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BusinessWeek August 22, 2005 Ronald Grover	Trading The Bleachers For The Couch Americans are staying away from events and movies in droves. Is it a blip or a trend?
InternetNews August 12, 2005 Roy Mark	Lieberman Raps Federal IT Security Systems The senator points to latest GAO report underscoring pervasive computer security weaknesses in 24 major government agencies. According to the report, the deficiencies place federal operations and assets at increased risk.
The Motley Fool August 12, 2005 Richard Yates	Refiners Get 270-Day Deadline Congress recently passed an energy bill that affects oil producers, refiners, and consumers. The legislation could cause prices to rise and oil stocks to fall. Given the potential of litigation on the horizon, it is prudent that shareholders start monitoring positions more closely.
ifeminists August 10, 2005 Wendy McElroy	Parental Rights vs. Public Schools A father is scheduled to go on trial on for asking his son's public school to provide parental notification before discussing homosexuality with the 6-year old. The actual charge is criminal trespassing. But the real issue is whether parents or schools will control the teaching of values to children.
ifeminists August 10, 2005 Carey Roberts	Restraining Orders for Abusive Grandmas? When lawmakers return from their August recess, one of their first orders of business will be to take up the Violence Against Women Act, the bill that fuels the use of restraining orders around the country. Let's hope they don't forget all the grandparents looking forward to seeing their grandchildren.
The Motley Fool August 10, 2005 Dayana Yochim	Gadget Armageddon's Coming! Back up the hard drive -- a proposed amendment to the Energy Policy Act of 2005 would make daylight saving's last four weeks longer. It's time to learn how to update your gadgets that won't do so automatically come 2007.
Inc. August 2005 Darren Dahl	Federal Contracts Draw New Scrutiny New questions about federal contracts for small businesses that aren't small.
InternetNews August 9, 2005 Roy Mark	FCC: 'Net Neutrality' For All U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) urges Congress to make FCC's principles of open networks part of telecom reform.
AFP eWire August 8, 2005	Car Donations Down at Many U.S. Charities The number of cars donated to charity has dramatically dipped since the beginning of 2005, and many of the charities experiencing downturns blame new laws passed by Congress to thwart tax fraud.
BusinessWeek August 15, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: An Economy This Warm Won't Cool On Its Own Robust growth may require the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates into 2006.
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