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Inc. November 2005 Amy Feldman	The Trouble with Tax Holidays Consumers and politicians love them, but state sales tax holidays are becoming a major headache for businesses.
Inc. November 2005 Darren Dahl	Postal Rate Hike Gets Stamp of Approval The price is set to rise from $0.37 to $0.39 in the new year. The increase has been expected for some time to cover deficits that are rising as e-mail continues to eat into overall volume.
Smithsonian December 2005 Will Rizzo	Phenomena and Curiosities: Return of the Jaguar Novel camera traps have documented the elusive cat in Arizona, suggesting it may not be gone from the United States after all.
Wired December 2005 Spencer Reiss	Why $5 Gas Is Good for America The skyrocketing cost of oil is sending pump prices soaring. But it's also subsidizing research into new technologies that can change the energy game.
The Motley Fool November 22, 2005 Tim Beyers	Joe Nacchio: CEO or Secret Agent? The telco trickster from Qwest's dot-com heyday tells the Feds he knew too much. There are two potential conclusions here, but neither scenario casts him in a favorable light, and neither approach made common stockholders much money.
Reason December 2005 Tim Cavanaugh	Rant: The Crescent City and the Fiscal Black Hole True to the presidential tradition of overpromising and underdelivering, the most expensive round of golf in American history was never actually played: here's how a phantom golf game made a ghost of fiscal responsibility.
Scientific American December 2005	Running on Empty While rising gas prices prompted conservation, more permanent legislative measurements need to be made.
BusinessWeek November 28, 2005 Heather Green	No BlackBerry, No Life What if the connection shuts down? While that's a long shot, a U.S. district court judge in Virginia is hearing a case that could lead to the shutdown of BlackBerry service in the U.S., at least temporarily.
AFP eWire November 21, 2005	U.S. Senate Passes Tax Reconciliation Bill Containing Giving Incentives and New Taxes on Certain Contributions In general, the Senate bill appears to be a mixed bag for the sector, containing a number of provisions that appear likely to boost charitable giving.
InternetNews November 21, 2005 Roy Mark	House Approves DTV Bill Television broadcasters have three years to clear analog spectrum for wireless broadband providers and first responders.
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