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Knowledge@Wharton February 12, 2003	U.S. Steel Users Claim Tariffs "Protect a Few at the Expense of the Majority" High prices for steel may result in a permanent loss of business for U.S. steel makers at a time when the industry is striving to consolidate and become more efficient. The main reason for the surge in steel prices is the tariff program imposed by the Bush administration in March 2002.
PC World February 10, 2003 Kyle Stock	Feds Look to Expand Electronic Surveillance Confidential proposal calls for increased monitoring of private e-mail messages, Web surfing, and other online activities.
Outside February 2003 Peter Matthiessen	Footprints in the Last Wild Place As the political controversy over the future of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge reignites, a journey across ANWR's disputed territory explores the realities of a place where wildlife, native traditions, and the search for oil converge in fateful proximity.
Outside February 2003 Bruce Barcott	Border Shutdown America's park rangers are outnumbered and outgunned. So why won't congress pay more to keep them safe?
Reason February 2003 Sara Rimensnyder	Birds Do It A new study on teen sex is likely to confound both proponents and critics of sex education programs.
Reason February 2003 Jesse Walker	Your Papers, Please New frontiers in decentralization: When talk turns to devolving the functions of government from Washington to the local level, the conversation usually centers around education, transportation, health care, and the like. But immigration policy?
Reason February 2003 Jesse Walker	Zoning Speech Apparently, when George W. Bush comes to town, the right of free assembly gets suspended.
Reason February 2003 Jacob Sullum	Dangerous Assumption Sex offender registration: One of the main rationales for singling out sex offenders is the assumption that they are especially likely to commit new crimes. That belief, although widely held, seems to have little basis in fact.
Reason February 2003 Brian Doherty	All the Presidents' Employees Republicans label their adversary the party of big government, while Democrats count the GOP as a tool of the military-industrial complex. Does the rhetoric reflect reality? When considering statistics about civilian employment by the federal government, the answer is clearly no.
Reason February 2003 Sam Staley	Wrecking Property Rights How cities use eminent domain to seize property for private developers.
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