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Chemistry World June 5, 2012	California chemical committee controversy Before governor Jerry Brown cut her from California's Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee, La Donna Porter had been heavily criticized for appearing in an ad opposing state efforts to fund health research through a tax on cigarettes.
National Defense July 2012 Antoine Martin	Promising Outlook for Navy's Unmanned Aviation The U.S. Navy has ambitious plans to deploy new families of unmanned aircraft over the next decade.
Financial Planning June 1, 2012 Richard McMahon	Defending Dividends Lower tax rates on income from dividends clearly benefit American investors and I'd argue the economy. Unless Congress acts before the end of the year, the maximum tax rate on dividend income could skyrocket to as high as 43.4% from 15%.
Financial Planning June 1, 2012 Martin Shenkman	Estate-Tax Minefield The rest of this year promises to be very challenging for planners with wealthy clients. The federal exemptions on gift and estate taxes currently stand at $5.12 million, but they are scheduled to drop to $1 million in 2013 unless lawmakers act.
On Wall Street June 1, 2012 Larry Barrett	The Reality of Health Care Costs Too many Americans are counting on Medicare to pay for a high portion of their health care costs in retirement. Too many pre-retirees are either ignoring or underestimating the advice they could be receiving from a financial advisor.
On Wall Street June 1, 2012 Kevin Wack	13 Financial Regulation Questions For Romney Mitt Romney has participated in 23 debates and sat for scores of interviews since launching his campaign for president, but nearly a year later, he's still maddeningly vague about his views on financial policy.
IEEE Spectrum June 2012 Kirk Teska	The Patent Eligibility Bar Gets Raised Again Yet, for the fourth time in 150 years, the Supreme Court fails to clearly distinguish between an invention and an idea
Nursing Management June 2012 Atwood et al.	Organ Donor Considerations Many nurse managers are familiar with the organ donation protocols used in their medical facility, but most are unaware of the legal framework under which organ donation is conducted and the complex network of government and private agencies that support organ procurement and transplantation.
Information Today May 31, 2012 Barbie E. Keiser	Government in the Mobile Era A document released May 23, 2012, Digital Government: Building a 21 st Century Platform to Better Serve the American People, reveals the Obama administration strategy to enable citizens to find the services they need across government programs, "anytime, anywhere, and on any device."
IndustryWeek May 18, 2012	How a Texas Border Town Boosts U.S. Manufacturing Manufacturers are taking advantage of access to two countries in one location.
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