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The Motley Fool July 8, 2009 Toby Shute	Is the Pickens Plan Losing Wind? It's been one year since T. Boone Pickens presented his plan to cure America's dependence on foreign oil. If nothing else, it got the conversation moving in the right direction.
The Motley Fool July 8, 2009 Dan Caplinger	The Best Fix for the 401(k) Mess The federal employees' perfect retirement plan is already right before your eyes.
The Motley Fool July 8, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Leveraged ETFs Are Going Down Regulators want more disclosure about these funds.
The Motley Fool July 8, 2009 Jennifer Schonberger	What the U.S. Needs: A New Tax System? Robert Frank talks about the role the quest for status plays in the economy and its effects on taxes
InternetNews July 7, 2009 Alex Goldman	Is Your Social Security Number Predictable? Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University say that policy makers must consider ending the use of the social security number as a national ID.
AskMen.com	In The Red? Maybe Weed Can Help A pro-marijuana group was set to launch another television bid to legalize pot in California -- this time with the pitch that legalizing and taxing the drug could help solve the state's massive budget deficit.
InternetNews July 7, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Senators Ramp Up Calls for Wireless Probe Senators lean on DoJ and FCC to explore potential consumer harm in wireless industry.
Food Engineering July 6, 2009	Federal court says no to GE alfalfa In a decision handed down in San Francisco, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has reaffirmed its previous decision upholding a nationwide ban on the planting of genetically-engineered Roundup-ready alfalfa.
Food Engineering July 6, 2009	Cookie dough takes its toll The US Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning consumers not to eat any varieties of prepackaged Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough due to the risk of contamination with E. coli O157:H7.
Food Engineering July 6, 2009	USDA urged to reverse Bush-era gag rule preventing criticism of soda Bush-era rules at USDA prohibit states from using federal nutrition education funds for discouraging soda consumption, and the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is urging Secretary Tom Vilsack to reverse them.
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