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The Motley Fool August 12, 2011 Tim Mullaney	Washington's Anti-Jobs Package Surprise! The job gap isn't in the private sector. To understand how we ended up with only 117,000 new jobs last month is to see that fiscal policy has been killing jobs.
The Motley Fool August 12, 2011 Travis Hoium	Solar Power May Be Asked to Protect and Serve The U.S. Army is making a big push for renewable energy, and it's a smarter move than you may think.
National Defense September 2011 Sandra I. Erwin	Defense Energy: Small, Incremental Steps Do Better Than Sweeping Reforms The Air Force saved $700 million in its five-year fuel budget just by redirecting flights through shorter routes and choreographing more efficient itineraries for cargo deliveries.
National Defense September 2011 Eric Beidel	Yacht Maker Tests Homeland Security Waters Westport Shipyard Inc. has built its reputation on composite yachts, so when the U.S. Coast Guard was looking to use alternative materials for its fast response cutter, the company turned its attention to the security and defense markets.
National Defense September 2011 Eric Beidel	Lasers to Aid Machine Guns Aboard Ships Sailors soon may have a new weapon to use on the high seas, one that combines the precision of directed energy with the lethal power of a machine gun.
National Defense September 2011 Eric Beidel	Mask Sucks in Viruses and Kills Them The Food and Drug Administration has approved for sale to the U.S. government a facemask that traps and kills viruses. The mask could be carried in soldiers' rucksacks in case of outbreaks and emergencies.
National Defense September 2011 Eric Beidel	Bomb Disposal Teams Shed Battery Weight Members of Navy explosive ordnance disposal teams are used to lugging around 50 pounds of batteries and chargers, but scientists are working on a system that weighs just 9 pounds and would give them all the power they need.
National Defense September 2011 David C. Ake	Why Troops Love, and Sometimes Hate, the MRAP To date, more than 27,000 MRAPs have been produced. Nearly 15,000 are now in Afghanistan. Commanders there have all but phased out the use of flat-bottomed Humvees outside the wire. About 2,000 MRAPs remain in the United States for training.
National Defense September 2011 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Truck Program a Test Case for Cutting Costs, And Profits A relatively small Army procurement -- the $3 billion family of medium tactical trucks -- is being watched closely by industry executives and investors as a harbinger of what might be in store for manufacturers of military equipment.
The Motley Fool August 11, 2011 Brian Orelli	Amarin Gets 1 Step Closer to the Big Time Amarin can start its outcomes study. The company announced yesterday that it had reached an agreement with the Food and Drug Administration to run an outcomes study for its fish oil drug, AMR101.
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