United States

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Inc. February 2005 Jack Stack	How to Save American Business An open letter to President George W. Bush on the state of our entrepreneurial union: It's so important to bear in mind the needs of entrepreneurs whenever we pass new laws or make new rules, even if they appear to have little to do with business.
Inc. February 2005 Patrick J. Sauer	The State of Stem Cell Research Californians are hoping that stem cell research will do for them what the invention of the car did for Michigan.
Popular Mechanics February 2005 Wendy Wolfson	The Big Leak Boston's Big Dig is the most expensive highway project in U.S. history. After years of ever growing frustration and costs, the the crucial Central Artery/Tunnel is open to traffic but it leaks.
U.S. Banker February 2005 Lee Conrad	Social Security Slugfest Emerging on the Hill The Securities Industry Association says that financial firms would earn only $39 billion over 75 years from private accounts. Not everyone agrees privatization is a good idea.
AFP eWire January 31, 2005	Care Act Included in "Top Ten" Priorities for 109th Congress The Charity Aid, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Act has been introduced this year as part of Senate Bill 6 (S. 6), which is one of the top ten legislative priorities for the 109th Congress over the next two years.
Managed Care January 2005	Is It Time To Create a 'Fed Board' To Oversee Clinical Research? The physician-author of "Overdosed America" argues that the privatization of medical research, the diminished role of universities as impartial overseers of medical knowledge, and the drug and medical-device industry's growing influence on government have changed the fundamental purpose of medical knowledge in the United States.
Managed Care January 2005 John Carroll	Government's EMR Project Yet To Net Seed Money The $50 million needed for regional collaborations was not part of the federal government's budget. Not the end of the world, but not good either.
Managed Care January 2005	Cost of Coverage Forces Search For 'Alternatives' Among those turning to herbal remedies because of the cost of conventional medicine, 54% did so without either telling a conventional medical professional or disclosing use of complementary and alternative medicine during a medical visit.
Managed Care January 2005	Health Care Inflation Takes a Breather The good news for payers: Health care spending is estimated to have grown 7.8% in 2003, a slowdown from the 9.3% growth seen in 2002.
BusinessWeek February 7, 2005 Kate Hazelwood	I Am What I Buy Nation of Rebels: Why Counterculture Became Consumer Culture by Joseph Heath and Andrew Potter chronicles how the counterculture is still around, and its influence can be seen on the political left and among alternative-lifestyle advocates.
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