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ifeminists March 30, 2009 Dave Root	Proposed law would criminalize International Romance Maryland men who wish to communicate with foreign women may need to visit their local police station if a highly controversial proposed Maryland bill (HB 596) becomes law.
ifeminists March 30, 2009 Wendy McElroy	America's caste system: sex offenders They are the new untouchables who live under different laws than the rest of us. America has embraced a caste system.
The Motley Fool March 30, 2009 Brian Orelli	Change the Game? Change the Rules! There are ways for investors to get around Obama's plan to lower health care costs. Investing in drug companies in this time of "change" doesn't have to be scary. You've just got to find rule breaker-type drugmakers, because playing by the rules isn't going to cut it anymore.
The Motley Fool March 30, 2009 Rich Duprey	This Is No Way to Run a Car Company The Obama administration has decided it literally wants to be in the driver's seat as it gets ready to fork over tens of billions more to keep the automakers alive.
Bank Systems & Technology March 27, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz	Obama Seeking to Mend Bridges with Financial Services Industry Pres. Obama will meet with the chiefs of the nation's top financial institutions to hammer out a more collaborative approach to helping the sector recover.
Insurance & Technology March 27, 2009 Anthony O'Donnell	Insurance Industry Groups React to Treasury Secretary's Statements to House Committee Speaking before the House Financial Services Committee, Geithner was forthright about the need for systemic risk regulation but his comments on optional federal charter were subject to interpretation.
Bank Systems & Technology March 26, 2009 Orla O'Sullivan	Geithner Calls for "New Rules" with Insurers, Hedge Funds to be Regulated Critics question government's 'power grab,' as Treasury Secretary says far more regulation needed.
Popular Mechanics May 2009 Joe Pappalardo	Big Projects, Big Budgets: Fixing Government Procurement More links in the chain can also mean more delays or mistakes -- and an error from a single supplier can derail an entire project.
U.S. Banker April 2009 John Engen	The Experiment For Sheila Bair, who had taken the helm of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. two years earlier, the IndyMac failure was a defining moment.
U.S. Banker April 2009 Michael Sisk	The Compensation Conundrum Healthy banks that agreed to take money from the Troubled Asset Relief Program are beginning to rue their decision.
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