NCPA - Daily Policy Digest - Thursday, May 30, 2002

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Daily Policy Digest
Thursday, May 30, 2002

	Politicians are denied early access to economic statistics, preventing the chance of partisan spin on the numbers....
NEW YORK TIMES

	Business startups fell in 2001, according to a new study....
KAUFFMAN CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP/USA TODAY

	Higher nurse staffing cuts hospital stays and complications, says a new study; but the nurse shortage equals 12 percent of capacity....
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE/NEW YORK TIMES

	Tens of thousands are suing for overtime pay, as plaintiffs' lawyers rush to sign up large groups of clients....
WALL STREET JOURNAL

	Chances of a nuclear attack have increased, say experts, with plenty of nuclear material available....
NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE

	Regulatory failure was responsible for California's power crisis, say economists....
NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH

	Education department studies included just one randomized trial in 2000, despite their widespread use in other research....
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