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Inc. December 2004 Darren Dahl	Fax Regs Rethought An effort is under way on Capitol Hill to roll back new Do Not Fax regulations that are set to take effect in January. The fear is that the new rules will hurt small businesses more than they will rein in overzealous faxers, so business groups are fighting back.
InternetNews November 30, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	ACLU Issues Warning on RFID Passports The American Civil Liberties Union claims the U.S. government is rushing the rollout of insecure, RFID-enabled passports in hopes of creating a de facto global identification standard.
InternetNews November 30, 2004 Roy Mark	Congress Slashes Hollywood's Copyright Wish List Revised legislation drops controversial copyright provisions supported by the movie and recording industries.
Geotimes November 2004 Joseph Richard Gutheinz	In Search of the Goodwill Moon Rocks: A Personal Account This senior special agent with NASA's Office of Inspector General was to locate and stop the predators who feed on the elderly by selling them bogus moon rocks, often for the victim's life savings.
Wired December 2004 Bruce Sterling	The New Space Race Americans might wonder why developing countries like India and China would spend precious resources in space. But those countries have good reasons - more compelling ones than the US has.
InternetNews November 29, 2004 Colin C. Haley	SBC, FCC Joust Over VoIP Tariff SBC Communications is defending a proposal to charge VoIP providers for a more efficient method of completing calls to its customers after the plan drew fire from Federal Communications Commission Chairman Powell.
InternetNews November 29, 2004 Roy Mark	H-1B Visa Expansion Draws Praise High tech interests scored a late victory in Congress when the lame duck legislature increased the 2005 H-1B visa ceiling by 20,000 foreign workers. The visas are limited to workers with graduate degrees from U.S. universities.
Parameters Winter 2004/2005 Doron Almog	Cumulative Deterrence and the War on Terrorism A cumulative deterrence strategy designed for the war on terrorism would build on victories achieved over the short, medium, and long terms that gradually wear down the enemy.
BusinessWeek December 6, 2004	How America Can Meet "The China Price" Managing a new Sino-American economy will require compromise, finesse, and tough policy choices. Start by cutting the budget deficit. And boost funds for education.
National Defense December 2004 Joe Pappalardo	Air Force Mulling Over Programs to Kill, Protect Satellites in Space Warfare Much to the consternation of advocates who oppose the use of arms in space, the Air Force is speaking bluntly about its right and intention to explore the orbital deployment of weapons platforms.
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