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Chemistry World September 17, 2007	US Reforms Could Double the Cost of Chemistry Patents The US House of Representatives approved legislation last week that could dramatically raise the cost of patenting chemical reactions and discourage researchers from presenting or publishing their work.
ifeminists September 16, 2007 WolfmanMac	Police "Protection" -- Our Cross to Bear How the police botched a violent crime report and why there is nothing Americans can do stop it from happening.
Home Theater September 14, 2007	FCC Adopts Cable Transition Rules This week the Federal Communications Commission finally decided on "must carry" rules. All channels on your local airwaves must be available to all cable subscribers, whether their TVs are digital or analog.
InternetNews September 14, 2007 Andy Patrizio	DOJ Investigating Flash Disk Vendors SanDisk has confirmed that it is one of 24 companies under investigation by the Department of Justice for antitrust violations in the flash memory market, although the company has no idea why.
ifeminists September 15, 2007 Richard L. Davis	Resolution 590: Is Congress Not Aware of Male Victimization? Resolution 590 ignores the fact that domestic violence is a problem for both males and females.
Registered Rep. September 10, 2007 Christina Mucciolo	Regulators Investigate "Fraud Lunches" For Seniors Firms are being held accountable for the sales pitches and materials used during these seminars.
InternetNews September 14, 2007 Caron Carlson	Verizon Lawsuit Muddies Spectrum Auction Plan Verizon filed a lawsuit this week with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia circuit asking the court to review the FCC's "open access" rules.
ifeminists September 13, 2007 Carey Roberts	How Female Illegals Abuse the System Every year thousands of Americans are victimized by a swindle known as the "immigrant abuse scam." What's amazing is this shake-down is paid for by the U.S. taxpayer under the guise of stopping domestic violence.
InternetNews September 13, 2007 David Needle	SEC Goes After More Former Nortel Execs The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged four more former Nortel Networks executives in its widening investigation into past accounting practices of the telecom firm.
InternetNews September 12, 2007 Nicholas Carlson	Broadcasters Slam Google, Microsoft in Spectrum Spat Executives say tech's plan for spectrum "white spaces" would lead to "devastating interference."
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