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			Apr 30 2008 Vol. 4 No. 17

Media Side with Anti-Coal Environmentalists

Despite Urgent Power Needs
Coal provides half of U.S. power. Yet anti-carbon activists are calling for Americans to stop using it. The industry gets little balanced coverage in a media climate filled with global warming advocacy.

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G: CNBC's Cramer blasts ethanol mandates
B: 'Incredible shrinking rebate' now not good enough, says CBS
U: Another Ted Turner prediction: more food riots to come

Episode 116: "The Common-Sense Plan"

This week on the Biz Flog: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she had a "common-sense plan" for lowering gas prices. We could use that about now…

Did you catch last week's Biz Flog? We previewed NBC's "Where in the World is Matt Lauer." Following up: Jet-Setting Lauer Still Hasn't Brought Up Carbon Footprint

Plastic hysteria strikes again
The Washington Times

Forget the Recession--I Want a Better Chair
U.S. News & World Report

Freer Trade Could Fill the World’s Rice Bowl
The New York Times

Food price hikes fuel anti-ethanol moves in U.S.
Reuters

How Smart Growth Exacerbated the International Financial Crisis
The Heritage Foundation

Overcoming Barriers to Entrepreneurship in the United States
The Heritage Foundation
Washington D.C., May 2, 2008

Ending the Revenue Rollercoaster: The Benefits of a 3-Percent Flat Tax for California
Pacific Research Institute
San Francisco, C.A., May 6, 2008

The Credit Crisis: What Caused it and What, If Anything, Should We Do About it?
Sponsored by the Donald & Paula Smith Family Foundation for the Performing Arts
New York, N.Y., May 14, 2008

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