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• Sumners Lecture Series

• President Klaus’ New Book

• On the Speaker’s Circuit

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• The NCPA sponsored a Capitol Hill briefing, “Analyzing the 2005 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report ,” on March 23. NCPA Senior Fellow and Trustee Thomas R. Saving and NCPA President John C. Goodman were featured speakers. http://www.ncpa.org/evn/washington/20050323dc.html

• Saving testified before the Senate Budget Committee on February 17 that the existence of Medicare is the single most important reason to reform Social Security. http://www.ncpa.org/prs/tst/2005/20050217tst.html

• Czech President Václav Klaus was the featured speaker at the March 8 edition of the Newsmaker Series at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., which was broadcast live on C-Span. President Klaus answered questions from national and international reporters about his book and explained how the lessons learned transitioning the Czech economy could apply to other developing countries.

• On March 7, NCPA Board members hosted a dinner honoring Klaus in the Members Room of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Guests included the Librarian of Congress, the Czech Ambassador, U.S. Senators, NCPA Board members, Chairman’s Council members, and Think Tank leaders.

• Goodman addressed the National Economists Club at a meeting at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. on March 24 about the myths of national health insurance and his book, Lives at Risk.

• Goodman told attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on February 18 that the Social Security system will soon be broke and needs to be reformed now.

• The 2nd Annual World Health Care Congress, co-sponsored by The Wall Street Journal and CNBC, chose Goodman as speaker of the week. He was also the featured speaker at the conference, which was held in Washington, D.C. from January 30 to February 1.

• Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson has appointed NCPA President John Goodman as one of five new members to the National Advisory General Medical Sciences Council of the National Institutes of Health. Members of the Council serve 4-year terms. This Council advises and makes recommendations to the government for awarding $300 million in scientific research grants every year.

• Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson was the featured speaker at the NCPA / Hatton W. Sumners Foundation Distinguished Lecture Series on February 10.

• On January 13, Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn told the first NCPA/Hatton W. Sumners Distinguished Lecture Series luncheon of 2005 that Texas lawmakers need to focus on education and taxation.

• The remainder of this year’s NCPA / Hatton W. Sumners schedule will feature Fox News Channel anchorman and Chief Washington Correspondent Brit Hume on April 15, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) on June 3 and Dick Morris, former advisor to President Clinton, on October 25. You can register for all of these events at https://secure.ncpa.org/event/events.php?eventinfo_id=14

• On March 7, President of the Czech Republic Václav Klaus announced his new book, On the Road to Democracy: The Czech Republic from Communism to Free Society, at a news conference, which was cast live via the Internet and covered by CTK, the Czech News Agency. The book was edited by NCPA President John C. Goodman and published by the NCPA. Order the book online.

• NCPA President John C. Goodman addressed the board of directors of the National Association of Manufacturers on April 1 about Social Security reform.
  

• On March 29, Goodman keynoted the 4th Annual Innovative Product Development for Managed Care Conference in Las Vegas. He spoke about the popularity of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).

• NCPA Senior Policy Analyst Matt Moore explained the basics of personal retirement accounts and Social Security reform at five town hall meetings in New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District on March 22 and 23.
  

• On March 30, Goodman addressed the Conference for the World Research Group in Las Vegas about HSAs today and in the future.

• Goodman told the Health by Design Symposium at Ball State University on March 18 that HSAs will encourage patients to save money.

• NCPA Senior Fellow and Public Trustee of Social Security and Medicare Thomas R. Saving debated Social Security reform with John Rother, director of policy and strategy for AARP, on March 15 in Philadelphia. The debate was sponsored by the Annenberg Public Policy Center. The debate was taped by National Public Radio and is scheduled to be broadcast April 4 on many of the affiliate stations.

• NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick told the Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators on March 4 that consumers can control healthcare costs better than HMO and PPO bureaucracies.

• NCPA Senior Fellow H. Sterling Burnett participated in a debate and panel discussion about global warming at the University of North Texas on February 17.

• NCPA Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer Jeanette Goodman spoke to the National Association of Women Business Owners conference in Orlando on February 15 about Social Security reform.

• Saving addressed 140 chiefs of staff of congressional offices about entitlement reform at a conference sponsored by the Mercatus Center. The conference was held February 4 and 5 in Philadelphia.

