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U.S. Banker March 2006 Michael Dumiak	Community Bankers Face A Slew of Issues This Year Based on a round of interviews with bankers, regulators and industry associations, the executives who run America's community banks have a host of concerns this year, both legislative and economic.
InternetNews March 3, 2006 Ed Sutherland	NewProbe of Online Music Underway The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed that the department's antitrust unit is looking into the four largest record labels and possible "uncompetitive practices" of music download pricing.
InternetNews March 2, 2006 Roy Mark	Senator Steps Up for Net Neutrality New legislation would bar broadband network operators from creating fast lanes for those who can pay.
Bank Systems & Technology February 27, 2006 Ivan Schneider	Health or Savings (But not Both) Right now, HSA deposits seem riskless. Banks aren't responsible for enforcing IRS rules about where the money can be spent, so HSAs are just another deposit account with no consumer protection headaches or compliance gotchas. But do you really believe it'll stay so simple?
BusinessWeek March 13, 2006 Stanley Reed	The New Middle East Oil Bonanza Beyond the Dubai Ports deal: Where all those billions are going.
InternetNews March 2, 2006 Roy Mark	Federal Employee Takes Plea in Snoop Job A former systems auditor for the Department of Education pleaded guilty Wednesday to unauthorized access of a protected computer.
InternetNews March 2, 2006 Roy Mark	House Panel Rocks Phone Record Thieves The House Judiciary Committee approved legislation today aimed at curbing the sale of online black market telephone records.
InternetNews March 2, 2006 Glenn Minnis	Who's Watching Whom? Web search privacy rights takes on government's need to know in an epic battle.
ifeminists March 1, 2006 Carey Roberts	The Feminist Anti-Kid Crusade Despite the fact that kids with involved dads do better, regardless of all the joint custody laws, and in spite of the laughable antics of the M.O.M. brigade, mothers continue to be favored in custody decisions by a 7 to 1 margin.
Geotimes March 2006 Megan Sever	Gassy Eruption in Oklahoma In December, a normally peaceful creek in Oklahoma became a raging torrent of mud, gas and water, when gas escaped from a blowout at a nearby natural gas reservoir that Chesapeake Energy had just found. The estimated blow to the company is likely in the millions of dollars.
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