Saturday, May 29, 2010

Press Briefing

May 29, 2010

Statement by the President on Efforts by Secretary Gates to Reform Pentagon Spending
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/statement-president-efforts-secretary-gates-reform-pentagon-spending

The global financial crisis: Why were some countries hit harder? By S. Pelin Berkmen, Gaston Gelos, Robert Rennhack, James P. Walsh
http://www.voxeu.org/index.php?q=node/4806

The Top Ten Lessons of the Global Economic Meltdown. By Walter Russell Mead
http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2010/05/24/the-top-ten-lessons-of-the-global-economic-meltdown/

On Memorial Day - What we owe to the fallen, and to those now serving.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704596504575272732097688358.html

'Pieces of Eight': The Constitution and the Dollar - With everyone suddenly fretting about the need for a new world reserve currency, unorthodox views on the Federal Reserve are getting a new hearing.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704852004575258282696297108.html

Empire State Charter Victory - But unions extract some pieces of Silver
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704596504575272632354287918.html

Move Right and Lose: Evidence from the 2000-2008 U.S. Senate Elections
http://www.thedemocraticstrategist.org/strategist/2010/05/move_right_and_lose_evidence_f.php

Entitlements Are Forever - The legal fight over California's attempt to balance its budget.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703691804575254330454011848.html

Whither Fannie and Freddie? A Proposal for Reforming the Housing GSEs
http://economics21.org/commentary/whither-fannie-and-freddie-proposal-reforming-housing-gses

Uribe, The Man Who Saved Colombia - Eight years ago, Latin America's oldest democracy was on the brink. The outgoing president explains how he restored the peace.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704717004575268763528382500.html

The Fruits of Stagnation - Europe's shrunken economies yield good news for global-warming campaigners.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704269204575270143314430382.html

Memorandum from White House Counsel Regarding the Review of Discussions Relating to Congressman Sestak
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/memorandum-white-house-counsel-regarding-review-discussions-relating-congressman-se

Rahm to Bill to Joe - The former president as political cutout in the case of Sestak
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704596504575272702149862906.html

All The News That Fits: Junk science and The New York Times. By Henry I. Miller
http://www.forbes.com/2010/05/19/science-new-york-times-agriculture-opinions-columnists-henry-i-miller.html
On Andrew Pollack's news articles on issues related to genetic engineering applied to agriculture

No, We Don't Need a Teacher Bailout. By Neal McCluskey
http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=11852

A Look at the Senate Democratic Proposal for Immigration Reform: Is the Glass Half Empty, Half Full or Shattered on the Ground?
http://www.cato.org/pubs/irb/irb_may2010.pdf