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Searcher December 2007 Barbara Quint	Searcher's Voice - The Sacrament of Citizenship Regardless of how the election process has changed over the years, it's still a privilege to vote.
CFO November 1, 2007 Vincent Ryan	China's Next Miracle? After 15 years of excluding them, the Fed mulls reopening U.S. doors to Chinese banks.
CFO November 1, 2007 Kate Plourd	What Goes Around In his heyday, Bill Lerach was so ruthless a class-action lawyer that in Silicon Valley his name was synonymous with being sued. Now Lerach is being "Lerached" himself -- to the great delight of much of the corporate community.
ifeminists November 1, 2007 Tony Zizza	There's No Such Thing As Free Birth Control The author expresses outrage at a middle school providing free birth control and condoms to its students.
Financial Advisor November 2007 Evan Simonoff	Editor's Note - A Strange Election Awaits We are living through some very strange times in American politics. That was the message veteran political consultant Charlie Cook gave to attendees at the Financial Advisor Symposium.
Geotimes November 2007 Jenna Beck	Nevada Wells Test Positive for Polonium USGS scientists report that 25 wells in Nevada contained the carcinogenic, radioactive isotope polonium-210. Of these wells, 13 exceeded the U.S. EPA's Maximum Contaminant Level for gross alpha radioactivity in a public water supply.
Geotimes November 2007 Erin Wayman	Auto Ruling Paves the Way for Efficiency Standards Much to the chagrin of the auto industry, a federal judge ruled that states have the right to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks.
Geotimes November 2007 Megan Sever	ConocoPhillips Pays to Expand Refinery The oil giant is set to expand its oil refinery just outside San Francisco -- for a price.
Geotimes November 2007 Jim Gibeaut	Coastal Development: The Galveston Case, Part II Whatever the choice, it is clear that we need to build into our policies a dynamic that matches the changing conditions along our coast, and we need to make sure the public is aware of the situation.
Geotimes November 2007 Linda Rowan	Science Legislation: America COMPETES, Geeks Rule and Everybody Wins The 110th Congress went into its August recess having successfully passed a major measure for physical science research and science and engineering education.
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