon emissions, they’ll just have to figure out how to do it without India. India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change, released on June 30, p More...
Congress Tackles National Scourge of Bed Bugs
There might be an answer to the question: “Is there a problem Congress doesn’t think can be solved by a federal program?” Bed bugs, however, won’t be one of those answers if the bill H.R. 6068 becomes More...
Jesse Helms: Honor, Duty, Country, Family
Some thoughts on Senator Jesse Helms who died Friday, July 4, at the age of 86:
John Dodd, President of the Jesse Helms Center Foundation:
Jesse Helms understood both the value of teaching by exam More...
Growing a Food Problem
Growing grain for fuel instead of food has been a larger factor in food price increases than previously thought, according to a new, unreleased report by the World Bank. The British newspaper The Guar More...
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Tuesday Jul 08
Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream......at
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American Enterprise Institute
Wednesday Jul 09
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The Westin Riverwalk Hotel
Wednesday Jul 09
CBD/TRIPS: A 360 Review of Access and Benefit Sharing; Multilateral Developments and National Initiatives......at
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Wednesday Jul 09
The Future of Insurance Regulation......at
American Enterprise Institute
American Enterprise Institute
Wednesday Jul 09
U.S. Trade Policy at a Crossroads......at
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Hudson Institute
Thursday Jul 10
Eagle Forum Collegians Leadership Summit 2008......at
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The Heritage Foundation
Thursday Jul 10
FreedomFest 2008......at
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Bally's/Paris Resort
Thursday Jul 10
The Profits of Pimping:Abolishing Sex Trafficking in the United States......at
Hudson Institute
Hudson Institute
Thursday Jul 10
Fighting Words: A Tale of How Liberals Created Neo-Conservatism......at
American Enterprise Institute
American Enterprise Institute
Friday Jul 11
Securing Economic Growth through Trade Facilitation......at
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