Press Briefing

May 21, 2010

United States reaffirms commitment to addressing global hunger and food security through Feed the Future initiative
http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2010/pr100520.html

NGO's BPA Report Intended to Frighten, Not Enlighten. By Robert L. Brent MD, PhD, D.Sc
http://www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsID.1445/news_detail.asp

The Dangerous Illusion of 'Nuclear Zero' - Why even speculate about a nuclear posture that would require world peace as a precondition?
http://www.bipartisanalliance.com/2010/05/dangerous-illusion-of-nuclear-zero-why.html

Timor-Leste Restoration of Independence Day
http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2010/05/142046.htm

The Never Ending Renewable Energy Handout: Senate Committee seeks to make renewable energy handout “permanent”
http://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/2010/05/20/the-never-ending-renewable-energy-handout/

Privatization Can Help Greece - Keynesians warned against Thatcher's policies in 1981. They were proven wrong
http://www.bipartisanalliance.com/2010/05/privatization-can-help-greece.html

The Madness of Cotton - The feds want U.S. taxpayers to subsidize Brazilian farmers
http://www.bipartisanalliance.com/2010/05/madness-of-cotton-feds-want-us.html

Business Executives for National Security, Annual Policy Forum. Speech by Ellen Tauscher, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security
Washington, DC, May 19, 2010
http://www.state.gov/t/us/142005.htm

Goodbye, Employer-Sponsored Insurance - Companies are discovering that it's cheaper to pay fines to the government than to cover workers
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703880304575236602943319816.html

The Bankrupting of America - We have a ruinous collaboration of elected officials and unionized public workers
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703315404575250610059801620.html

State of Metropolitan America
http://www.brookings.edu/metro/StateOfMetroAmerica.aspx

The Fear Returns - Europe's policy panic is feeding another financial panic
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703559004575256843791551332.html

Estonia's Lessons for Greece - Europe's problem isn't the euro, but the failed fiscal policies of its political class
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703559004575256690853453952.html

United States to Assist Palestinian Refugees in Syria
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2010/05/141996.htm

A Dose of Reality: Fact-Checking the White House on Health Insurance Policy
http://fixhealthcarepolicy.com/reality/

The White House Blog: Wall Street Reform and Sending Remittances
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/05/20/wall-street-reform-and-sending-money-home

Junk Economics: A Closer Look at Those Shocking Health Insurance Profits
http://fixhealthcarepolicy.com/in-the-news/junk-economics-a-closer-look-at-those-shocking-health-insurance-profits

House Republicans Push Back Against Job-Killing Value-Added Tax
http://republicanleader.house.gov/blog/?p=884