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BusinessWeek June 9, 2011 Steven Sloan	States Are Rejecting Millionaire Taxes Opposition from Republicans and business, plus rising revenues, are leading to a rollback
BusinessWeek June 9, 2011 Deprez & Young	Frequent Fliers on the Public Dime Chris Christie joins Sarah Palin, Rod Blagojevich, and others on the list of governors who have overstepped their frequent-flier privileges
BusinessWeek June 8, 2011 Peter Coy	Fixing America's Economy: Nine Ideas from Around the World Countries as diverse as Germany, Brazil, Singapore, and Thailand can offer ways for the U.S. to shore up its economy
Finance & Development June 2011	Beyond Retirees How countries change their pension systems and whether they do it in tandem have major implications for global economic health.
Finance & Development June 2011	Balancing the Burden The costs of benefits for current retirees fall more on future Americans than on future Italians.
Finance & Development June 2011	Making Friends A strong connection exists between financial industry lobbying and favorable financial legislation.
National Defense July 2011 Sandra I. Erwin	Procurement Blues: After a Decade Of Largesse, Not Much to Show for It After a decade of lavish spending, the Pentagon is now left with an aging fleet of weapon systems, an overstrained force, out-of-control personnel and healthcare costs, and no idea of how to prepare for tomorrow's wars.
National Defense July 2011 Eric Beidel	Arabic Chat Translator Could Transform Social Media Analysis Software developed by a Massachusetts company could help governments analyze Arabic social media and online communications.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2011 Frank Vinluan	Lorillard Hires FDA Official to Tackle Tobacco Regulation The hire of Wilcox comes as menthol cigarettes are expected to come under stricter FDA scrutiny.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2011 Morgan Housel	Why QE2 Didn't Work Lots of cash printing, very little new cash.
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