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The Motley Fool July 8, 2004 Seth Jayson	Your Email Up for Grabs? An odd court decision could let just about anyone read your email, with no fear of punishment. If email providers, and the government, can follow the letter of this ruling, say goodbye to email privacy altogether.
The Motley Fool July 8, 2004 Seth Jayson	Will Congress Kill the iPod? We are a nation of whining, sensationalist thieves. Want proof? A new bill introduced in Washington aimed at peer-to-peer networks such as Grokster and Kazaa is already being painted as a threat to Apple's iPod.
InternetNews July 7, 2004 Roy Mark	Botched Programming Contract Wasted $36M The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board wasted $36 million on a computer programming contract with American Management Systems, according to a U.S. Senate investigative report released Wednesday.
The Motley Fool July 7, 2004 Bill Mann	Buffett Rips Congress on Options Why just counting the options given to the top five execs is a dumb, dumb idea.
ifeminists July 7, 2004 Wendy McElroy	Utah's Parent Czar Carried by a surge of support for parental rights, over 30 bills to reform Utah's child welfare system have been introduced. Fifteen bills were finally approved, but the most ambitious measures were either defeated or stripped of controversial provisions.
InternetNews July 7, 2004 Roy Mark	VoIP Can't Wait for Telecom Reform Representatives urge Congress to exempt Internet telephony from state regulations now.
InternetNews July 7, 2004 Roy Mark	Federal Lawmakers Bid For VoIP Control Legislation proposes to classify all IP-based communications as interstate services subject only to limited FCC rules.
Bank Technology News July 2004 John Adams	Perks Beyond Compliance Will Cost $$$ The Check 21 legislation promises to save lots of money for banks over the long haul, since it opens up the possibility of labor-saving automation in check processing. But in the short-term, it could also cost a bundle.
U.S. Banker July 2004 Michael Dumiak	SubdivIsions Over the past decade part of the ticket to building the country's massive financial empires has been a public promise to pour money into developing communities. Add up the numbers up and it's a staggering amount of money.
U.S. Banker July 2004 Holly Sraeel	Politics, Promises and the Impact (or Not) of Mergers The case can be made that some mergers are in the best interest of shareholders. But what about what's in the best interest of communities? That's where the promises start.
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