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Science News June 4, 2005 Ivars Peterson	Knot an Interchange Switching from one busy highway to another can be a logic-defying, heart-stopping endeavor--one that a carefully engineered interchange is meant to ease.
InternetNews June 3, 2005 Roy Mark	Deep Tax Breaks Offered For Broadband Access The rollout of national broadband picked up some speed from two lawmakers seeking tax incentives for service providers.
InternetNews June 3, 2005 Roy Mark	Legislation Aims to Stop Muni Wi-Fi A new bill would prohibit state and local governments from competing with private-sector broadband providers.
InternetNews June 3, 2005 Roy Mark	New SEC Chief Nominee Leaves Tech Void in House While probably best known as the first chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, Chris Cox played a key role in a number of Internet issues in his 16 years in Congress.
BusinessWeek June 13, 2005 Nanette Byrnes	Sink Hole! How public pension promises are draining state and city budgets.
BusinessWeek June 13, 2005 Christopher Palmeri	San Diego's Widening Pension Woes A fund shortfall has prompted the mayor's exit, felony charges against pension-fund board members, and talk of bankruptcy
BusinessWeek June 13, 2005 Nanette Byrnes	How the Garden State Dug a Hole Borrowing aimed at boosting the assets of New Jersey's pension plans went way awry. It's a lesson to governments everywhere.
InternetNews June 2, 2005 Roy Mark	Verizon: IP Video Key to Telco Reform Verizon moved to Capitol Hill in its campaign to reduce entry barriers for incumbent telephone companies pushing new video services.
Bank Systems & Technology June 1, 2005 Ivan Schneider	If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em A new bill introduced by a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee would relax regulations for smaller community banks and also reduce their tax liability.
IEEE Spectrum June 2005 Tekla S. Perry	Recycling Behind Bars U.S. prison practices blacken computer and television recycling efforts.
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