United States

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Geotimes August 2003 Greg Peterson	Greenspan calls for gas imports Over the past year, the demand for natural gas in the United States has outstripped supply. On June 10, Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, called for an increase in natural gas imports.
BusinessWeek August 11, 2003 Laura D'Andrea Tyson	The Bush Tax Cuts Are Sapping America's Strength The cost is nearly three times as much as the tab from September 11, Afghanistan, Iraq, and homeland security combined.
Knowledge@Wharton July 30, 2003	Restructuring Medicare Is a Riskier Operation than First Thought Hailed as a bipartisan success when passed in late June, two Medicare reform bills are losing some of their luster as they face closer scrutiny by a conference committee made up of members of both chambers charged with reconciling the legislation this fall.
ifeminists July 29, 2003 Todd Andrew Barnett	Repeal -- Not Reform -- Head Start Isn't everyone -- from the National Head Start Association to the National Organization for Women -- out of their minds for urging all Americans to "save" and "reform" the federal government's Head Start program?
BusinessWeek August 4, 2003	What's Shooting Down Satellite Sales Congress needs to refine strict licensing rules meant to keep unfriendly states from buying U.S. technology.
BusinessWeek August 4, 2003 Stan Crock	Iraq: After the Shootout This is one guerrilla campaign the U.S. can't afford to lose.
BusinessWeek August 4, 2003 Gary S. Becker	How to Level the Playing Field for Young Black Men Improved schools are crucial. But until the U.S. can bring itself to decriminalize drugs, too many black sons will have no dad at home.
BusinessWeek August 4, 2003 Gerry Khermouch	America Has Image Woes, Not Its Brands Despite foreign fears of the country's go-it-alone attitude, the impact on its iconic product names has been negligible.
BusinessWeek July 28, 2003 Howard Gleckman	Tax-Shelter Crackdown: Theater or Reality? From the look of things, the Internal Revenue Service has declared war on the tax-shelter industry. Surely, the campaign has slowed an explosion of shelters. But there may be less to the effort than meets the eye.
BusinessWeek July 28, 2003 Steve Hamm	Expense Options -- but Give Startups a Break Large companies can afford to expense options, but startups could find it harder to bring new innovations to market. Expensing would make it more difficult for startups to recruit, since they use the potential of a huge options payday to lure top talent.
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