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AFP eWire January 21, 2008	States Seeking to Protect Donor Privacy as Anonymous Gifts Increase Anonymous giving is suddenly in the spotlight as a new study shows an increase in major gifts made anonymously, while several states are moving to protect donor privacy.
AFP eWire January 21, 2008	Congressional Committee Suggests Fundraising Cost Disclosures Several members of Congress are calling for charities to disclose their fundraising costs and how much they spend on programs and services.
Fast Company February 2008 David Roberts	Paint the House Green Three ways a presidential candidate can use dollars and cents to win the climate issue.
Wired January 18, 2008 David Kushner	Two AI Pioneers. Two Bizarre Suicides. What Really Happened? The ups and downs of the artificial intelligence community caused two leading thinkers to commit suicide within a three-week span of each other.
Wired January 18, 2008 David Wolman	Staging the Largest Terrorism-Response Drill in US History Emergency teams use volunteers soaked with bloody makeup to reenact the aftermath of a radiological bomb impact.
Wired January 18, 2008 Jason Tanz	One Candidate Has Mastered Online Campaigning. Too Bad It's Ron Paul. The Texas Republican has become the Web's favorite dark horse, harnessing the power of the Internet to turn his long-shot candidacy into a powerful rallying cry for disaffected Netizens.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008 Courtney E. Howard	First Air-to-Air Missile Defense System Intercepts Boosting Missile A U.S. Air Force F-16 jet fighter launched two air-to-air AIM-9X missiles, which in turn intercepted a boosting rocket launched from the White Sands Missile Range. The event marked the first time that an aircraft made a missile-defense intercept.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008 Courtney E. Howard	Weapons at the Speed of Light Laser weaponry will be a tool in the U.S. military's arsenal much sooner than many think, with the first applications for missile defense from the ground and the air.
Popular Mechanics December 18, 2007	Space Proposals From the Candidates: Geek the Vote '08 A list of the Presidential candidates stances on space exploration and space research.
Science News January 19, 2008 Julie J. Rehmeyer	Math Trek: Checking It Twice Election officials have had no practical way to guarantee a correct ballot count until now.
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