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Salon.com December 19, 2002 Joe Conason	Journal A few fine books. Plus: The night Trent Lott "did the right thing"; who is the Eli Lilly Bandit?
Salon.com December 19, 2002 Robert Scheer	Lott's long affair with racism It's time for the Republican Party to deal with the racist history represented by its Senate leader.
CIO January 1, 2003 Stephanie Overby	Forget Hanging Chads, Here Come Frozen Screens Unless there's more emphasis on ease-of-use when new federal dollars come into play to upgrade to electronic voting technology, problems are still likely.
CIO January 1, 2003 Stephanie Overby	Cap On, Cap Off In 1998 and 2000, when high-tech companies asked Congress to raise the cap on H-1B visas (temporary permits that allow qualified foreigners to work in the United States), nary a legislator blinked. The cap, however, is slated to shrink to its original level in October 2003.
Knowledge@Wharton December 18, 2002	Analyzing Likely Tax Cuts in 2003: Can Bush Kickstart the Economy? When Congress returns from the holiday break, President Bush is expected to unveil his plan for using tax cuts to stimulate the economy. But would the proposals under discussion provide the kind of short-term economic boost the White House says the country needs?
Salon.com December 16, 2002 Katharine Mieszkowski	Bush to California: Choke on this The White House has joined with the oil and auto industries to undermine the state's rigorous environmental regulations.
Salon.com December 13, 2002 Andrew Sullivan	Booby prize Idiocy of the week: Jimmy Carter, Nobel laureate, defender of dictators.
Salon.com December 12, 2002 Jake Tapper	Lott's amnesia The senator says he can't fully recall Thurmond's racist presidential run. Here's a refresher course: A 1948 ballot decrying "anti-lynching" legislation, and a letter to Lott from a racist supporter.
Salon.com December 11, 2002	Carter warns of "uncontrollable violence" In his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, former President Jimmy Carter blasts the idea of a preemptive war with Iraq.
Salon.com December 11, 2002 Robert Scheer	America's weapons of mass destruction If weapons inspectors were to look at the United States, what would they find?
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