Friday, July 16, 2010

Press Briefing

Jul 16, 2010

We Need an Einstein Immigration Policy - When Americans see the benefits of a 'brain gain,' they'll view newcomers more favorably
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704111704575355330311370068.html

Al Qaeda Goes Viral - The terrorists' latest recruiting device: an English language Internet magazine
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704288204575363492443581352.html

The Natural Gas Revolution - Experts are so focused on analyzing the BP spill that they're overlooking the next big thing
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704103904575337140742410702.html

Diplomacy Briefing Series: Sudan and sub-Saharan Africa. By Tim Shortley, Deputy to the Special Envoy to Sudan
http://www.state.gov/s/sudan/rem/2010/144664.htm

The Uncertainty Principle—II - Only 30 times more complicated than Sarbanes-Oxley
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704682604575369402612040086.html

The Yo-Yo Market and You - The stock market will suffer dizzy spells until the fog of monetary policy uncertainty is lifted
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703792704575366642167190202.html

Avandia on Trial - An FDA review panel shows more wisdom than the drug's critics
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704682604575369232879016248.html

Welcome for South Asian Seeds of Peace Participants, by Judith A. McHale, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
http://www.state.gov/r/remarks/144666.htm

Youth Has Outlived Its Usefulness - American politics is desperately in need of adult supervision
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704682604575369513252243680.html

Agent Orange in Vietnam: Recent Developments In Remediation. By Matthew Palmer, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Testimony before the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment Committee on Foreign Affairs
http://www.state.gov/p/eap/rls/rm/2010/07/144702.htm

How to Liberate the NHS - Andrew Lansley's plan to break the bureaucracy of th National Health Service is bold, but risky
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704682604575368823492682634.html

How Do International Financial Flows to Developing Countries Respond to Natural Disasters?
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.cfm?sk=24050.0

Europe has implemented Feed-In Tariffs. Shouldn’t We Learn from their Experience?
http://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/2010/07/15/shouldn%E2%80%99t-we-learn-from-europe/

From the Lisbon Treaty to the Eurozone Crisis: A New Beginning or the Unraveling of Europe?
http://www.brookings.edu/events/2010/0602_cuse_conference.aspx

Why Can't We Fire Failed Financial Regulators?
http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=11969

Thinking outside the box to avoid a double-dip recession
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/14/AR2010071405031.html

Why the Obama Stimulus Failed
http://blog.heritage.org/2010/07/15/morning-bell-why-the-obama-stimulus-failed

CBO’s Economic Forecasting Record: 2010 Update
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/115xx/doc11553/ForecastingAccuracy.pdf