• Saving spoke about Social Security reform at a briefing sponsored by the Cato Institute on February 9.

• Goodman spoke on the topic of "Rebutting the Myths of National Health Insurance" at the Leadership Institute's Wake-Up Breakfast in Arlington (VA) on February 2.

• Goodman debated Henry Aron of the Brookings Institution on the topic of "Health Savings Accounts: Policy Implications and the Impact of HSAs" in Washington, D.C. on February 1.

• Burnett was a guest lecturer at the Richland College ( Dallas) Government Series on February 7, speaking on the science and politics of nuclear power.

• Goodman spoke on the topic of the uninsured at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's policy orientation for Texas legislators in Austin on January 27.

• NCPA Senior Economist Barry Asmus spoke about the effects of global events on the U.S. economy in Phoenix, Miami, San Juan (PR), Palm Springs, San Diego and San Antonio. He speaks about his book, The Best Is Yet to Come, in Las Vegas, Phoenix, Palm Beach (FL), Kansas City, San Diego, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and Scottsdale.

• In designing personal accounts in the United States, we should avoid giving too much choice and too little of a safety net, according to a brief analysis written by Estelle James, consulting economist to the NCPA on Social Security. http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba/ba512/

• The future of nuclear energy is bright, especially in light of growing demand for electricity and environmental concerns about other sources of energy, according to a brief analysis written by NCPA Senior Fellow H. Sterling Burnett and Larry Foulke, NCPA E-Team Adjunct Scholar and immediate past president of the American Nuclear Society. http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba/ba511/

• A brief analysis written by NCPA Senior Fellow and Public Trustee of Social Security and Medicare Thomas R. Saving addresses misinformation about the need to reform our elderly entitlements programs. http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba/ba509

• Facts, not myths, should be considered when appraising the role of nuclear power in the nation's energy mix, according to a brief analysis written by Burnett and Foulke. http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba/ba508/

• Unemployment insurance encourages lay-offs and does not provide a financial safety net for workers. A better solution is personal employment accounts, according to a new study written by NCPA Senior Fellow William Conerly. http://www.ncpa.org/pub/st/st274/

• Welfare reform demonstrated that placing conditions on benefits is an effective first step toward the transition to independence, and housing assistance reform has the potential to do even more, according to a brief analysis written by NCPA Director of Publications Joe Barnett and Research Assistant Todd Gabel. http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba/ba507/

• The Brookings Institution reprinted a paper by NCPA President John C. Goodman and Brookings Senior Fellow Peter Orzag, “Common Sense Reforms to Promote Retirement Security,” as part of their Retirement Security Project.

• The impending retirement of 77 million baby boomers will have a profound effect on federal entitlement programs and the U.S. economy. A study written by NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff concludes that the impact will be just as, if not more, pronounced on other developed countries. http://www.ncpa.org/pub/st/st273/

• A system of personal retirement accounts for Social Security would have administrative costs of about 0.3 percent of assets in 8 to 10 years, and would be likely to fall even more after the system has existed for more than a decade, according to an NCPA brief analysis written by James. http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba/ba506/

• The experience of other countries, especially Chile, provides a guide for constructing personal retirement accounts in a way that avoids poverty and mitigates labor and financial market risks, according to an NCPA brief analysis written by James. http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba/ba505/

• Importing drugs from Canada is no solution to high U.S. drug prices and could result in the exhaustion of Canada’s pharmaceutical supplies as well as increased costs for Canadian drugs, according to a brief analysis by Goodman. http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba/ba503/

• In a brief analysis, “Thinking Outside the ‘Big Box,’” Research Associate Pam Villarreal shares the numerous economic benefits of larger retailers, such as sales tax revenues, jobs, competitive wages and low prices. http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba/ba501/

• Regardless of which method of Social Security reform Congress eventually adopts, today’s younger workers and future generations face additional burdens, and adding personal retirement accounts will give them a way to make up their losses, according to a brief analysis written by NCPA Senior Policy Analyst Matt Moore. http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba/ba504/

• The Food and Drug Administration made a big mistake in not approving the prescription drug, Mevacor, for over-the-counter distribution, according to a brief analysis written by NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick. http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba/ba500/

• The minimum wage is bad policy and adversely affects the very people it is intended to benefit, according to a brief analysis written by NCPA Senior Fellow Bruce Bartlett. http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba/ba499/

• The Cato Institute published Goodman's paper, "National Health Insurance Myths Debunked," which presented data from other developed countries showing that national health insurance does not deliver on the promise of a right to healthcare.

