House Democrats Wrap-Up "First 100 Hours" Agenda with Passage of Energy Bill

In only forty-two hours of floor time, the Democratic-led House successfully passed all six of its "first 100 hours" initiatives. The final bill, the CLEAN (Creating Long-Term Energy Alternatives for the Nation) Energy Act of 2007, passed in a 264-163 vote last Friday. If approved by the Senate and signed into law by President Bush, the bill would do the following:

U.K. Food Labeling Scuffle Hits Screen

Submitted by Jonathan Rosenblum on

Multinational food marketing giants, including Unilever, Coca-Cola, Kellogg and Danone have helped fund an $8 million industry ad campaign to sway consumers to "know what's going inside you"--but not necessarily to do anything about it.

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Main Source: 
Wall Street Journal, January 18, 2007
Topics: 
Advertising
Obesity
Children
International
Marketing

Political Mood Swings on Drug Industry Direct-to-Consumer Ads

Submitted by Bob Burton on

The $4 billion a year spent by the drug industry on direct-to-consumer advertising promoting drugs is generating a political backlash. "There's a lot of support for a ban on direct-to-consumer advertising, and the Democrats know it," said Gary Ruskin, Commercial Alert's executive director.

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Main Source: 
Indianapolis Star, January 21, 2007
Topics: 
Advertising
U.S. Congress
Health
Pharmaceuticals
U.S. Government

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