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Center for Individual Freedom Lunchtime Liberty Update Fried Legal Reasoning 
Where's the
injury?That's the question the media should have been asking Tuesday when the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) announced a class action lawsuit against KFC for using partially hydrogenated oil, which contains trans fat, to cook its fried chicken, French fries, and other foods. Read more now. Freedom Line: 'Big Tofu' and You 
We've been
writing about the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) and the other
radicals who crusade against any food or drink that might taste good. With every
whacky new proposal, they expand their agenda to limit our freedom to choose
what we eat and drink.And as we've sounded off, we've groped for a term that captured, in a word or two, their absurd agenda and the threat that it poses to our freedom. We've referred to them as the food police, nutrition nannies, anti-food zealots and pretty much anything that we could think of. Read more now. Legal Reform: Turning the Tables on Abusive Tort Lawyers 
At long last,
there's good news in the fight against "jackpot justice" tort claims and the
nefarious law firms that file them. In courts and legislatures across the
country, fraudulent lawsuits are being exposed, and the abusive tort lawyers
that file them are finally getting a taste of their own medicine.Most notable is the recent indictment of Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman, the nation's most notorious class-action law firm. Read more now. Federal Issues: Get Ready for November's Democrat Landslide 
Get ready for
Democrats to retake the House and Senate come November. You know you should
because the mainstream media has been telling you to for weeks now. You see the
signs everywhere, for yourself.Fancy Nancy Pelosi has dropped her "culture of corruption" campaign. The numbers weren't looking so promising on that. At least she now knows she should have polled her House caucus members on how many expect to be indicted before she began it. Don't be so picky. She's moving in a "new direction." Someone will soon tell her which. Read more now. Energy: Guest Commentary A New Low for 'Record' Highs By Dan Gainor 
Since
Hurricane Katrina swept ashore on the Gulf Coast, we've heard seemingly
countless reports of "record high" gas or oil prices. From the beginning of
September last year, the big three networks -- ABC, CBS and NBC -- have told us
about record high gas or oil prices close to 100 times.They've been wrong each and every time. Read more now. Your Turn -- Meeting Nonsense With Commonsense: Fox News Channel's Eric Shawn: 'How the U.N. Sabotages America's Security' 
Recently Eric
Shawn, Fox News Channel senior correspondent and anchor and author of a new book
entitled The U.N. Exposed: How the United Nations Sabotages America's Security,
joined CFIF Corporate Counsel & Senior Vice President Renee Giachino on "Your
Turn -- Meeting Nonsense With Common Sense" to discuss his book. What follows
are excerpts from the interview that aired on WEBY 1330 AM, Northwest Florida's
Talk Radio. Read more now. Technology: CFIF Adds Its Voice to New Ad Campaign Against Regulating the Internet 
The Center
for Individual Freedom this week joined several other conservative and
free-market organizations on a new ad campaign renewing our demands that
Congress resist calls to regulate the Internet.Specifically, the ad, which is sponsored by Institute for Liberty and which ran this week in the Washington Times, responds to big government, pro-regulation groups like MoveOn.org that have amplified their calls for "network neutrality" legislation. Read more now. Editorial Cartoons: The Cartoons of Michael Ramirez 
View more of Michael Ramirez's latest cartoons on CFIF's website now. CFIF History & Civics Quiz: Question of the Week 
This week, Americans celebrated Flag Day. By law, who has the power to make changes to rules or customs governing the U.S. Flag? (a) The Congress (b) The Supreme Court (c) The Commander in Chief (d) The Secretary of Defense Get the correct answer now. Jester's Courtroom: Tales Stranger Than Fiction Featuring bizarre and sometimes humorous real life stories from the courtroom. A Shell of a Lawsuit 
A judge in
Long Island, New York recently dismissed a woman's lawsuit against a restaurant
after she choked on a piece of mussel shell. Stating that the woman should have
had a "reasonable expectation" that a shellfish dish could have shells in it,
acting Nassau Supreme Court Justice John Galasso, added that the plaintiff had
failed to prove the dish "defective."According to the plaintiff, Mary Slaymaker, she suffered a punctured throat and an infection after choking on a one-inch piece of shell during her meal of mussels marinara. Ms. Slaymaker sued the restaurant for $750,000. William Croutier, Jr., attorney for the Blue Moon Restaurant, said, "If you order shellfish, there's a reasonable expectation that there might be something of a shell-like nature in it." Slaymaker's attorney declined to comment. Source: Newsday.com Read more now. Since many of these gems do not attain national attention, the Jester welcomes you to share with us your favorite wacky stories from a courtroom near you! Please be sure to provide the source. You may e-mail us at info@cfif.org. Notable Quotes: Quote of the Week 
Claudia
Rosett, Journalist-in-Residence at the Foundation for the Defense of
Democracies, on U.S. Demands for United Nations Reforms:"The U.N.'s real problem today is not that it has been hit with unfounded accusations, but that one after another, allegations of U.N. misconduct, mismanagement, conflicts of interest, and corruption have turned out to be true. ...The real question, as [U.N. Secretary General] Annan and Malloch Brown denigrate U.S. demands for reform, while holding their hands out for American tax money, is whether in this age of fascist movements, terror tactics, and weapons of mass murder, we can afford the indulgence of coddling as our leading global institution this sorry excuse for what was meant to be an honest forum for free and peace-loving nations." Get more Notable Quotes. Do you have a notable quote you'd like to share with the Center, e-mail it to info@cfif.org. Be sure to provide us the source of the quote.
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