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Where Does The State Rank?
Submitted by Grant Gulibon, Matthew Brouillette on 3.27.2006
As election time draws nearer, Gov. Ed Rendell is issuing a flurry of press releases to convince voters that his administration has improved Pennsylvania's competitiveness and economic growth.
For UC labor studies, marketplace of ideas lacks a safety net
Submitted by Barry Bergman on 3.22.2006
Governor's 'zeroing out' of multi-campus research program with ties to unions prompts charges of politically motivated 'reaching in' to university's domain
Friedman, 93, Set To Unleash Power of Choice
Submitted by Josh Gerstein on 3.22.2006
SAN FRANCISCO - At 93, Milton Friedman speaks a bit more haltingly than in past years, but his groundbreaking ideas about the value of free markets are reverberating powerfully around the globe.
A Woman's World?
Submitted by Sally C. Pipes on 3.13.2006
Last month’s election of Michelle Bachelet as president of Chile is being hailed as part of an inexorable march toward a better world run by women. Before popping the champagne, we might wait to see how the women perform in office, particularly in Chile, where the new leader will face challenges.
Proposed parcel tax draws fire
Submitted by Philip K. Ireland on 3.8.2006
CARLSBAD ---- A proposed $50 parcel tax on nearly every California property to raise money for education drew fire Tuesday from taxpayer groups as a frontal assault on Prop. 13 that would open the floodgates to escalating property taxes.
World Premier Screening of “The Power of Choice” A PBS Documentary of Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman
Submitted on 3.6.2006
SAN FRANCISCO – Pacific Research Institute (PRI) and Free to Choose Media will host the world premier screening of “The Power of Choice: The Life and Ideas of Milton Friedman,” a PBS television documentary, on Wednesday, March 22 at the Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco. Milton and Rose Friedman will be in attendance along with tributes by Gary Becker, Nobel Laureate; William J. Hume, Chairman of Basic American, Inc.; and Peter Thiel, founder and CEO of Paypal.
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