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BusinessWeek January 16, 2006 Adam Aston	The Worst Isn't Over Smarter science is helping companies and insurers plan for hurricanes. The bad news: This year could be another doozy.
InternetNews January 9, 2006 Roy Mark	Former Cyber Security Chief to Head CIA Unit Former U.S. cyber security chief Amit Yoran is the new president and CEO of In-Q-Tel, the CIA's independent venture capital arm.
Registered Rep. January 1, 2006 Kevin Burke	Spitzer Hints Scandal Is Winding Down While Spitzer remains tight-lipped on the status of the industrywide trading investigation he launched in September 2003, he hinted that it is perhaps nearing the finish line.
AFP eWire January 8, 2006	U.S. Giving to Tsunami Relief Exceeded $3 Billion Approximately 25% of American households contributed a total of $2.78 billion to tsunami relief efforts. Corporations gave $340 million, and foundations accounted for $40 million.
Bio-IT World Dec 2005/Jan 2006 Kevin Davies	9/11 DNA Panel Report A panel set up to advise on DNA identification following the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001, has issued a report on its findings, citing the need for new software tools.
InternetNews January 6, 2006 Roy Mark	Online Child Pornographer Sentenced A 23-year-old resident of Waterville, Maine, was sentenced to more than five years in prison Friday for distributing child pornography over the Internet.
InternetNews January 5, 2006 Roy Mark	Bogus Spyware Vendors Settle FTC Charges The Federal Trade Commission slaps almost $2 million in fines on firms selling software that did not remove spyware as advertised.
InternetNews January 4, 2006 Clint Boulton	McAfee Settles SEC Score McAfee will pay $50 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges related to the software maker's finances dating back to 2000.
IEEE Spectrum January 2006 Robert N. Charette	Picture of Health The creation of an electronic health record (EHR) for every U.S. citizen, which can be sent to any doctor, hospital, or insurer, would promise to improve overall patient health care, but it also raises many concerns.
IEEE Spectrum January 2006 William Sweet	Get-Rich-Quick Scheme ConsumerPowerline, a four-year-old New York company, is showing its clients how to make money, and quite a lot of it, by not using electricity.
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