• Tax credits for HSAs would allow uninsured, low-income individuals and families to afford the purchase of quality health insurance, according to an NCPA brief analysis written by Laura Trueman, executive director of the Coalition for Affordable Health Coverage. http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba/ba498/

• Ten minor reforms could expand consumer choice and increase the efficiency of the healthcare system, according to a brief analysis written by Goodman. http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba/ba497/

• The March 27 edition of McCuistion (PBS), “The Future of Medicare and Prescription Drugs,” featured NCPA President John Goodman discussing the Medicare bill and whether it promised more than could be delivered.

• Goodman told Cox News Service on March 23 that each year we delay the reform of Social Security we add to the cost of reform for our children.

• NCPA Senior Fellow and Public Trustee of Social Security and Medicare Thomas R. Saving told CNBC’s Power Lunch program and Bloomberg TV on March 23 that Social Security will start paying more in benefits than it collects in taxes in 2017, one year earlier than estimated in last year’s report, and the total unfunded liability of the program has increased by about $600 billion, up from $10.4 to $11.1 trillion. Saving’s remarks also appeared in the Washington Post. http://www.ncpa.org/prs/rel/2005/20050323nr.htm

• On March 18, KPIX-TV ( San Francisco) featured NCPA E-Team research that drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge could open other public lands to energy exploration.

• Czech President and NCPA Distinguished Leader Václav Klaus discussed his new book, On the Road to Democracy: The Czech Republic from Communism to Free Society, on KTVT-CBS 11 and KDFW-Fox 4 (Dallas-Ft. Worth), Street Signs (CNBC) and Fox and Friends (Fox News Channel) on March 7 and 8.

• NCPA Senior Policy Analyst Matt Moore told the Closing Bell program (CNBC) on February 18 that raising the cap on Social Security taxes may present economic problems.

• NCPA Senior Fellow Bruce Bartlett told Kudlow & Company (CNBC) on February 18 that it will be difficult to manage tax reform and Social Security reform at the same time.

• Saving told a special edition of CNBC’s Ask Steve on February 18 that the most important reason to reform Social Security is Medicare.

• NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick told KING-TV ( Seattle) on February 18 that the mental health parity debate in Washington State Legislature needs to put patients first.

• Bartlett told Street Signs (CNBC) on February 16 that Federal Chairman Alan Greenspan’s support of personal retirement accounts to reform Social Security is good news for investors. His comments also appeared in a special column in Fortune.

• NCPA Board Chairman Pete du Pont told Fox News Live on February 15 that Social Security reform will work and Congress should pass reform that uses personal retirement accounts.

• The NCPA’s Social Security calculator was featured in the February 12 edition of CBS MarketWatch.

• Saving told C-Span on February 8 that Social Security reform is necessary and urgent.

• Goodman told WFAA-TV (Dallas-Ft. Worth) that Congress can still hold the line on the Medicare prescription drug benefit. His remarks also appeared in the Dallas Morning News.

• Goodman told the Cox News Service that Social Security’s obligations will far outstrip income.

• Bartlett told CNBC’s Wake-Up Call on February 7 that President Bush’s budget is ambitious, especially with regard to budget cuts.

• Gov. du Pont told Kudlow & Cramer on January 19 that President Bush's second-term agenda may set the political tone for America for many years to come.

• Bartlett told CNBC's Street Signs program on January 19 that tax reform may take longer than the Bush Administration had hoped.

• Goodman told CNN Daybreak and CNN Headline News on January 5 that the AARP's opposition to Social Security reform is intellectually dishonest.

• NCPA Senior Fellow and Trustee of Social Security and Medicare Thomas R. Saving told The Diane Rehm Show (NPR) on March 28 that Medicare is already spending more in federal revenues than it generates in taxes.

• NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick told Bloomberg Radio’s Big Picture program on March 15 that the prices of new breakthrough cancer drugs are more expensive than the older drugs, due to breakthroughs in medical science, targeting specific components of cancer cells.

• On March 2, Herrick told the Mark Daniels Show (WFIL, Philadelphia) and the Terry Lowry Show (KTEK, Houston) that shopping for drugs saves money.

• Herrick told KRLD-AM (Dallas-Ft. Worth) that studies show that workers for state and local governments often pay more for their workers’ healthcare coverage than employers in the private-sector.

• NCPA Senior Fellow Bruce Bartlett told WHYY-FM ( Philadelphia ) that Congress is likely to change President Bush’s budget in several ways.

• NCPA Senior Fellow H. Sterling Burnett told KERA-FM (Dallas-Ft. Worth) that improved incentives for environmental protection could be part of the lasting Bush legacy.

• NCPA Senior Policy Analyst Matt Moore told KOMO-AM in Seattle that President Bush’s State of the Union address reflected the urgency of Social Security reform.

• NCPA Washington Representative Jack Strayer told WTIC-AM ( Hartford) that prescription drug prices in Canada are rising nearly 5 times more than in the U.S. mainly because of greater demand.

• NCPA Board Chairman and Gov. Pete du Pont told the Small Business Advocate syndicated radio program on January 17 that President Bush is committed to Social Security and healthcare reform during his second term.

• Strayer told the Michael Reagan Show on January 11 that importing drugs from Canada won't save most patients money. His remarks also appeared on WBDO-AM (Orlando), KLEF-AM (Anchorage), WICC-AM (Bridgeport, CT), KGAB-AM (Cheyenne), WFLA-AM (Tampa), WGCU-AM (Ft. Myers) and in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

• Moore told KARN-AM ( Little Rock, AR) on January 11 that personal retirement accounts are the most cost-effective way to reform Social Security.

• Moore told KOA-AM's ( Denver) Mike Rosen Show on January 5 that Social Security reform must include personal retirement accounts.

• Herrick told Morning Edition (NPR) that Americans don't need to go to Canada to save money on drugs.

• The NCPA has launched an e-commerce site, the NCPA Store, for the purchase of hard copies of NCPA publications and DVDs of NCPA events. You can visit the NCPA Store at http://www.ncpa.org/shop/

• In his regular column for OpinionJournal.com, The Wall Street Journal's online editorial page, NCPA Board Chairman Pete du Pont said that Czech President Václav Klaus and other Eastern European leaders face a stiff challenge to keep Brussels from imposing old European economic ideas. http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pdupont/?id=110006448

• Gov. du Pont stated in OpinionJournal.com that President Bush's push for Social Security reform and an ownership society is the “New New Deal.” http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pdupont/?id=110006208

• Gov. du Pont said in his regular column for OpinionJournal.com that the real reason Democrats lost big in the recent election is that the Democratic Party doesn't trust average Americans to make decisions for themselves. http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pdupont/?id=110005941

• The March 27 edition of The Dallas Morning News featured NCPA President John C. Goodman’s proposals for personal and portable health insurance.

• Goodman told American Health Line on March 22 that the real-world consequences of single-payer healthcare are well-documented.

• Goodman told the March 18 edition of The Dallas Morning News that last year Medicare’s hospital fund used $3 billion of taxpayer dollars to pay benefits.

• Czech President and NCPA Distinguished Leader Václav Klaus’ discussion of his new book, On the Road to Democracy: The Czech Republic from Communism to Free Society, appeared in Alan Peppard’s column in The Dallas Morning News, the Associated Press, Reuters and United Press International news wires.

• NCPA Senior Fellow H. Sterling Burnett told the March 18 edition of Canada’s National Post there is no indication that drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will harm indigenous wildlife. His comments also appeared in the Denver Post.

• NCPA E-Team Adjunct Scholar David Deming said in a special column on March 18 for Investor’s Business Daily that the “science” supporting most theories of global warming is based more on political concerns than verifiable scientific observations.

• Burnett told the Denver Post on March 18 that Aspen's "Canary Initiative" concerning global warming will have no effect. His comments also appeared in the Aspen Daily News.

• NCPA Senior Fellow Bruce Bartlett told the March 16 edition of National Review that as other countries curtail buying dollars and investing in Treasury bonds, the federal budget deficit may become more of a problem.

