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HBS Working Knowledge March 7, 2012	Are Factory Jobs Important to the Economy? If government needs to invest in job creation, should it target manufacturing or service jobs? The answer, Jim Heskett argues, is far from clear.
National Defense April 2012 Eric Beidel	Navy's Electric Gun Could Hit Targets More Than 100 Miles Away The Navy has begun firing a weapon that uses electricity instead of gunpowder to launch projectiles faster and farther than ever before.
Chemistry World March 2, 2012 Rebecca Trager	Anti-open access bill suffers sudden death Legislation in the US Congress that would have stopped funding agencies stipulating that research they fund with taxpayer dollars be made publicly available has collapsed. The dramatic development could signal a pivotal shift in scientific publishing.
Financial Advisor March 2012 Evan Simonoff	Beyond The 1% Noise How the experience of the U.S. elite and middle class has changed is examined in two new books by Robert Frank and by Charles Murray.
CFO March 1, 2012 Sarah Johnson	Could Its IFRS Delay Strip the SEC of Power? International standards group gently prods the SEC to step up its involvement.
On Wall Street March 1, 2012 Michael Cohn	FATCA Exempts Local Secrecy Laws The law, known as FATCA, requires foreign financial institutions to report to the U.S. government on the holdings of U.S. taxpayers. It has generated consternation abroad since it was enacted in 2010.
National Defense April 2012 McGrath & Jack	Publicly Available Information Should Be Promptly Reviewed As of Jan. 3, contractors have seven calendar days to review information after it is posted in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System and object to its public release if a Freedom of Information Act exemption applies.
Registered Rep. February 29, 2012 Charles Paikert	Ruling Hits Family Offices on Cost, Disclosure Family offices received an unpleasant and unexpected surprise earlier this month -- they are now going to have to register their commodity and futures trades. It will be an onerous, and potentially costly, process, many say.
Registered Rep. February 28, 2012 Diana Britton	Yield of Dreams: FSI to DOL -You're on Your Own Last September, the Department of Labor announced it would repropose its rule on the application of the fiduciary standard to retirement accounts. This was a major coup for the Financial Services Institute, which has been vehemently opposed to the rule.
Chemistry World February 23, 2012 Rebecca Trager	EPA sets safe dioxin level The US Environmental Protection Agency has released its non-cancer science assessment for dioxins after nearly three decades of delays - to a mixture of responses from stakeholders.
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