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Reason October 2007 Radley Balko	Forbidden Clothes Flagstaff activist Dan Frazier sells a shirt, which superimposes the phrases "Bush Lied" and "They Died" over the names of 3,000 U.S. troops killed in the war with Iraq, prompting the Arizona legislature to pass a law banning the use of the names or likenesses of dead soldiers to sell goods.
InternetNews October 11, 2007 Nicholas Carlson	FCC Chair Balks at Verizon's Spectrum Plea Google alleges underhanded tactics by the Verizon while regulators look increasingly unlikely to waver on "open access" rules anytime soon.
Prepared Foods October 2007 Mark Hostetler	Article: Regulations: Scientific Health Claims Review FDA's draft guidance on evidence-based health claims is aimed to help producers evaluate and understand the strength of evidence in supporting health claims.
Chemistry World October 10, 2007	Chemists Challenge EPA Pesticide Decision The US Environmental Protection Agency has approved a chemical for use as a fumigant pesticide that is widely believed to be carcinogenic and mutagenic, dismissing warnings from dozens of chemists.
T.H.E. Journal October 2007 Charlene O'Hanlon	Follow the Money Federal largesse only goes so far. So to support their technology programs, districts are pursuing funding sources in the state, local, corporate, and taxpayer ranks.
Food Engineering October 3, 2007	Backlash on imported raw materials The federal Interagency Working Group on Import is convening a public meeting in Washington to address these issues.
Reason October 2007	Dateline's Predators NBC's catch and release program: Dateline NBC's hit spin-off To Catch a Predator may be the first TV show to become a hit by setting up real-life stings.
Reason October 2007 David Weigel	Official Witches Magic Monopoly: The Salem, Massachusetts city council unanimously passed a law regulating would-be psychics and issuing only a small number of licenses for palmistry, fortunetelling, phrenology, card reading, and astrology.
Reason October 2007 Jonathan Blanks	Bad Touch In June, Kilmer Middle School reprimanded 13-year-old Hal Beaulieu. The offense: hugging his girlfriend. The Virginia public school's rules include an unqualified "no physical contact" policy.
Reason October 2007 Ronald Bailey	Gone Fishin' In Montana, water leasing lets ranchers and farmers profit from leaving water in a stream, where it sustains fish populations.
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