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Fast Company December 1, 2007 Cora Daniels	Fast Talk: The Storekeeper Jerry Storch who became CEO at Toys "R" Us in February 2006, was the only retailer to appear before a Senate subcommittee during a special hearing on toy safety in September. The following is an edited excerpt of his testimony.
Fast Company December 1, 2007 Robert Scoble	Stars, Stripes, and Social Media What you can learn from the presidential candidates and their Web strategies.
Investment Advisor December 2007 Melanie Waddell	Deadline Looms for AMT Fix With a deadline to fix the Alternative Minimum Tax by year-end fast approaching, Congress is in a mad dash to find alternative sources of revenue to plug the hole that would be created if 25 million taxpayers were saved from the AMT.
Investment Advisor December 2007 Kathleen M. McBride	Death to Tax Investment advisors appear to have dodged a bullet as the Financial Services Institute and individual advisors rallied lawmakers to repeal a law that would have levied a 6% Use Tax on investment advice services for Michigan residents.
U.S. Banker December 2007 Karen Krebsbach	The Further Economic Isolation of Iran Washington's ongoing campaign to persuade financial institutions to break ties with Tehran twisted another notch tighter with tough economic sanctions against three state-owned Iranian banks, companies and military organizations.
U.S. Banker December 2007 Karen Krebsbach	Opposition Grows Against Rules To Trim Shareholder Rights The SEC is expected to decide before year's end whether to approve any of the five controversial proposals that would curb the rights of shareholders to file resolutions and participate in choosing corporate-board members.
Global Services November 29, 2007	The Future of Temporary Immigration The debate on skilled immigrants will peak as 2008 U.S. Presidential elections approach, and then ebb. Even if current regulations don't get stricter through amendments, their enforcement certainly will.
American History February 2008 Yanek Mieczkowski	Gerald Ford's Near Miracle of 1976 Watergate, the Nixon pardon, the Reagan challenge, a sick economy and a debate debacle left the incumbent Ford in a huge hole -- yet he nearly pulled off the greatest presidential election comeback in history.
Bank Technology News December 2007	Payments: Growth of Debit-Card Use Outpaces Credit Cards Are Americans outgrowing credit cards? For the past few years, debit-card usage has grown by double digits, far ahead of credit cards. Meanwhile, check use is fading fast.
IEEE Spectrum December 2007 Kroll & Tchou	How a Taser Works The stun gun shocks without killing, but how safe is it? Two experts take a look.
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