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ifeminists August 15, 2009 Teri Stoddard	Dirty little secrets of domestic violence programs Only one in ten battered women's shelter residents was a victim of violence. Even the White House acknowledges that current programs are failing.
Bank Systems & Technology August 13, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz	Debit Cards 'Top of Wallet' for Consumers, Says TowerGroup The recession is impelling more Americans to turn to debit cards as a means of better controlling their spending.
The Motley Fool August 14, 2009 Alyce Lomax	A Confederacy of Wusses Unfortunately, we're in heaps of trouble -- and so is our economy.
National Defense September 2009 Robert H. Williams	Military Testing Moving Mine, Tunnel Detector The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is sponsoring development of a moving vehicle combined technology demonstrator that detects land mines and tunnels.
National Defense September 2009 Laura Kennedy	Tighter Rules For Conflicts Of Interest The new tighter controls on conflicts of interest are forcing defense contractors to become more vigilant to free their relationships from conflicts in all its forms.
National Defense September 2009 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Program Terminations Invariably Have Unintended Consequences One of the most controversial decisions was to end the F-22 fighter program at 187 aircraft. Some pundits, defense intellectuals and even government officials have contended that the F-22 is a Cold War weapon that is not needed for today's world.
National Defense September 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Military to Expand Outsourcing of Weapons Maintenance The Obama administration has unleashed plans to curtail outsourcing and bring more work in-house. But one area where the practice is not likely to slow down is weapons maintenance.
National Defense September 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Unpiloted Aircraft Not Coming Soon to Navy Carrier Decks Aboard Navy aircraft carriers, the future of unmanned aviation still is up in the air.
National Defense September 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Fewer New Programs for Industry, But Still Plenty of Work Manufacturers of military aircraft and missiles can expect to see fewer new starts of major programs at the Defense Department in the near future, but they can still count on a significant amount of work
National Defense September 2009 Grace V. Jean	In The Fight Against Cybercrime, Weapons Have Short Shelf Lives Even the latest innovations to protect U.S. networks are not enough to counter cybercrimes.
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