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Reason May 2007 Radley Balko	Pop-Up Crackdown Sex panic in Connecticut: Malware on a substitute teacher's computer that opened porn site pop-ups during a lesson garners her a sex conviction.
Reason May 2007 Radley Balko	Mixed-Up Raid Artists Under Attack: 30 police officers in SWAT gear stormed the studio of Atlanta's DJ Drama, one of the most influential hip-hop figures in the country. The raid was part of the recording industry's effort to crack down on the practice of selling mix-tape CDs.
Reason May 2007 Kerry Howley	Power Splurge Last year's energy bill extended daylight-saving time by a month, on the theory that it would encourage Americans to save energy. A recent working paper from the Center for the Study of Energy Markets suggests otherwise.
Reason May 2007 David Weigel	More Money, No Problem The death of taxpayer-financed campaigns: Taking the money out of campaigns is supposed to clean up politics; the fact that 2008 might become the first $1 billon presidential campaign is considered a sign of a broken democracy.
Reason May 2007 Cathy Young	Assault Behind Bars How big a problem is prison rape in the U.S. -- and what can be done about it?
Reason May 2007 Brian Doherty	There Is Power in a Unity08 Unity08 is an Internet-based party that hopes to nominate a presidential ticket split between the major parties, or possibly an independent plus a Republican or Democrat. The Unity08 types won't win, but boosters of centrist, bipartisan government are already getting what they want.
Reason May 2007 Jacob Sullum	An Epidemic of Meddling The classic targets of public health were risks imposed on people against their will, communicable diseases being the paradigmatic example. The more recent targets are risks that people voluntarily assume, such as those associated with smoking, drinking, eating junk food, exercising too little, watching TV too much, playing poker, etc.
Reason May 2007 John F. Sugg	The Folly of Southern Hospitality Dixie leads the way in lavish corporate subsidies. As other parts of the country follow suit, it's time to ask whether such incentives work.
Reason May 2007 Radley Balko	How the Wolves Survive The Mexican-American rock band Los Lobos' Louie Perez on immigration, cultural mixing, and his band's new album.
InternetNews May 7, 2007 Roy Mark	TSA Admits 100,000 Employee Records Missing The Transportation Security Administration is missing a hard drive containing some 100,000 current and former employee payroll records.
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