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Food Engineering March 6, 2006	Regulatory Watch Slaughterhouse operators can expect closer scrutiny from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) in the months ahead.
Popular Mechanics March 2006 Glenn Harlan Reynolds	Big Brother Is Ticketing You Local governments love them. Drivers hate them. Are traffic cameras really the best way to improve safety?
T.H.E. Journal March 2006 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	A Logic Deficit It's hard to make sense out of the president's proposal to eliminate a key technology program.
InternetNews March 6, 2006 Ed Sutherland	AT&T, BellSouth Merger Denounced The proposed merger of AT&T and BellSouth means the death of the Internet and the unmasking of fictional competition between telecom companies, charged two Washington, DC-based consumer groups.
Popular Mechanics March 6, 2006	Hurricane Katrina August 28, 2005 Video Conference The transcript here suggests that, contrary to popular perception, federal authorities were alert to the risks posed by Katrina and fully engaged in planning for the disaster.
PC Magazine March 1, 2006 Michael J. Miller	When the Government Knows Where You Search The Bush administration asked the major search engines for information on the most popular Web searches, as part of an effort to reinstate the Child Online Protection Act (COPA).
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2006 Jeff Brady	Sales Management: Spending Under Scrutiny Five states have already mandated that drug companies track, control, and report their marketing and sales spend directed at healthcare professionals, and many more states have legislation pending with distinct requirements.
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2006 Jill Wechsler	Washington Report: Labels and Liability New FDA guidance aims at better communication of risks. But it creates some, too.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2006 Jonathan Moreland	The Stock Market's Da Vinci Code Is the Federal government manipulating the equity markets? For years, there have been whispers on Wall Street of secret government-backed actions -- like stepping in to buy equity index futures to prevent investors from catastrophic plunges.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2006 Barry Rehfeld	Another Tough Top Cop? When President Bush tapped Christopher Cox to replace William Donaldson, it looked like Bush was swapping an aggressive reformer for a kinder, gentler regulator. Yet since he took over as SEC chairman, Cox has shown that he is not the anti-Donaldson.
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