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BusinessWeek February 26, 2009	Passing the Test Here are some of the key questions regulators are asking to judge how "stressed" the banks are.
BusinessWeek February 26, 2009	Big Cities, Bad Numbers Municipalities are facing drops in property, income, and sales tax revenues. Since many are bound by law to balance their budgets, they have few options.
InternetNews February 26, 2009 Richard Adhikari	Obama Proposes Millions for Cybersecurity Security experts are praising the new administration's increased spending on national network security efforts.
Registered Rep. February 26, 2009 John Churchill	AG Cuomo Has the Goods--What Will Come of Merrill Bonuses? Former Merrill CEO John Thain testified before the AG for the second time on Tuesday, abiding by a court order that he share the names of bonus recipients with the AG after he initially declined to do so.
U.S. Banker March 2009 Rosta & Fest	Pulling a Plan from Under the TARP While the unraveling of the financial sector demanded quick government response, they may have thrown things at the wall without thinking the measures through.
ifeminists February 26, 2009 Carey Roberts	VAWA Subsidizes Green Card Scams The Violence Against Women Act underwrites Green Card lottery schemes, lures foreign women into prostitution, and tars innocent American men as abusers -- all at taxpayer expense. Here's how it works.
The Motley Fool February 26, 2009 Brian Orelli	Obama's Uncertainty Is Unhealthy for Investors There was lots of talk about health care reform in the President's speech before Congress and the nation, but investors are still in a wait-and-see mode.
Bank Systems & Technology February 25, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz	Obama Says Stimulus is for Helping People, Not Banks In his speech before Congress President Obama expressed his confidence in the banking system itself, reassuring Americans that their money was safe in the nation's banks. What he said was of concern to him was the credit crisis.
InternetNews February 25, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Lawmaker Planning Mobile Content Restrictions Renewed push to impose content restrictions to protect kids from indecent material online comes from surge in mobile devices, promises to revisit old issues.
The Motley Fool February 25, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer	Socialism Isn't What I'm Worried About I'm against the homeowner rescue plan, but not because of the Red Menace.
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