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Reason January 2006 Jacob Sullum	That Chemo Cachet Medical marijuana and kids: Hard as it is to believe, it appears that promoting marijuana as a medicine for cancer and AIDS patients does not make it seem cooler to American teenagers.
Reason January 2006 Matt Welch	The Secret Sharer The landmark 1953 ruling U.S. v. Reynolds gave the White House unreviewable authority to keep national security information secret even from the Supreme Court. The decision also has quashed an inventors' challenge.
Reason January 2006 Julian Sanchez	Stop the Music Since 2003 the Recording Industry Association of America has filed almost 15,000 lawsuits charging computer users with trading music online. Now one of its targets is suing back.
Reason January 2006 Kerry Howley	Data: Treat the Rich Some recent number-crunching by the U.S. Small Business Administration reveals that it's mom-and-pop outfits, not big box behemoths, who are hardest hit by complicated accounting rules, tax requirements, and workplace regulations.
Reason January 2006 Julian Sanchez	Soundbite: Unscientific Methods An interview with Chris Mooney, author of The Republican War on Science on the manipulation of research, from stem cells to missile defense to evolution, for partisan ends.
BusinessWeek January 9, 2006	Don't Fence Me In Mexico's President is opposed to the U.S. House of Representatives' approved plan to build 700 miles of high-tech fences along its southern border to keep out illegal migrants.
BusinessWeek January 9, 2006 Brian Grow	WebMoney and Its Customers The ability to make anonymous online money transfers is just one of the services attracting U.S. and Russian law-enforcement agencies' attention.
Financial Planning January 1, 2006 Alison McConnell	House OK's AMT, Katrina Relief Following a 414 to four vote in favor of alternative minimum tax (AMT) relief, the House of Representatives approved a rewritten tax relief bill for the Gulf Coast states hit hard by Hurricane Katrina.
Geotimes January 2006 Linda Rowan	The Rise and Fall of FEMA With the threat of terrorism still high, more hurricanes expected in the near future, unpredictable earthquakes, and significant population growth in high-risk regions, federal disaster preparedness and response have never been more important.
Searcher January 2006 Laura Gordon-Murnane	Shhh!!: Keeping Current on Government Secrecy Here is a list of Web sites, blogs, listservs, and newsletters that could help clients needing access to government documents but who might experience difficulty locating that information.
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