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BusinessWeek March 1, 2004 France, Zellner & McNamee	The Case Against Jeff Skilling Enron prosecutors haven't been dragging their feet. The problem is, with few of the ex-CEO's directives in writing, there are no smoking guns
BusinessWeek March 1, 2004 Richard S. Dunham	Do The Democrats Need Dixie? To win the White House, the party may focus on the Midwest and Southwest
BusinessWeek March 1, 2004 Catherine Yang	Keeping Little Voices In Big Media The FCC should at least install minimum guarantees for independent opinions. Has deregulation gone to far?
BusinessWeek March 1, 2004 Peter Coy	Let's Wage War On Gas Guzzlers If America is too reliant on foreign oil, why not ask Americans to do their part to reduce that reliance? Two-thirds of the oil in the U.S. goes for transportation fuels, mainly gasoline so improving the mileage of cars and light trucks must be part of the solution.
BusinessWeek March 1, 2004	Heading Off More Violence In Haiti With Haiti on the brink of civil war, the region's poorest country is posing a dilemma for the Bush Administration. Republicans had opposed the Clinton Administration's intervention in 1994 and the Bush team is even less likely to send soldiers now.
BusinessWeek March 1, 2004 Janet Ginsburg	Now Is Not The Time To Drag Our Heels On Testing Two months after the Agriculture Dept. announced the first case of mad cow in the U.S., dozens of countries, including Mexico and Japan, continue to ban American meat. The USDA is dragging its heels on approving rapid tests.
InternetNews February 23, 2004 Roy Mark	Governors: Keep Net Access Tax Ban Temporary Governors gathering in Washington this week hope to convince Congress to keep any Internet access tax moratorium on electronic commerce and online services temporary. They also want federal lawmakers to keep open a loophole that allows some state and local governments to tax access
Insurance & Technology February 19, 2004 Paul McDougall	Outsourcing Limits Could Hurt Carriers As presidential election nears, candidates are discussing offshore outsourcing restrictions.
Entrepreneur March 2004 Stephen Barlas	Healthy Choice Republicans and Democrats in Congress hope a new type of high-deductible health insurance account (Health Savings Account, or HSA) for the self-employed and small businesses will succeed where Medical Savings Accounts (MSAs) failed.
BusinessWeek March 1, 2004 Robert J. Barro	It's The Spending, Stupid -- Not The Deficit Huge debt often helps curb outlays. But today that isn't happening. A discussion about government spending and taxes.
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