Fwd: News Alert from NYTimes.com

[Doug Henwood]

[In his youth, Alan Greenspan wrote a piece for Ayn Rand's 
Objectivist newsletter arguing that consumer protection laws were 
unnecessary because firms want to protect their good brand names.]

NEWS ALERT
The New York Times on the Web
Friday, Sept. 1, 2000 -- 1:20 P.M. E.S.T.
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1.8 Million More Faulty Tires May Be On Road, Officials Say
Federal regulators will issue a warning today that an additional 1.8
million Firestone tires may be defective, an administration official
said.

Full story:
http://www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/news/financial/01cnd-tire.html