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AFP eWire July 7, 2008	California Foundations Reach Agreement to Avoid Disclosure Legislation In response to legislation that would have required disclosure about their organizational diversity and their grants to minority organizations, a group of 10 large California foundations have agreed to allocate millions of dollars to charities that serve diverse and minority communities.
Reason Matt Welch	The Uses of Hyperbole Exaggerated doomsday forecasts are false, regrettable, inevitable, and possibly necessary.
Reason July 2008 Jacob Sullum	No Shit The U.S. Supreme Court agrees to review the FCC's policy regarding dirty words on the air, which a federal appeals court has deemed "arbitrary and capricious."
Reason July 2008 Kerry Howley	Striking Distance Few states have enforced the "three strikes" law with as much zeal as California. But thanks to perverse incentives built into the legislation, the law may encourage some of those offenders to commit more-violent crimes in the future.
Reason July 2008 Katherine Mangu-Ward	Data: Meth Math The nation's largest drug testing company reports that the share of job applicants and employees testing positive for methamphetamine fell 22 percent between 2006 and 2007.
Reason July 2008 Cory Doctorow	List: Revolution for Kids! These three political books have been recommended for young adults.
Reason July 2008 Kerry Howley	Rent-a-Pet An Act Prohibiting the Rental of Pets, now in committee in the Massachusetts state legislature, seeks to fight part-time pet ownership.
Reason July 2008 Oren Grad	Gentler Failure What's the best way to deal with chronically failing schools? In Massachusetts, apparently, the answer is to come up with a kinder word for failure.
Reason July 2008 David Weigel	Permanent rEVOLution By the end of the 2008 elections, as many as 40 self-proclaimed Ron Paul Republicans will have run for national office. They want to carve out a permanent place in Republican politics, regardless of whether the party wants them to be there.
Reason July 2008 Greg Beato	Free the Fireworks! Blowing up huge caches of fireworks doesn't just celebrate our freedom; it certifies it -- a patriotic act our Founding Fathers would have readily endorsed.
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