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	Omnibus SBA Reauthorization Bill Introduced in Senate
	Congress Suspends Filling of Strategic Petroleum Reserve
	Business Bankruptcy on the Rise
	NSBA Announces Finalists for Advocate of the Year Award
	Congress Approves Genetic Non-Discrimination Bill
	SBEA Testifies Before Congress
	SBTC Urges Tech Companies to Contact their Senators
	New GAO Report on Health Savings Accounts
	U.S. Economic Round-Up
	DoD Releases Study on Three Percent Withholding Mandate
	Proposals Aim to Deal with Rising Energy Costs
	New Credit Card Reform Proposals Announced
	Bill to Improve Office of Advocacy Introduced in Senate
	Mental Health Parity Moves Forward
	House Approves Three Contractor-Accountability Bills
	NHSTA Announces New CAFE Standards
	Patent Reform Prospects Likely Dead
	Legislation Introduced to Allow for Small Employers to Deduct Capital Investments
	House Reauthorizes SBIR with Bad Bill
	Deliquent Tax Debts Could Mean No New Fed Contracts
	SBIR Bill Moves to the House Floor
	Small Business Week Presents Some Familiar Faces
	Senators Unveil Tax Extenders Package
	President Bush Issues Proclamation for 2008 Small Business Week
	Smaller Companies to Get Faster Export Financing
	Senate Extends Renewable Energy Tax Incentives
	House Passes Plain Language Bill
	NSBA Chair Testifies Before Senate Committee
	New NSBA Survey Shows Negative Economic Outlook
	Study Finds IRS Targeting More Small Businesses
	Seven Steps to a More Small Business Friendly Tax Code
	Senate Tax Proposals Sent to House Farm Bill Conferees
	Small Business Health Bills Introduced in Senate
	House Leaders Struggle with Employee Verification Bill
	SBA Seeks Ideas on How to Establish Lending Portal
	House Small Biz Committee Examines Financing Role of Credit Cards
	Despite Small Biz Gains, Unemployment Rate Hits 5.1 Percent
	JCT Issues New Report to Simplify Estate Tax Reform
	HHS Updates Site for Health Care Cost and Quality
	New Advocacy Report on Reg Flex Cost Savings
	Senate Considers Housing Stimulus Bill
	Credit-Card Reform Bill Introduced in the Senate
	SBIR Renewal Moves Forward
	U.S. Considers Regulations' Impact on International Trade
	Take Another Look at Business.Gov
	DHS Rehashes No-Match Rule
	The Emerging Trend of Peer to Peer Loans
	New GAO Report on Long-Term Fiscal Outlook