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Food Processing March 2006 Dave Fusaro	One more step needed on grains The FDA has left it up to food marketers to decide if its guidance on whole-grain content is appropriate. And they have until April 17th to do so.
IndustryWeek April 1, 2006 John S. McClenahen	Chiquita Doesn't Split More than 600 U.S. jobs that could have gone elsewhere are going to remain in the greater Cincinnati area as a result of recent location decisions by two global companies: Chiquita Brands International Inc. and Siemens AG.
ifeminists March 29, 2006 Carey Roberts	Restraining Order Madness Domestic restraining orders were originally designed to protect persons from actual or imminent harm. But over the years, feminists convinced state legislators to expand the definition of domestic violence.
ifeminists March 29, 2006 Tony Zizza	Is Debra Lafave A Bipolar Disorder Publicist? Debra Lafave, a teacher who had sex with one of her 14-year-old students, became a celebrity through a crime and through the smoke and mirrors of mental illness posturing and pandering.
InternetNews March 28, 2006 Roy Mark	Critics: Telecom Bill Guts Net Neutrality House Republicans previewed a fast track telecom reform bill Monday that promotes greater choice and lower prices in the pay television market but guts broadband network neutrality, according to consumer and advocacy groups.
AFP eWire March 27, 2006	Grassley to Investigate Nonprofit Hospitals The chair of the Senate Finance Committee and the lead critic of nonprofits in Congress, is now expanding his investigation of the sector into nonprofit hospitals.
AFP eWire March 27, 2006	New Non-itemizer Deduction Penalizes Donors Who Itemize The non-itemizer deduction in the Senate-passed tax reconciliation bill contains an unprecedented floor for charitable contributions that effectively taxes donors who itemize their gifts.
Scientific American April 2006	The Collider Calamity While the Europeans and Japanese build new particle accelerators, the U.S. is poised to shut down its premier colliders at Fermilab and SLAC over the next few years.
InternetNews March 27, 2006 Roy Mark	'Net Exempt From Most Campaign Finance Laws New regulations target only paid online advertising and leaves all other forms of communications beyond Federal Election Commission rule.
InternetNews March 24, 2006 Roy Mark	FTC Slaps Spammer With Record Fine The Federal Trade Commission Thursday hit Internet marketer Jumpstart Technologies with a $900,000 civil fine for violating the CAN-SPAM Act, the largest penalty to date for a violation of the two-year-old law.
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