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ifeminists July 20, 2005 Wendy McElroy	Bad Research Leads to Bad Law I believe the cycle of studies leading to laws leading to studies (such as VAWA) should be broken not because I am against solid research but because I am for it. Bring skepticism and common sense to all data you hear; withhold your tax dollars.
ifeminists July 20, 2005 Carey Roberts	VAWA: Making Divorce Easy, Profitable, and Fun Word is beginning to leak out that VAWA represents a grotesque violation of men's civil rights. Worse, people are hearing that VAWA is based on a bald-faced lie - that in truth, women commit half of all domestic violence.
ifeminists July 20, 2005 Ray Blumhorst	After the Facts, Domestic Violence Laws Still Discriminate Against Men I am impressed by the courage of After the Facts' young filmmaker to try to present a more balanced understanding of all the issues involved in domestic violence.
The Motley Fool July 20, 2005 Rich Smith	Coke, Pepsi Circle Wagons As an investor, it's worth weighing the likely consequences for companies like Coke and Pepsi, should CSPI's soda labeling proposals become law.
National Defense August 2005 Harold Kennedy	22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit Prepares to Deploy An estimated 600 combat-armed Leathernecks and sailors from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit are scheduled early this month to prowl through the streets and waterways of Savannah, Ga., as part of an intense training regimen that almost certainly will lead to deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan.
National Defense August 2005 Joe Pappalardo	A Single Day Changed Supply Strategy in Iraq A coordinated sabotage of supply roads in Iraq changed the way the U.S. Army's support command had to do business from that point on.
National Defense August 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Commanders Grapple With Changing Missions, Smaller Fleet As the size of the fleet continues to shrink, decision makers at the Pentagon are grappling with how to reshape a Navy that is fighting unconventional wars largely with Cold War weapon systems.
National Defense August 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Congress Poised to Act on Weak Bio-Preparedness Flaws in the U.S.' current defenses against dangerous diseases are numerous and institutional, according to experts. In response to these shortcomings, key congressional leaders are vowing action to fix the problems.
National Defense August 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Investigators Band Together Against Contracting Fraud A scandal involving the manipulation of a $20 billion contract for Air Force refueling tankers served as an impetus for an interagency effort to police government deals for abuse and conflicts of interest. More than 20 federal agencies are involved, and that list is growing.
National Defense August 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Job Shuffle Under Way in the U.S. Navy The Navy is evaluating 25,000 jobs for possible elimination or transfer as part of a broad reorganization designed to lower costs and improve the quality of the workforce. Yet while many jobs will disappear, new ones are being created.
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