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Inc. May 2005 Stephanie Clifford	Managed Competition Gains Admirers Hillary Clinton health care is back, and it's working for businesses who choose to use managed competition to lower health care costs.
Inc. May 2005 Mike Hofman	In Defense of Chapter 7 Sensing that the system is being abused, Congress passed a bill in March to help creditors recover more debt from businesses that have filed bankruptcy.
AFP eWire May 9, 2005	New Study Shows Accountability the Norm in the Nonprofit Sector A new study reveals that a large percentage of nonprofits across the U.S. already engage in the kinds of accountability practices currently under consideration by the Senate Finance Committee, bringing into question why nonprofit accountability has become such an issue with Congress.
AFP eWire May 9, 2005	Legislative Update: Finance Committee Presses Forward with Reforms The Senate Finance Committee is now seeking to attach its proposed charitable reforms to completely unrelated legislation.
InternetNews May 9, 2005 Roy Mark	Online Hunting Now a Target Out West California is the latest state to target the controversial practice of Internet hunting. The state's Fish and Game Commission is preparing emergency regulations to ban what is known as "point, click and kill" hunting.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2005 Brian Gorman	Big Tax Attack Detroit could set a dangerous precedent for fast-food companies. Faced with a major budget crunch, the mayor has proposed a tax on sales at fast-food restaurants, including on healthy items such as salads.
Wired May 2005 Noah Shachtman	Spycam Force Chicago's street cops have a new kind of backup: a point-and-click surveillance network tied to a citywide crime-fighting database.
BusinessWeek May 16, 2005 Byrnes & Borrus	Rising Tensions Over Pensions A deep chasm has opened between the Bush Administration and Big Business over what to do about the sorry state of corporate pension plans.
BusinessWeek May 16, 2005 Rich Miller	Betting Big On Low Yields The government thinks reissuing 30-year bonds will cut its borrowing costs. Will it?
InternetNews May 6, 2005 Tim Gray	How Much is Too Much Data Loss? Congress returned this week to a burgeoning issue likely to concern the financial health of millions of Americans: What can be done about skyrocketing incidents of identity theft and data loss?
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