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InternetNews September 6, 2006 Roy Mark	Spyware Operation Fined $2M A spyware operation that promised protection from viruses and spam but instead installed malware agreed today to pay a $2 million fine to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges of false and deceptive practices.
InternetNews September 6, 2006 Roy Mark	Frist Pushing Internet Gambling Ban Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist targeted a ban on Internet gambling as a top priority for the U.S. Senate in the waning days of the 109th Congress.
InternetNews September 6, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Leak Probe Ripples HP Board HP today filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission an explanation of its investigation into corporate leaks and the resignation of a member of the company's board of directors.
InternetNews September 6, 2006 Roy Mark	FTC Closes Door on Web Listings Case The Federal Trade Commission approved a final consent order today forcing the Austin Board of Realtors to change a rule barring discount brokers from listing properties on ABOR's public Web sites.
The Motley Fool September 6, 2006 S.J. Caplan	A Phoenix Rises in Lower Manhattan Progress is slow but sure as New York continues to rebuild after 9/11.
BusinessWeek September 11, 2006 Nanette Byrnes	Big Tobacco's Showdown In The West California is about to add $2.60 in tax per pack of smokes.
Food Engineering September 1, 2006	Regulatory Watch Consumer advocates and a recently retired FDA official line up against the proposed National Uniformity for Food Act.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2006 Stan Luxenberg	Affordable Housing Shortage To overcome housing shortages, developers and nonprofit groups have been lobbying Congress for more tax credits or other subsidies that can support affordable construction. But faced with budget deficits, Washington has been reluctant to increase the amount of money spent on housing.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2006 H. Lee Murphy	Developers Make Foray into Arizona Tribal Lands In Arizona, Indian reservations were once considered formidable barriers to new construction. But lately, those boundaries have come tumbling down.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2006 Matt Hudgins	HUD Raises Hackles on the Hill New rules slated to take effect on Oct. 1 will effectively reduce borrowers' leverage on most multifamily and health care loans backed by the FHA. Unless rescinded by HUD, the regulations will increase annual mortgage insurance premiums by 71%.
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