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U.S. Banker July 2006 Michael Dumiak	For Victims of ID Fraud, Losses are Not the Same Age, income and ethnicity factor into who is most vulnerable to identity fraud. The demographics of ID fraud are a call to action for institutions to analyze the trends closely so they can better educate customers.
BusinessWeek July 17, 2006 Javers & Kopecki	Tainted Past? No Problem Private-equity fund Veritas thrives by turning around sullied defense contractors.
InternetNews July 11, 2006 Roy Mark	House Passes Ban on Internet Gambling In the sharpest attempt yet to curb Internet gambling by Americans, the U.S. House of Representatives voted today to ban financial payments to offshore casinos.
The Motley Fool July 11, 2006 Anders Bylund	Google Going Maize and Blue Michigan rejoices as Google opens a large technology center in Ann Arbor. The state government is clearly hoping that Google's leap of faith will attract more new business to the area.
BusinessWeek July 17, 2006 Mara Der Hovanesian	The SEC Isn't Finished With Hedge Funds The SEC is closing in on shady practices despite a setback from a federal court.
T.H.E. Journal July 2006 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	Using Technology to Maintain Competitiveness: How to Get Our Groove Back As China and India threaten the supremacy of the US economy, our best hope for keeping pace is putting ed tech funding to use to galvanize education.
T.H.E. Journal July 2006 Melinda Maddox	Alabama: 'On the Wave of the Future' Alabama's new distance learning program is set to transform teaching and learning in the state.
T.H.E. Journal July 2006 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	Results Demonstrated Memo to Congress and the administration: EETT funds are making a difference.
T.H.E. Journal July 2006 Mary Ann Wolf	Spread the Word: Ed Tech Matters With the future - and present - of ed tech funding at risk, it's imperative to inform legislators about the impact of technology on student achievement.
Science News July 8, 2006 Janet Raloff	Farm Fresh Pesticides In the U.S., for people who live near croplands, traces of agricultural chemicals can find their way into homes by hitchhiking on windblown dust. This is disturbing for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the link between pesticide exposure and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
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