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Scientific American November 2007 Jeffrey D. Sachs	Climate Change and the Law (Extended edition) Even the Bush administration has started to recognize U.S. legal obligations to fight global warming.
AFP eWire October 15, 2007	Taxpayers Still Taking Unsubstantiated Deductions for Vehicle Contributions The U.S. Treasury Department estimates that over 100,000 individuals claimed unsubstantiated motor vehicle donations totaling more than $200 million in 2005.
InternetNews October 15, 2007 Christopher Saunders	California's Consumer Data Protection Bill in Peril Proposed bill sharply limited merchants' ability to store and transmit data following TJX controversy.
InternetNews October 12, 2007 Nicholas Carlson	House Panel OKs Extending Internet Tax Ban Assuming it passes Congress, a new Act would narrow the definition of "access" to a consumer's Internet connection and also exempts e-mail and instant messaging from taxation by local and state authorities.
Food Processing September 2007	Regulatory Issues: Navigating the health claim maze FDA's recent guidance focuses only on the process for evaluating evidence supporting a health claim on food labels.
BusinessWeek October 22, 2007 Maria Bartiromo	George Soros: Chairman Soros Fund George Soros talks about the U.S. economy, politics and the hedge fund industry.
BusinessWeek October 22, 2007 Bruce Nussbaum	America's Fleeting Edge in Innovation "Innovation Nation: How America Is Losing Its Innovation Edge, Why It Matters, and What We Can Do to Get It Back" is an insightful, and scary, account of the innovation challenges faced by the U.S.
Chemistry World October 12, 2007 Rebecca Trager	Leaked Memo Warns US Defense Research Spend 'Inadequate' The US Department of Defense's science and technology spending is 'inadequate' to address security threats, the department's own chief technologist has warned in an internal memo accidentally posted last month.
PC Magazine October 10, 2007 Erik Rhey	Pinching Wi-Fi Poachers Police are arresting those who connect to unsecured wireless networks. But is it really a crime to surf for free?
Food Processing October 2007	Regulatory Issues: FDA reports on allergen contamination If the food industry continues to show awareness of the dangers of food allergens, FDA and Congress likely will continue with a measured and deliberative approach.
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