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A Serious Note About Mayor Bloomberg’s Soda Ban

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As NCPPR Chairman Amy Ridenour wrote in this space, America cares about the proposed soda ban. But why? So many people, myself included, almost never drink any full sugar soda. The only time I remember buying such a large soda ...
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Economic Shrapnel From Bloomberg Drink Ban

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Much has been said on this blog and web site about the loopholes inherent in Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s announced plan to criminalize sugary beverages in cups larger that 16 ounces in New York City and how the plan will do ...
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New Soda XL Pipeline Developed for New Yorkers

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When New York City’s mayor/bully Michael Bloomberg announced his intention to ban what businesses he can regulate from selling some sugary drinks over 16 ounces at a time, he acknowledged there were loopholes large enough to drive a New York ...
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America Cares About Proposed Soda Ban

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It may "only" be being proposed in New York, but the ban on large sodas being proposed by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is attracting national attention. The proposed ban was announced Thursday, May 31, and National Center staff members ...
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Guess Bloomberg’s Benign Beverage

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Under the proposed beverage ban, only one of these three drinks could be purchased in a New York City restaurant if Mayor Michael Bloomberg has his way.  Can you guess which beverage Bully Bloomberg would seem to consider the least ...
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Banning Soda Restricts Freedoms for Little Good, Says Jeff Stier on CNN

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National Center Risk Analysis Division Director Jeff Stier was featured on CNN's Headline News Thursday, reacting to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's decision to seek restrictions on the sale of large beverages in the city. Said Jeff, in part: Banning ...
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Left’s New Claim: National Center is Racist for Attending Merck Shareholder Meeting (Yes, Really)

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The other day I did something I don't usually do. I left a comment on a very silly blog post suggesting that the blogger, "Condor," might want to retract his post before we got around to rebutting it, because if ...
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New National Center Op-Ed on Daily Caller Site

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A few weeks back, Project 21 member Oscar Murdock took on Time Warner, Inc. chairman and CEO Jeff Bewkes over the behavior of actor Morgan Freeman. As I point out in a new op-ed posted by the Daily Caller, Freeman ...
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Liberal Who Claimed We’re Racist for Attending Merck Meeting Returns With Sexist Put-Down

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The liberal who looked at Merck and saw a black guy now looks at the National Center and sees... a woman. As Condor said (backstory here), "One of these guys is not like the others... one of these guys, just ...
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National Center’s David Almasi in VOA News Report on Bloomberg Sugary Drink Ban

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National Center executive director David Almasi points out to Voice of America News how New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s bullying tactic that proposes to limit sugary beverage sales in the city has many loopholes and is inherently anti-business ...
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