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U.S. Banker September 2007 Lee Conrad	Oversight: Hedge Fund Transparency At Issue...Again The Securities & Exchange Commission is attempting to shine a spotlight on the most opaque of investments-hedge funds-by creating a working group in its enforcement division to combat insider trading.
U.S. Banker September 2007 Karen Krebsbach	U.S., Europe Renegotiates Deal With Swift, Despite Opposition A deal negotiated between the Bush administration and the European Union allows the U.S. government to maintain its once-secret activities in obtaining banking records through a Brussels-based cooperative, better known as SWIFT, for use in counterterrorism investigations.
U.S. Banker September 2007 Lee Conrad	Association Consolidation Doesn't Worry Small Banks A planned merger between the ABA and the ACB prompts the question of whether a larger size or a hyper focus is the best way to lobby Congress. It also raises the issue of how the ICBA will fare.
The Motley Fool August 30, 2007 Dan Caplinger	No Tax Relief for Housing Woes The IRS adds insult to injury for owners selling homes at a loss.
The Motley Fool August 30, 2007 David Lee Smith	Who'll Pay America's Energy Bill? The energy bill meandering through Congress won't solve anything. The considerations in it, fuel-efficiency, biofuels, and pump price-gouging, would be commendable if, collectively, they were capable of even putting a dent in our looming energy crisis.
The Motley Fool August 30, 2007 Dave Mock	Too Windy for Wi-Fi While Chicago's decision and EarthLink's troubles don't spell the end of municipal wireless, it is increasingly clear that such networks will face a higher level of scrutiny regarding costs and returns on their investments.
Smithsonian September 2007 Lauren Wilcox	Going With the Grain On Minnesota lakes, Native Americans satisfy a growing hunger for "slow food" by harvesting authentically wild rice the old-fashioned way.
Registered Rep. August 28, 2007 John Churchill	SEC Principal Trade Proposal: A Stalling Tactic? A 2-year "interim rule" would allow large brokerage firms that also have many other business lines to meet their fiduciary obligations to customers while still engaging in principal trading activity -- selling customers products from their own inventory.
Home Theater August 27, 2007	Free Analog Cable Service Urged A coalition of small cable operators is urging Congress to let them provide free analog cable service following the switchover to digital television broadcasting.
InternetNews August 27, 2007 Roy Mark	Beyond The FCC's 700 MHz Outside of the much anticipated January 700 MHz auction, the Federal Communications Commission isn't planning on selling anymore spectrum at this time. Tech hopes to change that with several proposals now pending before the agency.
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