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National Defense May 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Military Researchers Launch War Against Hidden Explosives At least 75 Navy scientists have been assigned to work full-time on technologies to detect and neutralize the improvised explosives devices that have killed and maimed hundreds of U.S. troops in Iraq.
National Defense May 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Special Operations Command Faces Personnel Shortages Some of the most skilled personnel slots may face future shortages, including civil affairs operators, psychological operations staff, special forces units and combat controllers.
BusinessWeek April 25, 2005 Miller & Crock	No More Mr. Nice Guy With China? The U.S. is likely to step up pressure on Beijing to revalue its currency. The U.S. also wants to curb the increasing number imports from China.
InternetNews April 15, 2005 Jim Wagner	New York Loves Telecommuters A recent ruling by the New York Court of Appeals highlights the issue of state income tax for people working in a different state and the possibility of double taxation. The proposed Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act of 2004 would have delt with the problem.
InternetNews April 15, 2005 Roy Mark	Lawmakers Target FEC Blog Rules Bills would relieve political bloggers from any provisions of campaign finance reporting laws, no matter the blogger's financial connection to a campaign.
InternetNews April 14, 2005 Roy Mark	Congress: No to 'Point, Click and Kill' Following the lead of a dozen states, Congress considers banning Internet-assisted hunting.
The Motley Fool April 14, 2005 Rich Smith	Data Crimes Suggest Conspiracy HSBC and GM have just announced that holders of their jointly branded credit card have joined the ranks of the recently hacked. Congress should also look into why all of these attacks are happening right now, and who might be behind all this mischief.
ifeminists April 13, 2005 Wendy McElroy	Disability Must Be Defined Before Debated The heart-wrenching death of Terri Schiavo has made the issue of disability a matter of debate. Two questions should lay the foundation for any deliberation: What does it mean to be disabled? And how should "normal" people react to those with disabilities?
ifeminists April 13, 2005 Carey Roberts	Unconstitutional VAWA Law Helped By A Propaganda Ploy Knowing that men are equally likely to be victims of domestic violence, how could anyone in good conscience propose a law that would confer greater protections and services, but only for women?
ifeminists April 13, 2005 Jennifer Roback Morse	Marriage and the Limits of Contract A culture full of people who violate their contracts at every possible opportunity cannot be held together by legal institutions.
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