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BusinessWeek October 31, 2005 Catherine Yang	Storm Warnings For Kevin Martin Some background on the new FCC chairman, Kevin J. Martin, who will be facing tough issues like indecent broadcasts, media consolidation, and next year's rewrite of the telecom laws.
BusinessWeek October 31, 2005	Power to the Patient In building a medical Internet for all Americans, the national coordinator for health-care information technology in the Health & Human Services Dept. wants the industry to evolve bottom up, with choices in consumers' hands.
BusinessWeek October 31, 2005	The FCC's Front Man Talks Kevin J. Martin discusses family-friendly programming, the importance of deploying new tech fast, and how Hurricane Katrina has changed his job.
BusinessWeek October 24, 2005 Timothy J. Mullaney	Protecting Patients' Privacy President Bush's health-tech czar has a plan to ensure that health records stored on a national network don't fall into the wrong hands.
Scientific American October 24, 2005 Mark Fischetti	Flood Control Protecting against the Next Katrina: Wetlands mitigate flooding, but are they too damaged in the gulf?
The Motley Fool October 24, 2005 Tim Beyers	Goodbye, Greenspan New Fed chief Ben Bernanke faces a tough job and some big shoes to fill. Here are several of the unfriendly forces that threaten the U.S. economy.
Entrepreneur November 2005 Rieva Lesonsky	The Long Road Enlightening travels find Small Business Development Centers funding reaching new lows, generous big guys and inspiring entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneur November 2005 Joan Szabo	Human Cost A year-old federal law gives state officials the right to seek unpaid taxes and impose penalties on companies that avoid unemployment taxes.
Entrepreneur November 2005 Chris Penttila	The Heat Is On How long can the U.S. maintain its innovative edge?
Entrepreneur November 2005 Chris Penttila	High and Dry? Why Katrina reconstruction contracts may be out of entrepreneurs' reach.
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