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BusinessWeek September 20, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: The National Piggy Bank is Going Hungry A low savings rate threatens boomers' retirement -- and long-term growth. And part of the blame goes to the federal government's siphoning off a big chunk of domestic savings to fund enormous budget deficits.
BusinessWeek September 20, 2004 Gleckman & McNamee	What A "Fairer" Tax Code Might Look Like A reelected Bush may rework the existing system -- or try for a consumption tax. His previous tax cuts and other ideas offer some hints as to where Bush-style reform might go.
InternetNews September 10, 2004 Gus Venditto	FCC's Failures Covered in Mud In a pattern of decision-making that deserves to be covered like the scandal it is, the FCC continues to put the interests of lobbyists over consumers in setting regulations for the nation's voice and data networks.
InternetNews September 10, 2004 Roy Mark	Senator: No Tax Breaks For Broadband Lamar Alexander calls high-speed connections the most heavily subsidized new technology in America.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2004	DHS to Begin Biometric Exit Pilot as Part of US-VISIT Program Digital finger scans and digital photographs are the biometric technology currently in use under the US-VISIT program. Any foreign visitor with a visa who leaves the U.S. through one of the pilot locations is required to comply with the exit procedure.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2004	The 9/11 Report: Details of the central event of our time It's not the sophisticated sensors, signal processing, satellite communications, and automation technology that wins the day in the end; it's the people who use the technology that make the difference.
InternetNews September 9, 2004 Roy Mark	FCC Splits on U.S. Broadband Rollout Success Despite the U.S. being ranked eleventh in the world in broadband penetration, commissioners narrowly approve a report to Congress praising deployment rates of high-speed services.
The Motley Fool September 9, 2004 Rich Smith	Which Stock Gets Your Vote? The author sizes up stocks that exhibit the character of the presidential candidates.
InternetNews September 8, 2004 Roy Mark	House Panel Gets Tough on Spyware, P2P Piracy Judiciary Committee wants to slam prison door on peer-to-peer music swappers, spyware purveyors.
InternetNews September 8, 2004 Roy Mark	Time Running Out on Fed's Tech Agenda CAN-SPAM and nanotech funding aside, the tech industry has seen little legislative success in a Congress consumed with matters of war and national security.
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