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Popular Mechanics March 11, 2008 Jennifer Bogo	Report Sees Dire Future for Warming's Impact on U.S. Transport Changing water levels and warmer temperatures will necessitate major adaptations from transportation officials if the United States wants to protect its systems of travel by air, land and sea.
Popular Mechanics April 2008 Derene & Pappalardo	Counterfeit Chips Raise Big Hacking, Terror Threats, Experts Say As more computer chips are made overseas, the risk of hardware tampering increases, from stealing consumer data to crashing government networks. But how real is the threat?
ifeminists March 10, 2008 Carey Roberts	Harsh Domestic Violence Laws Recall Jim Crow Abuses Our nation's crusade to stop domestic violence has been a magnificent flop.
InternetNews March 7, 2008 David Needle	FCC Chairman Says 'Balance' is Key to Net Neutrality FCC Chairman Kevin Martin discusses Comcast, net neutrality and other issues at Stanford.
Managed Care February 2008 Michael Levin-Epstein	Federal and State Governments Pressed to Give Tax Breaks For Wellness Initiatives Legislators are being urged to reward companies that provide programs for their workers, but success has been mixed
Managed Care February 2008	Employer-Backed Insurance Gets Nonpartisan Nod The majority of Americans believe that universal coverage costs should be shared by individuals, employers, and the government.
Managed Care February 2008	Antitrust Exemption Sought in Congress The so-called Community Pharmacy Fairness Act (HR 971) would allow independent pharmacies to negotiate collectively with health plans, insurers, and PBMs, including plans under Medicare parts C and D.
Managed Care February 2008	Insurance Gap Leaves Out Kids With Asthma About 30 percent of families with asthmatic children earn more than 200 percent of the federal poverty level, putting them above the threshold for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) in most states.
Managed Care February 2008 John Carroll	Move to Mandatory Coverage Wouldn't Ensure Universality Compared to the existing state of affairs, there's a lot to like in mandatory coverage, but the Massachusetts experiment is a lesson to not expect miracles.
Managed Care February 2008 Martin Sipkoff	FDA Approach to Generics May Be a Mixed Blessing A recently announced initiative is supposed to speed approval of generic drugs, but does it address some fundamental flaws in the approval process?
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