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Articles in February, 2008 issue of Kiplinger Letter, The

• Pakistan's upcoming elections will bring no relief for the U.S.(FOREIGN POLICY)
• Old wood burning stoves and fireplaces headed for oblivion.(GOING GREEN)
• Reality check in order as Oval Office hopefuls tout change.
• Tired of clipping grocery coupons out of the paper every Sunday?(SELLING)
• Huge wave of price bump-ups for steel products.(BUSINESS COSTS)
• Several states rushing to adopt a passenger bill of rights.(AIR TRAVEL)(Brief article)
• When it comes to health care, whom will employers vote for?(BUSINESS AND POLITICS)
• U.S.-backed bonds will help finance scores of green projects.(GOING GREEN)(Brief article)
• President Bush presents his final budget outline on February 4.(BUDGET POLITICS)
• Another sluggish year for advertising, with many more to come.(AD TRENDS)
• Impact of mammoth new offshore oil find in Brazil.(ENERGY)
• State efforts to make health coverage affordable.(HEALTH)
• One Bush legacy the next president won't be able to erase.(BUSH'S LEGACY)
• Baseball owners not losing sleep over steroid scandal.(SPORTS)
• Defense research spin-offs.(TECH R&D)(Brief article)
• Teed off at the juicy tax break your town offered a Home Depot?(RIVAL INTERESTS)
• EPA back to square one on regulating mercury emissions.(GOING GREEN)
• There's increasing talk that Ben Bernanke will be a one-termer.(CHANGE AT THE FED)
• Unions can expect another tough year at the bargaining table.(LABOR TALKS)(Brief article)
• This economic downturn may be short, but recovery will take longer.
• Employers getting fussier about employee use of Internet.(HUMAN RESOURCES)
• Improving U.S. ties with India will pay off for defense firms.(GLOBAL BUSINESS)
• Some companies face double-digit postage increases this year.(BUSINESS COSTS)(Brief article)
• U.S. truck makers will benefit mightily from roadwork in China.(WORLD BUSINESS)
• Federal consumer product safety cops will get a bigger arsenal.(PRODUCT SAFETY)
• Online retail sales in 2008.(INTERNET SELLING)
• You don't have to buy a set of solar panels to reap the benefits.(SOLAR POWER)
• New trucking regulations to cause shipment delays through Southern California ports.(SHIPPING)
• Employers will soon face new hiring rules aimed at immigrants.(HUMAN RESOURCES)
• Deal on how to count party delegates and superdelegates.(POLITICS)
• The weak U.S. economy infects everyone.
• An ethanol flood is nearing.(ENERGY)
• Patenting of auto part designs roiling small body shops.(AUTO REPAIRS)
• Drought 2008.(WATER)
• The Federal Reserve is almost sure to cut interest rates again.(THE ECONOMY)
• High Corn prices adding to ethanol producers' woes.(WEATHER & CROPS)
• Pakistan's election outcome and the U.S.-Pakistani ties.(WAR ON TERROR)(Pakistan's)
• This is the year to consider becoming a Registered Traveler.(AIR TRAVEL)