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BusinessWeek February 18, 2010 Rich Miller	Interest Rate Tightening: It's All in the Timing Details are emerging on how the Fed will tighten credit. But Congress really wants to know whether it will happen before the fall elections.
BusinessWeek February 18, 2010 Green & Fisk	Did Toyota Sway Traffic Safety Regulators? The Japanese automaker fended off four U.S. auto defect probes dating back to 2004 with the help of two ex-regulators on its payroll.
BusinessWeek February 18, 2010	U.S. Regulators Hired by Toyota Have Helped Deflect Past U.S. Car Safety Probes Court and government documents show that Christopher Tinto, Toyota's vice-president for regulatory affairs, and Christopher Santucci, who works for him, affected NHTSA investigations into alleged acceleration problems involving Toyota cars and pickups. Here's an overview.
PC Magazine February 18, 2010 Sascha Segan	Canada vs. U.S.: Who Will Win in Wireless? Here are three lessons the U.S. needs to learn before we become a mobile backwater to our Molson-swigging neighbors.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2010 Toby Shute	Obama Goes Nuclear The first new U.S. nuke in decades lands a key government guarantee.
Registered Rep. February 17, 2010 Kristen French	Uniform Fiduciary Standard Still A Question Mark The fiduciary issue is not one of the major sticking points in wrangling over legislation; the big issues are banking regulations, systemic risk, credit rating agency reform, derivatives, executive compensation, and the Consumer Protection Agency.
IndustryWeek February 17, 2010	The Competitive Edge -- Ockham's Razor and Public Policy Are simpler answers available for the thorny issues facing the United States?
IndustryWeek February 17, 2010 Peter Alpern	Leaner, Meaner and Cleaner With new efficiency standards set to go into effect, motors will save power, but also hold the promise for significant savings down the road.
InternetNews February 17, 2010	When the Cyber Attack Comes, Will We Be Ready? War-game simulation of a massive cyber attack on U.S. infrastructure highlights emergency provisions administration officials might be forced to take.
The Motley Fool February 17, 2010 Morgan Housel	How the Government Spends Your Money So much spending, so few segments that can actually be cut.
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