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The Motley Fool October 17, 2005 John Reeves	A Bankrupt New Law The new bankruptcy law goes into effect today, and there is only one thing to do. Cut up at least one of your credit cards today. It will be the wisest personal-finance choice that you will ever make.
AFP eWire October 10, 2005	Is Corporate Social Responsibility a Myth? A new article argues that the public is being misled by the corporate social responsibility (CSR) movement.
InternetNews October 14, 2005 Roy Mark	Senate Panel Eyes Vote on Digital TV Switch Tech executives urge Congress to set a hard deadline for broadcasters to shift completely to digital signals of no later than 2009. The vacated analog signals would be given to first responders and auctioned. A vote on legislation could come Wednesday.
InternetNews October 13, 2005	Naked DSL to Impact Telecom Mergers? Critics of the Verizon-MCI and SBC-AT&T deals urge FCC to require standalone DSL as a condition of approval. Critics fear the mergers will lead to fewer choices and higher prices for consumers.
The Motley Fool October 13, 2005 Dayana Yochim	Why America's Really in Debt A new study says shopaholism isn't to blame for the average American's debt woes. A new study reveals credit card companies aren't just encouraging card-shuffling when they send out 5 billion solicitations annually. They're cheering on consumers to take on more credit than they can handle.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2005 Patricia Panchak	Editor's Page -- Filling Manufacturing's Leadership Void Tired of lipservice -- a void which begins at the nation's capitol -- new leaders are taking matters into their own hands.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2005 Patricia Panchak	Getting To Know You At the close of Al Frink's first full year, he counts CAFTA, energy and tort reform as wins, but says currency policy is not his job.
ifeminists October 12, 2005 Wendy McElroy	Victims Versus Victimhood Hurricane Katrina demonstrated that American society can still respond with kindness toward innocent victims. The compassion fatigue that seems overwhelming may be more a reaction to victimhood than to victims. If so, as the politics of victimhood fades, perhaps compassion will shine.
Bank Technology News October 2005 Michael Dumiak	Protecting Customer Data: Grappling With Lost Data, Broken Trust Data loss is an institution's worst nightmare. And with high profile cases like CardSystems, the largest players are playing damage control with customers-and facing the ire of Congress.
FDIC FYI October 11, 2005 Michael H. Krimminger	FYI: An Update on Emerging Issues in Banking Adjusting the rules: What bankruptcy reform will mean for financial market contracts.
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