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CFO April 1, 2006 Ronald Fink	All's Fair in M&A? Fairness opinions are supposed to ensure that shareholders receive a fair price for their holdings. But such opinions can add to the cost of deals, and that cost won't be recovered if a deal falls through. Now judges and regulators are taking aim at conflicted "fairness" opinions.
CIO April 1, 2006 Susannah Patton	Wi-Fight A growing number of cities and towns want to develop their own public Wi-Fi networks. But they face stiff opposition from telecom and cable providers.
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2006 Geoffrey M. Levitt	Meetings: Doctor Consultation The government's got its eye on consultant meetings. Are your company's policies strict enough?
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2006 Jill Wechsler	Washington Report: A Warning Trend Washington's new answer to drug safety concerns is more warnings and more disclosure of undigested data. But warnings can go too far. Haven't FDA's critics ever heard the story of the boy who cried wolf?
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2006 Patrick Clinton	From the Editor: Attack from Below The FDA shouldn't roll over just because some patients are willing to take large risks to use unapproved drugs.
Geotimes April 2006 Frank T. Manheim	A New Look at Mining and the Environment: Finding Common Ground The current impasse between environmentalists and industry is unique among advanced nations. The U.S. conflict contrasts sharply with policy in Sweden, where a dynamic mining and mineral industry coexists with a strong national environmental commitment in a high-wage, strong economy.
Geotimes April 2006 Naomi Lubick	Minerals Cut Again Again, the President's proposed budget for 2007 scuttled the USGS's Mineral Resources Program. The requested cuts affect the collection of data on everything from mineral formation to the extent of worldwide deposits of economic commodities.
Geotimes April 2006 Robert Ferriter	Digging Into Coal Mining Safety We owe the men and women who labor deep below ground and who risk their lives to provide our quality of life the best equipment, the best technology, the best training and the safest work environment our resources can provide.
Geotimes April 2006 Margaret Anne Baker	Energy Efforts on Tap Developing gas hydrates as a key domestic energy source remains a long-term plan, compared to near-term return on oil shales and the estimated recoverable oil in ANWR. But with politics in the mix, who knows? Maybe the hydrates will come to market before oil flows from ANWR after all.
Inc. April 2006 Ryan McCarthy	Uncle Sam Wants Your Hiring Data The Labor Department has issued strict guidelines concerning the online recruiting policies of federal contractors and subcontractors. The policy affects firms with 50 or more employees that recruit over the Internet.
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