Tankosphere Today: July 21, 2008
Todd Thurman /
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Let’s Have Some Love for Nuclear Power – WSJ.com
All over the world, nuclear power is making a comeback. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has just commissioned eight new reactors, and says there’s “no upper limit” to the number Britain will build in the future…
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Economic Reality Check for Democratic Oil Rhetoric – The Tax Foundation
There has been a lot of rhetoric from both parties with regards to what policies, if any, can bring down gas prices. John McCain has proposed one bad policy: a temporary gas tax holiday. But recently, the issue of offshore drilling has now come up. Rep
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Suffocating Free Trade – Adam Smith Institute
It is a mixed bag on free trade. While agreements are being stalled in the US, across the other side of the globe the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are deep in free trade negotiations with Australia, New Zealand, the EU and India…
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Fingerprint registry in Senate housing bill — Battle moves to House | OpenMarket.org
It is in times of national emergencies that measures infringing on privacy and civil liberties are advocated — and sometimes rushed through without even being discussed…