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Heritage in the news: July 2006
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- A preemptive strike may not be the best solution for North Korea, Peter Brookes explains to Australia's ABC
- Earmarks may make good politics but they're bad policy, Dan Mitchell writes in The Billings Gazette
- Rep. Katherine Harris (R-FL) cites Heritage's immigration research on the campaign trail, The Lakeland Ledger reports
- Ferries and all sorts of public transit are extremely vulnerable to terrorism, James Carafano tells The Staten Island Advance
- A UN resolution is hardly going to get Korea to change its behavior, Balbina Hwang tells the AP
- Russia is close to breaking with the rest, despite its friendly facade, Ariel Cohen tells The Times of London
- Attempting 100-percent protection of our shipping is inexpensive and doomed to fail, James Carafano writes in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Emergency spending bills are "a massive loophole to evade the budget," Brian Riedl tells the AP
- British-American cooperation on the F-22 Raptor is another indication the Special Relationship is strong, James Carafano tells the AP
- Congress is a valid forum for debating issues even if legislation on the topic is doomed to fail, Brian Darling tells the AP
- Liberal magazine In These Times calls Heritage an "industry-funded think tank" and suggests this is the origin of Heritage's opposition to onerous federal regulations
- German Chancellor Merkel "has been the single most pleasant surprise on the European scene in a long time," John Hulsman tells the AP
- Reductions in the budget deficit have nothing at all to do with fiscal restraint, Brian Riedl tells The New York Times
- America needs to take a different line with Putin's increasingly authoritarian Russia, Peter Brookes writes in The New York Post
July 11
- Instead of waiting for a line-item veto, President Bush should simply ignore wasteful earmarks, Ron Utt writes in The Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star
- Brian Riedl and Michelle Muccio lay out a plan to reduce government waste in Human Events
- The 2003 tax cuts are working exactly as expected and allowing increased economic growth , Daniel Mitchell tells The Washington Post
- The Senate immigration bill is a bait-and-switch that would be the worst of all worlds, Robert Rector writes in The New York Daily News
- The prospect of a free trade agreement between the US and South Korea is ruffling some feathers, Daniel Kim writes in The Korea Herald
- In the face of competition, Washington DC schools are shaping up, Dan Lips writes on FoxNews.com
- Mexico's losing presidential candidate needs to accept that he has lost, Stephen Johnson writes in National Review
- The tax cut revenue boom will be unable to cover the spending of the coming entitlement crisis, Brian Riedl tells Bloomberg
- Washington File reports on Heritage's event on US-India trade
- America cannot wait for the United Nations to act in Sudan, Joe Loconte and Nile Gardiner write in National Review
July 12
- Ariel Cohen breaks down the potential problems at the G-8 summit in Russia in The Washington Times
- North Korea's attempt to blackmail the world into greater concessions has backfired, Helle Dale writes in The Washington Times
- The deficit is only $22 billion better than it was last year, Brian Riedl tells The Chicago Tribune
- The Washington Post, the AP and Reuters report on Rep. Hoekstra's remarks to Heritage on the need to open classified Iraqi documents and CIA leaks to al Qaeda
- The new tax revenues show the 2003 tax cuts are working as expected, Brian Riedl tells Forbes
- Russia wants to avoid embarrasment at the G-8 summit, Yevgeny Volk tells Voice of America
- If Pakistan is linked to the Bombay attacks it could undermine the peace process there, Dana Dillon tells The San Francisco Chronicle
- President Bush has enacted a series of expensive social spending programs while in office, Brian Riedl tells The San Francisco Chronicle
- The Orlando Sentinel cites Heritage research on the increase in federal spending
- America should abolish the death tax, Ed Feulner writes in The Chicago Sun-Times
- Lawmakers should not be too quick to congratulate themselves for their lack of spending restraint, Brian Riedl tells The Las Vegas Review-Journal
- A Pakistani link to the Bombay attacks "could be catastrophic for the region," Dana Dillon tells CNN
- The Weymouth [MA] News cites Robert Rector's research on the impact of the Senate's amnesty bill
- The Wheeling, WV Intelligencer cites Heritage research on state tax windfalls to call for tax cuts
- Bloomberg cites Heritage's report card for Congress, noting especially the failing grade
- Columnist Deroy Murdock cites Heritage's opposition to the death tax
- Russia is probably wrong in its estimates on Iran's nuclear capabilities, Jim Phillips tells UPI
July 13
July 14
- The White House is yielding its Constitutional powers to other branches by giving in on detainees and wiretaps, Brian Darling tells The Houston Chronicle
- Japan's talk of militarization is designed to pressure China into curbing North Korea's aggressiveness, Peter Brookes writes on Military.com
- Iran has only limited capacity to threaten oil shipping, Jim Phillips tells CNN Money
- CNet News cites Heritage's opposition to increased government regulations on the Internet
- The Hezbollah attacks on Israel highlight Iran's involvement with the terrorist group, Jim Phillips writes in Human Events
- The Madison, WI Capital Times claims the White House recruited "the master planners of Iraq's economy...from the Heritage Foundation's Web site"
