Monthly Archives For July 2009

Some of These Days

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In order to devote further analysis to the threat level posed by a nuclear Iran, the Heritage Foundation recently convened a panel of speakers to discuss a recent jointly authored paper, entitled “Iran’s Nuclear Threat: The Day After.”

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Gitmo: Seller’s Remorse

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Photographs that allegedly depict detainee abuse have generated debate in Congress, with Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Car.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) saying on June 11, 2009 that “if the House drops the provision [from the Senate bill] that would prevent these photos from being released … American soldiers are going to be subject to increased violent attack…”

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An Appointment With Reform

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Is there a doctor in the house? There were plenty in attendance for the CATO Institute Conference on Health Care Reform held on June 17, 2009, and they were all prepared to discuss the Obama administration’s plan to set up a government-run health care “option” that would “compete” with the private sector.

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Generically Challenged

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The Hatch-Waxman Act of 1984 was passed to help bring generic drug competition into the pharmaceutical market, but panelists at a June 23rd Center for American Progress (CAP) discussion argued that the U.S. government should be doing more to regulate pharmaceutical companies.

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