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InternetNews October 30, 2007	Bill Extending Internet Tax Ban Goes to Bush The House of Representatives approved legislation on Tuesday extending a moratorium on state Internet access taxes for seven years, sending the bill to the president to sign into law.
Global Services October 29, 2007 Rinku Tyagi	Outsourcing Will Be a Major Issue Outsourcing will be a major issue in the coming Presidential elections in the U.S.A. says Arvind Panagariya, Professor of Economics, Columbia University. Here, he discusses issues that are impacting globalization.
Home Theater October 29, 2007	FCC Liberates Apartment Dwellers Apartment tenants and owners are about to get new video-delivery options, thanks to the Federal Communications Commission.
ifeminists October 29, 2007 Carey Roberts	Bad-Girl Culture Goes Chic "Rehab Reject" outerwear is only the latest example of a growing trend of evincing ridicule and disdain for traditional notions of law and order. In the US, thirteen years after the passage of VAWA, domestic violence courtrooms have been turned into a House of Horrors.
Information Today October 29, 2007	Legislative Update on NIH Public Access Policy Under a mandatory policy, NIH-funded researchers will be required to deposit copies of eligible manuscripts into the National Library of Medicine's online database, PubMed Central.
AskMen.com Ross Bonander	The Fattest Cities In America Each of these American cities is routinely among the nation's fattest populations being victimized by their obesity: Chicago, Illinois... Jackson, Mississippi... Los Angeles, California... Houston, Texas... Las Vegas, Nevada...
Home Theater October 26, 2007	FCC Slaps Retailers on Analog TV Labeling The fines are for selling analog televisions without adequately warning consumers that these sets will become obsolete with the end of analog broadcasting on February 17, 2009.
InternetNews October 26, 2007 Sean Gallagher	House Bill Opens Door to E-mail Tax As legislators inch closer to passing an extension to state and local Internet access tax ban, a recent vote by the U.S. House of Representatives last week may have inadvertently left the door open for taxation on e-mail and other services.
InternetNews October 26, 2007 Sean Gallagher	Senate Passes 7-Year Extension to Internet Tax Ban With less than a week before a ban lapses on Internet taxation, the U.S. Senate last night approved a seven-year extension.
BusinessWeek November 5, 2007 Nanette Byrnes	These Tough Lending Laws Could Travel North Carolina's progressive protection laws for borrowers may become a nationwide model.
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