- Russia has no place in the G-8 group of free nations, Ed Feulner writes in The Baltimore Sun
- Liberals often attack those who oppose over-regulation because of alleged motivations, not on substance, James Gattuso tells The Wichita Eagle
- In a fantastically conspiracy-minded article, the communist Workers World notes Microsoft's support for Heritage
- The 2003 tax cuts are working fabulously, Mike Franc writes in Human Events
July 17
- Lawmakers in the Senate are unwilling to cut their own pork projects, Brian Riedl tells The Wall Street Journal
- Momentum is building in Congress for real reforms to allow offshore oil drilling, Ben Lieberman writes on FoxNews.com
- Columnist Andrew Sullivan cites Heritage numbers on spending increases in The Times of London
- Government spending per household has increased $1000 per year for the past five years, Brian Riedl tells The American Spectator
- Funding entitlements would cost $11,000 per taxpayer or the elimination of all remaining federal programs, Brian Riedl tells The San Francisco Chronicle
- China is motivated to block American efforts on Iran and North Korea because of nationalism, development and security, Peter Brookes writes in The New York Post
- Peter Brookes explains why Japan is so concerned about North Korea and China in The San Diego Union-Tribune
- The San Francisco Chronicle cites a Heritage study on alternatives to costly minimum-wage hikes
- Tax receipts are growing at the fastest rate in 40 years, Brian Riedl tells The Washington Times
- The Boston Business Journal cites Heritage's proposal for automatic retirement accounts
- Dick Armey, writing in The Hawaii Reporter cites Heritage's research on the increasing in federal spending
- A treaty to allow fast-track extraditions to Britain is not really on America's radar screen, Nile Gardiner tells The Financial Times
- The New Jersey Herald cites Heritage's support for more flexible 401(k) enrollment
- Hezbollah is useful to Iran and Syria because it can be used to attack Israel without directly involving either country, James Phillips tells Cox News
- Michigan would be better served if it looked for the jobs of tomorrow instead of trying to save the jobs of the past, Tim Kane tells The Jackson [MI] Citizen-Patriot
- Israel is under attack from Iran and Syria through their Hezbollah client, James Phillips writes in The Hawaii Reporter
- The UN has only authorized wars twice in 51 years, despite more than 300 wars killing 22 million people, says a Heritage study quoted in IBD
- Robert Rector's immigration research raised important questions about amnesty's numerical impact , The Washington Times reports
- Britain's Telegraph cites Heritage's opposition to a race-based government for Hawaii
July 18
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July 21
- An Israeli ground invasion of Lebanon may draw Syria into the war, Peter Brookes writes on National Review Online
- Barring reforms to entitlements, federal spending will grow by more than 50 percent over the coming years, Brian Riedl tells The Economist
- The Israeli war in Lebanon could be an opportunity for American policy as well, James Carafano tells Reuters
- The world is very clearly facing a global war and we would be poorly served to ignore it, Tim Chapman writes in Human Events
- America should not impose a ceasefire deadline on Israel, Ariel Cohen writes in Human Events
- Israel, with American help, could start using directed-energy weapons as part of a missile defense, James Carafano writes in Human Events
- In Human Events, Mike Franc reports on a liberal who looked to Iran as a shining example of minority representation in a democracy
- A new plan to compel firms to shore up retirement accounts could be a bad development, David John tells Forbes
- The Los Angeles Times notes Heritage's support for increased government transparency
- The new school choice proposal in Congress is a good first step, Dan Lips tells Investor's Business Daily
July 24
July 25
July 26
July 27
July 28
July 31
- The New York Times notes Heritage's work to identify public attitudes on the need to trim runaway spending
- Federalism would allow radical health care reform ideas to compete in real-life experiments, Stuart Butler tells The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
- A cease-fire in Lebanon that doesn't include real Hezbollah disarmament is not worthwhile, Peter Brookes writes in The New York Post
- Ethanol requirements in gasoline are only making fuel prices higher, Ben Lieberman writes in The Washington Times
- Expanded immigration would only cause backlogs as legal entrants seek to bring family members, Robert Rector tells The Deseret News
- Public investment in convention centers may be a waste of money, Ron Utt warns The Shreveport Times
- Mexico could do much to improve its prosperity by allowing local control of schools, Stephen Johnson tells The Dallas Morning News
- Neither political party has been given an edge by voters, Mike Franc tells USA Today
- Newt Gingrich appeared at a blogger conference sponsored by Heritage's Tim Chapman, The Washington Times reports
- Dismantling Hezbollah may not be easy but it would be a positive step in the war on terror, Peter Brookes tells The Washington Post
- Security alone may make the border problem worse, not better, James Carafano writes in The Dallas Morning News
- The New York Times notes Heritage's offerings for young conservatives
- Recent economic woes among Mexico's peasants are a small tradeoff for trade's big gains, Tim Kane tells The San Francisco Chronicle
- Congress is using budget gimmicks that hurt the Pentagon's core budget, Baker Spring tells Federal Computer Week
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