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Standing Up for Whistleblowers

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Senior Fellow Bonner Cohen stands up for whistleblowers in a McClatchy Newspapers story ...
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Kelo v. New London Update

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Tom Blumer at BizzyBlog provides a recap and and update to the events behind one of the most reviled U.S. Supreme Court decisions of recent years ...
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Universal Health Care: Universally Bad

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Speaking of the pitfalls of socialized, universal, single-payer government-run health care (its advocates keep trying out new names), I recommend the On the Fence Films website to anyone flirting with the notion of supporting the adoption of such a system ...
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Kelo v. New London Update

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Tom Blumer at BizzyBlog provides a recap and and update to the events behind one of the most reviled U.S. Supreme Court decisions of recent years. _____ Labels: Legal Reform, Property Rights, Regulatory Victims ...
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Health Care Blog Loses It, Part II

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Matthew Holt of the Health Care Blog has responded to my response to his letter on health care. Briefly, he thinks a government-run "universal" health care system, financed by taxes and run by bureaucrats, would improve health care for the ...
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Casket Salesmen Required to Have Embalming Expertise

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The Tennessee Board of Funeral Directors ordered closed a casket business offering 30 to 50 percent discounts off competitors' prices because its owner - a Baptist pastor - was not a licensed funeral director, as is mandated under Tennessee law ...
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Seattle Nixes Competition

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With a nod to economic favoritism, Seattle hands exclusive rights for removal of commercial and residential waste to two politically-connected corporations, while forbidding small local trash haulers the chance to compete legally. Seattle Eliminates Businesses for the Long Haul Ron ...
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Health Care Blog Loses It After U.S. Health System is Defended in AP Article

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Q: When is a think-tank not a think tank? A: When it's a conservative one. Or so implies Matthew Holt, proprietor of the not very objective, but certainly quite emotional Health Care Blog. Mr. Holt appears to be incensed that ...
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More Journey Through Hallowed Ground Conflicts of Interest

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From Peyton Knight: A local Virginia newspaper, the Loudoun Times-Mirror, recently wrote a rather one-sided "news" piece promoting Rep. Frank Wolf's Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area. Biased reporting is nothing unusual, however, there is more to this story ...
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Advertising a Home Sale Requires a Broker’s License, California Claimed

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California regulators nearly shut down a company for offering homeowners the opportunity to advertise their own homes for sale on the Internet. California Tries to Require Broker's Licenses for Web Sites Carrying Real Estate Ads Some homeowners choose to forgo ...
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