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InternetNews January 12, 2004 Robyn Greenspan	Voters Caught Up in Political Net More than one-third of Americans have gathered political information online, chipping away at traditional media's dominance for regularly educating citizens about candidates and the campaign.
BusinessWeek January 19, 2004 Howard Gleckman	The Great Tax Rip-Off In Perfectly Legal, journalist David Cay Johnston lays out in great detail how U.S. tax laws have become a cesspool of special-interest benefits. But it isn't enough simply to expose these sweetheart deals. So he spices up his book with a heavy dose of populist outrage.
BusinessWeek January 19, 2004 John Carey	Commentary: Ephedra: One Down, More To Go Laws should be changed to let the FDA remove dangerous supplements faster.
Science News January 10, 2004 Janet Raloff	Ephedra Finale Last week, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced that the Food and Drug Administration would soon outlaw U.S. sales of diet products containing stimulants derived from the Ephedra sinica plant.
BusinessWeek January 19, 2004	Bush's Borrowing Is Sapping Our Strength The GOP-led Congressional Budget Office says tax cuts will likely slow growth
BusinessWeek January 19, 2004 Bernstein, et al.	This Plan May Not Get A Green Card Bush's immigration proposal would help immigrants and employers, but Congress will weigh in
AskMen.com January 8, 2004 Ian Harrison	Do Americans Need More Vacation Time? While there may be some truth to the fact that a lack of government intervention in this matter is a major reason for the global dominance of the U.S. economy, we are at an extreme end of the work-life balance spectrum. And to many, the end is the wrong one.
InternetNews January 8, 2004 Roy Mark	DOJ: We Want VoIP Wiretap Powers Justice says terrorists, spies and criminals will use emerging telephone technology to dodge electronic surveillance.
Reason January 2004 Jeff A. Taylor	Chipped Beef The chairman of Intel has a problem with high-tech companies sending jobs overseas. Andy Grove thinks the problem is so big that the federal government should get involved with a proto-industrial policy for technology. But the problem is not so big that Intel should stop outsourcing overseas.
Reason January 2004 Julian Sanchez	Fund Transfer Protocol States eye Internet sales as tax targets
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