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Wired October 16, 2007 Alex Roy	Follow Alex Roy's Journey Using Customized Google Earth Maps Building detailed maps and models as one man breaks the US Transcontinental record.
InternetNews October 19, 2007 Stuart J. Johnston	More States Pile on Microsoft More states jump on-board a last minute pitch to extend oversight of Microsoft's antitrust compliance five more years.
Fast Company November 1, 2007 Mark Lacter	Wi-Fi Meets The Wire Motorola's high-speed wireless networks give cops slick new tools to fight crime.
Popular Mechanics October 19, 2007 Glenn Derene	As Cellphone Carriers Fight the Law, How Do You Win? Congress is now debating a Cell Phone Consumer Empowerment Act: a mobile bill of rights that would require cellular service providers to prorate early termination fees and provide more information on coverage and dropped calls in all areas.
Popular Mechanics October 19, 2007 Stephen Flynn	5 Disasters Coming Soon If We Don't Rebuild U.S. Infrastructure In the wake of the Minneapolis bridge collapse, the author called on Congress to stop turning a blind eye to our crumbling public foundations. Here he reports on more cracks in American hardware that urgently need attention.
National Defense November 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Pentagon Publishes New Safety Guidelines For Unmanned Vehicles These comprehensive safety guidelines cover the design and operation of joint-service unmanned vehicles -- including unmanned aircraft and ground- and sea-based vehicles.
National Defense November 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Homeland Security Policies Overlook Essential Issues, Says Shipping Executive Security industry soothsayers have been sounding alarms about the prospect of a nuclear or biological weapon reaching U.S. shores in a shipping container.
National Defense November 2007 Breanne Wagner	Government Lacks Clear Plans to ID Small Vessels Used as Terrorist Weapons In order to decrease the risk of an attack, the government is proposing new security plans. Some suggestions have been met with stiff resistance.
National Defense November 2007 Grace Jean	Shipbuilders Forecast Exodus of Submarine Designers Builders of Navy submarines for years have tried to convince admirals and members of Congress that trouble lies ahead.
National Defense November 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Naval Leaders Make a Case for the Relevance of Sea Services An armed conflict at sea that interrupts commerce is bad news for most of the civilized world and should be prevented at all costs.
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