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Reason April 2004 Cavanaugh & Gillespie	Building the Perfect Candidate As devotees of free minds and free markets, we spend our nights pining for a major-party politician who not only looks dreamy while reading a Teleprompter but shows some passion for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness and sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll.
Reason April 2004 Julian Sanchez	PATRIOT Spawn When a draft of the Domestic Security Enhancement Act, nicknamed PATRIOT II, was leaked last year, public outrage scuppered the proposal, but pieces are emerging elsewhere.
Reason April 2004 Brian Doherty	Belting Utilities A White House initiative to eliminate one of the perverse incentives created by the Clean Air Act has been halted by a federal appeals court.
Reason April 2004 Jacob Sullum	Data: Lack of PRIDE Is the government winning the war on drugs?
BusinessWeek April 12, 2004 Dexter Roberts	China's Trade Boss Vice-Premier Wu Yi has an iron will. She'll need it when she comes to Washington to lead talks
InternetNews April 2, 2004 Roy Mark	Lawmakers Tout Tariff Free VoIP Bill Movement afoot to exempt Internet telephony from access charges and state and local regulations.
Managed Care March 2004 John Carroll	Narrow Networks' Broader Vision Throughout the late 1990s, the fashion in managed care networks was bigger and bigger. These days, though, health plans around the country have begun sizing up so-called narrow networks once again.
Managed Care March 2004 John Carroll	Mental Health Parity's Nice, But Is Federal Bill Too Costly? There's a big push for passage this year, but don't hold your breath. Many feel that such a measure would be too expensive.
Managed Care March 2004	More State Medicaid Programs Use Preferred Drug Lists To Manage Costs Medicaid, enacted in 1965, is currently costing over $200 billion per year. With rapidly rising health care costs, including prescription drugs, state Medicaid budgets are feeling the strain. Here's what they're trying to do to manage.
BusinessWeek April 12, 2004 Paula Dwyer	The New Fat Cats Meet the fund-raisers who are finessing the campaign-finance law -- and raising more dough than ever
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