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Financial Advisor August 2008 Gregory Bresiger	A Taxing Solution Roger Lowenstein's pitch for more government-financed health care and retirement benefits will make things worse.
Information Today July 31, 2008	ACSI's E-Government Satisfaction Index Shows Improvement Citizen satisfaction with federal government websites ended a losing streak by improving for the first time in a year.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2008 David Lee Smith	America Needs a True Energy Policy Without an energy policy, the market's aggressive gyrations seem certain to remain.
Popular Mechanics July 30, 2008 Erik Sofge	L.A. Quake Was Minor, but Is America Ready for the Big One? The quake preparedness of Los Angeles was put to the test yesterday, but only barely.
Popular Mechanics July 29, 2008 Laurie J. Schmidt	To Test Houses vs. Hurricanes, Lab Will Simulate 155-mph Storm Rather than wait for another Katrina, Stephen Leatherman and his colleagues at the International Hurricane Research Center in Miami are putting a full-scale hurricane inside a lab.
HBS Working Knowledge July 30, 2008 Mihir A. Desai	Why the U.S. Should Encourage FDI American financial executives are courting foreign direct investors, particularly sovereign wealth funds, for new investments. Should these investments draw increased scrutiny from U.S. regulators? Economics says that FDI should be encouraged.
Financial Planning August 1, 2008 Donald Jay Korn	Labels Under Fire Regulators are making it clear that advisors who use the word "senior" or various synonyms to transact business unethically are squarely in their sights.
Home Theater July 29, 2008	FCC Says Yes to Sirius/XM Merger Following a long and contentious debate, the Federal Communications Commission has OKed the merger of the Sirius and XM satellite radio networks.
ifeminists July 29, 2008 Carey Roberts	Another Way Shelter Headed for a Meltdown? What follows is an account of three Queen Bees, a demoralized and depleted staff, and a shelter in disarray.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2008 Morgan Housel	So Much for the Stimulus Package The federal budget deficit is now estimated to come close to $490 billion, That's quite a leap from the $400 billion or so expected this year. Part of the cause of the jump? The stimulus package, of course.
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