The Commerce Department reports that new-home sales fell 4.3% in July, far more than the expected 2.7%.

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Meanwhile, the U.S. Commerce Department reports that December retail sales (which include non-general merchandise categories such as autos, gasoline stations and restaurants) increased 0.1 percent seasonally adjusted over November and 6.2 percent unadjusted year-over-year.

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Consider the following: It is the U.S. Department of Labor that reports CPI, not the Fed or Commerce or Treasury.

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These middlemen pay a fixed fee to VeriSign, which controls the domain industry under the auspices of an international body called the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, which reports to the U.S. Department of Commerce.

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These middlemen pay a fixed fee to VeriSign (nasdaq: VRSN - news - people ), which controls the domain industry under the auspices of an international body called the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, which reports to the U.S. Department of Commerce.

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These middlemen pay a fixed fee to Verisign, which controls the domain industry under the auspices of an international body called the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (which, oddly enough, reports to the U.S. Department of Commerce).

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As several press reports have now revealed even when the Commerce Department was confronted with clear evidence from CONSARC itself of the military purposes such furnaces could serve in Iraq it determinedly pressed for the sale to proceed.

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These middlemen pay a fixed fee to Verisign (nasdaq: VRSN - news - people ), which controls the domain industry under the auspices of an international body called the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (which, oddly enough, reports to the U.S. Department of Commerce).

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There are two draft bills floating around Congress, and policy recommendation reports are coming soon from the Federal Trade Commission and the Commerce Department.

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The Commerce Department said it would take a closer interest in the workings of Icann, demand more regular reports and encourage it to come up with a plan to make core net systems more secure.

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