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AFP eWire February 26, 2007	IRS Seeking Comments on Donor-Advised Funds The recently enacted Pension Protection Act, which included the IRA rollover provision, mandated that the agency look at a number of issues related to donor-advised funds.
ifeminists February 25, 2007 Stephen Baskerville	Statistics from the Ministry of Truth The DOJ's recently declared that domestic violence has been cut in half over ten years. Men's advocates reply that the figures do not include violence against male victims. But larger issues are involved, like the manipulation of information (and us) by the government.
ifeminists February 25, 2007 Tony Zizza	ADHD and Coca-Cola Come Up Flat The selling and marketing of alleged mental disorders remains a part of our popular culture. Ever since the FDA finally put black box warnings on ADHD drugs for children, drug companies and the mainstream media have been trying to convince adults that they also suffer from ADHD.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Monopolies and the Law Antitrust laws protect consumers against collusion. For investors, antitrust laws represent a barrier to what may otherwise be a lucrative merger or acquisition.
BusinessWeek March 5, 2007 Tom Lowry	TV's Boomlet From Election '07 Broadcasters will thrive on early election ads. But it's a mixed blessing.
InternetNews February 22, 2007 Roy Mark	Retailers to Hold Data-Breach Bag? Proposed legislation in Massachusetts would make retailers financially responsible for breaches of their databases that lead to consumer identity theft.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Taking Away Your Property Investors may rightly wonder how recent limitations on eminent domain will affect private companies.
ifeminists February 21, 2007 Carey Roberts	The Rehabilitation of Astronaut Lisa Nowak Before long we will all agree that Lisa Marie Nowak's actions were surely more worthy of sympathy than scorn. At that point, what need will there be for a trial?
InternetNews February 21, 2007 Roy Mark	FTC Tags Site Again for Deceptive Ads Consumerinfo.com pays $300,000 to settle charges for deceptive advertising practices. This follows a $950,000 fine a year ago.
Scientific American March 2007	The Beef with Cloned Meat For Americans, the idea of cloned meat elicits distaste even in many confirmed carnivores. Is that gut reaction justified? From a food-safety standpoint, probably not.
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