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Norquist Taking the Heat on Broadband
PRI in the News
By: Griff Witte
2.25.2004
A feud over telecommunications policy has erupted among leading conservatives that paints Grover Norquist, an informal adviser to the Bush administration, as a friend of telecommunications regulation and puts others in the unusual position of siding with Democratic senators.
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Prop 56's main purpose
Business and Economics Op-Ed
By: Andrew Gloger
2.24.2004
PROPOSITION 56 has been deftly packaged by its supporters as a way to ensure that lawmakers pass the state budget on time.
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Do We Value Self Esteem or Learning?
Education Op-Ed
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
2.19.2004
Remember when Pinocchio was led astray by the fast-talking fox who promised him fun instead of the hard work of school? By the end of the story he turned into a donkey. Some modern-day foxes in Sacramento want to raise student self-esteem by eliminating state testing of second-graders, which could result in an education for our children better suited to donkeys.
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The Mouse's Nudge
Technology Op-Ed
2.18.2004
SAN FRANCISCO — Comcast recently failed in its bid for Disney but succeeded in raising the issue of media concentration. Critics worry that free speech and diversity of entertainment are at risk if content providers and distributors become one. The way to avoid any such problems when other similar would-be mergers appear is to unleash powerful competition from broadband competitors.
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Flawed Fiscal Philosophy: Bush should listen to Friedman and Hayek
Business and Economics Op-Ed
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
2.6.2004
The fiscal news out of the White House continues to be appalling. The Bush administration now admits that the recently enacted $400-billion prescription-drug program will actually cost $534 billion. This week President Bush unveiled a record $2.4 trillion budget proposal. Despite a few nominal program cuts made by the White House, overall federal spending is spinning out of control.
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New 'Pay-To-Enter'' Plan Will Stop Spam
Press Release
2.2.2004
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The problem of spam will soon be solved by charging for entry into consumers’ e-mail boxes, according to Canning Spam: An Economic Solution to Unwanted E-mail, a new study from the Pacific Research Institute (PRI).
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