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AskMen.com Ash Karbasfrooshan	Men Behaving Badly... Publicly No one can really debate whether or not this piece of information would have a material impact on Mr. Ryan's Senate run. After all, men and women who serve -- or aspire to serve -- public office need to meet a higher set of ethical standards.
BusinessWeek July 19, 2004	Q&A with the PBGC's Bradley Belt The new executive director talks about the major reforms that need to be made to ensure the health of pension systems in the U.S.
The Motley Fool July 9, 2004 Jeff Hwang	The Magnitude of Pennsylvania's Slots The new law allowing the installation of up to 61,000 slot machines at 14 sites in that state is interesting for several reasons. So who wins, and how much?
CIO July 1, 2004 Todd Datz	Slow March Toward Online Government A year after he took office, President Bush signed the E-Gov Act, which promised a leaner, more efficient federal government. A report by the General Accounting Office says progress has been mixed, due in no small part to a lack of funding.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2004 John McHale	Satellite-Dispatch Radio Enhances Connecticut Bioterrorism Preparedness Officials at the Connecticut Department of Public Health are deploying a satellite-based emergency communications system across the state that uses dispatch radio capability from Mobile Satellite Ventures in Reston, Va.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2004 J.R. Wilson	Military Services Eye Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Detection While efforts are in progress to improve the ability to detect and deter intruders at military installations, a separate set of programs is tackling how to detect and respond to an attack involving chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive agents.
InternetNews July 8, 2004 Colin C. Haley	FCC Approves Spectrum Swap The Federal Communications Commission has approved a controversial spectrum swap with Nextel to alleviate congestion of airwaves used by police and fire departments.
InternetNews July 8, 2004 Erin Joyce	China Eases Taxes on U.S. Chipmakers The semiconductor industry is hailing a trade deal between the United States and China ending China's tax policy that effectively priced U.S. exporters of integrated circuits out of China's $19 billion integrated circuit market.
InternetNews July 8, 2004 Jim Wagner	Novell Makes Public-Sector Pact Linux vendor Novell becomes only the third tech vendor to sign aboard the U.S. Government Services Agency's SmartBuy Program, officials announced Thursday.
The Motley Fool July 8, 2004 Bill Mann	Lay Surrenders, Pleads Not Guilty It took more than two years for to make a case against the executive who lorded over Enron's collapse that federal prosecutors think will stick.
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