• NCPA Senior Policy Analyst Matt Moore said in a special column for the Daily Oklahoman ( Oklahoma City) on March 14 that without personal retirement accounts, Social Security reform is all pain and no gain, especially for younger workers.

• Burnett told the March 14 edition of the Baltimore Sun that carbon is not the cause of global warming.

• In his weekly syndicated column for the Washington Times, New York Sun and Florida Times-Union Bartlett wrote several articles about examining the success of the flat tax in other countries, gaps in the Council of Economic Advisers’ report, Social Security reform in Congress, Social Security benefits, U.S. global disaster aide, tax refunds, and the collapsing Medicare system.

• Burnett told the Baltimore Sun on March 14 that something besides greenhouse gas emissions – such as the natural recovery from a mini-ice age in the late 19th century – is behind most of the ocean and surface warming of the 20th century.

• Burnett said in a special op-ed for the March 13 edition of the Houston Chronicle that the effect of toxic chemicals on Houston’s air quality is overblown.

• Burnett discussed the Supreme Courts' juvenile death penalty ruling with the Las Vegas Weekly on March 10.

• Burnett argued that the world is not running out of oil in the March edition of The World and I.

• Bartlett told the March 9 edition of National Review that Fed chairman Alan Greenspan’s remarks about consumption-based tax reform have fueled discussion of a value-added tax. Bartlett’s remarks also appeared in the Los Angeles Times.

• Bartlett said in a special column for Fortune magazine on March 8 that the death of economist David Bradford is a great loss for tax reformers of all parties and philosophies.

• NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick told the March 7 edition of National Journal’s Technology Daily that market demand is driving the return of home doctor visits and mobile medical practices. His remarks also appeared in the Washington Times.

• Goodman told the March 7 edition of The Dallas Morning News that HSAs will give patients incentive to save money.

• The March 5 edition of the National Journal noted NCPA Senior Fellow and Trustee of Social Security and Medicare Thomas R. Saving’s caution, that the single most important reason to reform Social Security is the existence of Medicare.

• Herrick told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on March 6 that drug re-importation is bad for consumers. His remarks also appeared in the Newark Star-Ledger.

• In the March 2005 edition of Health Care News, Herrick discusses how patients want more control over their healthcare. In this same issue, Herrick explains that the Medicare prescription drug bill may cost more than originally expected due to low numbers of seniors signing up.

• The March 4 edition of the Daily Oklahoman ( Oklahoma City) highlighted founder of Women Impacting Public Policy, Terry Neese, as Oklahoma Team Leader for Team NCPA.

• Bartlett told the New York Times on March 4 that the Bush Administration wants to reform Social Security and taxes at the same time to increase the policy options.

• Moore told the March edition of Black Enterprise magazine that Social Security will benefit lower income workers and that’s a good reason for reform.

• Team NCPA Project Manager Sean Tuffnell said in a special column in the Washington Times on March 4 that Congress should rise to the occasion and reform Social Security.

• Herrick told the Wichita Eagle on March 3 that Medicaid recipients need more control over their own healthcare in order to keep costs down.

• The March 2005 edition of American Spectator focuses on the NCPA publication, Lives at Risk, and how growth in the number of uninsured occurs mostly among Americans with higher incomes. Goodman and NCPA Senior Fellows Gerald Musgrave and Devon Herrick co-authored the book.

• Goodman told The Dallas Morning News on February 28 that a recent poll of Texas residents shows that personal retirement accounts are a popular option for Social Security reform.

• Moore told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on February 28 that citizens prefer personal retirement accounts once they understand that they are safe investments.

• Bartlett told the New York Times on February 25 that President Bush may need to ask Congress for some sort of tax reform before the end of the year.

• Team NCPA’s Social Security calculator was featured on February 24 in a story by the Associated Press. http://www.teamncpa.org/main/calculators.php

• Moore told the Miami Herald on February 21 that personal retirement accounts are necessary to reform Social Security. His remarks also appeared in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

• Burnett told the February 19 edition of Newsday that a climate change analysis of 11 Northeastern states, including New York, shows no change in temperature as a result of enacting unilateral reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

• On February 18, Herrick told Medicine and Law Weekly that prices for generic drugs vary widely and online retailers offer the best deals. His comments also appeared in Science Letter, Managed Care Business Week, Pharma Law Weekly, Drug Week, Obesity and Fitness & Wellness Week.

