Google offers a slew of competitive business applications, including its best-of-breed hosted e-mail security product acquired through Postini, so Microsoft desperately needs to improve its response to the Internet search giant.

FORBES: Microsoft Heats Up Security

The public response was overwhelming: Of about 19, 000 dogs acquired by the army, more than half were trained.

WSJ: Letting Slip the Real Dogs of War

In direct response to the North Hollywood shootout, Los Angeles police have acquired 600 M-16s -- U.S. Army surplus weapons donated by the Pentagon.

CNN: Result of being outgunned in February shootout