The media are abuzz with the terrible possibility of an avian flu pandemic. Even though cooked meat is safe to eat, the poultry industry is taking a hit thanks to the hype. We have a long way to go before the virus could pass easily between humans but media reports have called it deadly again and again. According to them, its not a matter of if but when.
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What We Know and Don't Know About Bird Flu [3]
Dr. Elizabeth Whelan of the American Council on Science and Health says its not time to panic.
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G: NY Times shows American businesses behind Dubai [4]
B: CBS airs concern about a new phone monopoly [4]
U: Kids roller skates too treacherous for CBS [4]
Hugo the Boss
Media Criticize Oil Executives but Go Easy on Venezuelan Strongman [5]
Science Reporting Confusing to Consumers, and Newsweeks Not Much Help [6]
Is the Ma Bell Monopoly Back? [7]
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Thomas Sowell: Fact or Fetish: Oil Gouging Post-Katrina [9] (Townhall)
James Gattuso: Dial M for Merger and S for Savings [10](techliberation.com)
Its about Time to Trim Uncle Sams Waistline [11] (NTU)
A Twinkie Tax in the Hoosier State? [12] (TCS)
California Goes Canadian? Toward Outlawing Private Health Care [13]
(Reason)
Debate: Kelo and Its Consequences [14]
City University of New York, March 14
The Media Research Centers Annual Gala [15]
Washington, D.C., March 30
Get your tickets now! [16]
An Evening w/ Walter Williams
Ellicott City, MD April 17
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