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National Defense January 2006 Abshire & Czerwinski	With an Overstretched Military, U.S. Should Create `Home Guard' The U.S. presence in Iraq has in many ways made near-term gains in the war on terror more difficult and thrown America's homeland security into question. But a creative solution with roots reaching far back into American history may be the answer.
Scientific American January 2006 Steve Mirsky	And Science for All As more and more cases involving science appear before the U.S. Supreme Court, it's important to elect nominees who have some basic understanding of the field.
Information Today December 26, 2005 George H. Pike	Congress Extends USA PATRIOT Act by 1 Month The USA PATRIOT which had been set to expire on Dec. 31, 2005, will now expire on Feb. 3, 2006.
Scientific American December 26, 2005 Luis Miguel Ariza	Virtual Jihad The Internet as the ideal terrorism recruiting tool.
Smithsonian January 2006 Katherine Ellison	Venezuela Steers a New Course As oil profits fund a socialist revolution, President Hugo Chavez picks a fight with his country's biggest customer -- the United States.
InternetNews December 22, 2005 Roy Mark	Lawmakers' New Looks at Online Sales Taxes Legislation to level the taxation playing field for all in-store, catalog and online retailers is back on the table in Congress.
Fast Company December 2005 Michael A. Prospero	Survey: The New Offshore Threat In the past five years, the U.S. has lost its innovative edge.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2006 Traci Purdum	Port of New Orleans: Returning To Shipshape The Port of New Orleans expects full recovery from hurricane damage.
ifeminists December 21, 2005 Wendy McElroy	Campus Conscience Police? A new Guide -- the fifth in a series of ideological survival manuals for American college students -- describes both the manner in which the right of conscience is being attacked on campus and how the tide is turning toward individual rights.
ifeminists December 21, 2005 Leving & Sacks	Federal Child Support Enforcement Cuts Will Hurt Bureaucrats, not Children For too long American child support policies have been determined by politics instead of common sense; the mantra of "help women and children" has allowed large-scale abuses and waste to go unchallenged.
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