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National Defense March 2009 Magnuson & Rusling	Noted Police Chief Slams Federal-Local Partnerships The man who led the local police response to the 9/11 attacks on the Pentagon hopes the new administration does a better job of coordinating counterterrorism efforts with local law enforcement.
National Defense March 2009 Frodl & Manoyan	Hijacked Super Tanker Exposes Vulnerability of Energy Supplies The hijacking on the high seas by Somali pirates of a super tanker carrying 2 million barrels of crude oil destined for the United States created many troubling precedents and makes the vulnerability of energy supplies quite clear.
National Defense March 2009 Grace V. Jean	Military May Be Souring On Laser Weapons The Pentagon's enthusiasm for laser weapons is not what it used to be.
InternetNews February 4, 2009 Richard Adhikari	Rogue SF Admin Pushing Back with Claims Terry Childs, the rogue system administrator who made headlines after locking up San Francisco's fiber optic wide-area network last year, is fighting back on a new front.
Search Engine Watch February 4, 2009 Kevin Ryan	Google and the Obama Administration I thought we were moving past paying back campaign favors with key positions. I thought we were changing the world. Transparency doesn't mean appointing your supporters so they can continue building their brand by plugging in familiar connectivity.
The Motley Fool February 4, 2009 Alex Dumortier	Will Obama Succeed Where Shareholders Have Failed? Delving beyond the headlines.
The Motley Fool February 4, 2009 Alyce Lomax	"Buy American" and the Death of Competition This patriotic slogan hides poor economics.
The Motley Fool February 3, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer	Banks to Feds: Please Don't Make Us Do Our Jobs! Banks aren't lending as much as the government thinks they should. Is it the government's fault?
The Motley Fool February 3, 2009 Morgan Housel	Fool Blog: Let's Audit Everyone in Washington Does anyone else find it borderline sociopathic that two of President Obama's 15 Cabinet selections -- as well as today's bonus revelation -- conveniently "discovered" tax issues upon being nominated?
The Motley Fool February 3, 2009 Andy Louis-Charles	The Biggest Idea in Health Care Part two of our interview with Princeton University's Prof. Uwe Reinhardt on health-care economics.
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