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National Defense March 2007 Ebner & Menker	Message to Industry: `Do the Right Thing' Recent headlines have raised concerns about how federal procurements were handled on a variety of levels. Introduced last fall, a bill entitled the Clean Contracting Act may pass in the 110th Congress. These proposed changes are a harbinger of things that may come.
Chemistry World February 16, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	Against the Grain Scientists warn that corn-based ethanol can't realistically cut carbon emissions or gasoline usage. This hasn't stopped US ethanol producers happily gobbling up corn, galvanized by high oil prices and generous tax credits.
InternetNews February 16, 2007 Roy Mark	DirectRevenue to Pay Back 'Spyware' Gains Adware distributor DirectRevenue today settled Federal Trade Commission charges of unfair and deceptive trade practices of installing unwanted and unsolicited spyware unto consumers' computers.
ifeminists February 15, 2007 Terri Lynn Tersak	Senator Joseph Biden: A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing Senator Biden needs to be reminded what we call those who use violence to suppress the will of their own people and impose their ideology on them. This is how VAWA has operated here at home.
InternetNews February 15, 2007 Roy Mark	Privacy Groups Hit ISP Data Storage Bill New proposal would give Department of Justice wide discretion over how much and how long ISPs must keep customer data, such as IP addresses.
The Motley Fool February 15, 2007 Buz Livingston	Katrina Winds Still Blowin' State Farm is suspending sales of all new commercial and homeowner policies in the state of Mississippi. The effect of this could ripple across the nation as insurers will be forced to pay higher premiums for catastrophe coverage.
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2007 Jill Wechsler	Washington Report: Bundled Together Democrats and Republicans are making waves over whether government drug-pricing policies also raise concerns about drug safety and treatment practices.
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2007 Patrick Clinton	From the Editor: Meaningless A bill requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate Medicare drug prices directly with pharmaceutical manufacturers has a fatal flaw.
Reason February 2007 Kerry Howley	Soundbite: In Search of the Average American Sarah Igo, author of The Averaged American and assistant professor of history, tells the story of how surveys and polls have contributed to a sometimes distorted, always controversial conception of the archetypical American.
Reason February 2007 Radley Balko	Shaq Attack A SWAT team erroneously stormed the home of A.J. Nuckols, his wife, and their two children. As if the shock of having his house invaded by a SWAT team weren't enough, Nuckols had a second surprise: a celebrity sighting.
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