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Reason February 2007 Jesse Walker	Sim Pickings A former chairman of the Joint Economic Committee noted that "there is a concern that the IRS might step forward with regulations that start taxing transactions that occur within virtual economies."
Reason February 2007 Jesse Walker	Muddy Rules In a rare move away from stricter regulation of on-air speech, the FCC has reaffirmed the right to swear during a newscast. First Amendment fans shouldn't get too excited, though.
Reason February 2007 Brian Doherty	Tax Man of Steel The U.S. International Trade Commission held hearings on whether to revoke anti-dumping duties on steel imports from 16 different countries, including the U.K. and Japan. The duties penalize foreign steel producers for failing to meet profit levels set by the U.S. government.
Reason February 2007 David Weigel	Peace on the Border Why anti-immigration conservatives in the U.S. fell flat in 2006.
Reason February 2007 Greg Beato	Rant: Smile, You're on the Telescreen Surveillance cameras certainly lead to more surveillance cameras, but do they lead to less crime? Perhaps it's best to oppose the post-9/11 surveillance boom on grounds of government waste rather than privacy.
Reason February 2007 Brian Doherty	Quotations From Chairman Milton More than three decades of wisdom from the late champion of liberty, Milton Friedman.
Reason February 2007 Greg Beato	Pot Clubs in Peril Are San Francisco zoning boards a bigger threat to medical marijuana than the DEA?
Reason February 2007	Divided We Stand What sort of legislation and political theater should the friends of "Free Minds and Free Markets" expect during the next two years? Is the new situation an improvement or disaster?
Reason February 2007 Radley Balko	The National Mall Goes Kitsch The National Mall, originally envisioned by Pierre L'Enfant as a serene place for public celebration and quiet contemplation, is quickly turning into a kitschy amusement park of special interests.
Chemistry World February 14, 2007 Victoria Gill	Prescription-free Viagra From today, men in the UK will be able to buy Viagra from their pharmacist without a doctor's prescription. But the trial run of the scheme has fanned the flames of a controversy about how US drug company Pfizer markets the impotence drug.
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