• Burnett told the Kansas City Star on February 17 that the Kyoto Protocol will do nothing to prevent global warming.

• Bartlett told the New York Times on February 13 that tax reform may require some political trade-offs.

• Moore told the February 13 edition of the San Jose Mercury News that the federal Thrift Savings Plan provides a good model for indexing Social Security funds.

• NCPA research concluding that reforming Social Security is urgent was featured in the February 13 edition of the Washington Post.

• Herrick told the Houston Chronicle on February 13 that most of the increase among the uninsured occurred among households earning more than $50,000 per year.

• Goodman told the February 7 edition of Business Insurance that employers should stop offering traditional health insurance plans to their employees unless they have core competence in providing coverage. Goodman’s remarks were made at the 2nd Annual World Health Care Conference in Washington, D.C.

• Bartlett said in a special column for Fortune magazine on February 7 that Congress holds the key to President Bush’s effort to reform both Social Security and the U.S. tax code.

• Burnett told the Kansas City Star on February 6 that the activists should help prepare for living in a warmer world and not focus on slowing the rise in greenhouse gas emissions, which may not be the cause of global warming.

• Burnett told Canada’s National Post on January 31 that recent controversies about the theory of human-induced global warming stem from a lack of scientific evidence.

• Burnett said in a special column for the Washington Times on January 30 that President Bush's ownership society applies to environmental and energy policy as well as other initiatives.

• Goodman said in a special column for the Washington Times on January 30 that the best solution to the drug re-importation debate is free trade.

• NCPA research on the need for Social Security reform appeared in the January 30 edition of The Los Angeles Times.

• Moore told the January 28 edition of Newsday that a mixed stock and bond portfolio would provide the best returns for personal retirement accounts. Moore’s comments also appeared in the White House Bulletin.

• Herrick told The Dallas Morning News on January 27 that it pays to shop for competitive prices on generic drugs. His remarks also appeared in Managed Care Weekly, Science Weekly, Pharma Law Weekly and the Science Letter.

• On January 24, Bartlett said in a special column for The Weekly Standard that Katherine Chumachenko, a former co-worker of his, will soon become the first lady of the Ukraine.

• Herrick told The Dallas Morning News on January 24 that re-importation of prescription drugs should be done in a free-trade environment.

• Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn said at the inaugural 2005 edition of the NCPA/Hatton W. Sumners Distinguished Lecture Series that limited government works. Her remarks were reported in The Dallas Morning News, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, KERA-FM (NPR), KDFW-TV and KDAF-TV (all Dallas-Ft. Worth).

• Herrick told The News Journal ( Wilmington, DE) on January 19 that co-pays for Medicaid often create more problems than they solve.

• The winter 2005 edition of Cato's Letter, published by the Cato Institute, featured Goodman's article about "Five Myths of Socialized Medicine."

• Herrick told the French daily newspaper, la Croix, on January 18 that subsidizing failing industries is not only costly but ineffective.

• Burnett told the January edition of Environment Climate News that calls for drastic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by some groups amounts to nothing short of colonialism.

• Herrick told the Montgomery Advertiser (AL) on January 13 that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services is trying to get spending under control.

• In a special column for the Washington Times on January 9, Moore said indexing Social Security benefits using prices rather than wages is not new.

• The Idaho Statesman cited the NCPA/Fraser Institute study, Economic Freedom in North America, in its January 8 edition. http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/shared/readmore.asp?sNav=pb&id=625

• Bartlett told the Contra Costa (CA) Times on January 3 that rising interest rates may have a damaging effect on government bonds.

• Burnett said in a special column for the Contra Costa (CA) Times on January 2 that Michael Crichton's new book, State of Fear, refutes the notion that global warming is human-induced. His remarks also appeared in the Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) and the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

• Herrick told the Wilmington (DE) News Journal that the Medicaid co-pay sometimes can create more problems than answers.

• NCPA Research Assistant Todd Gabel co-authored a report, Welfare Reform in Ontario: A Report Card, published by the Fraser Institute of Canada.

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