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Re:CBS confirms reporter Sharyl Attkisson’s computer breached by hga on Saturday June 15, 2013 @02:56PM (#5885935)
Maybe it is clearer if we note this as proper usage: "the IBM corporation."

Similarly, "the Department of Defense", "the National Security Agency".

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Re:CBS confirms reporter Sharyl Attkisson’s computer breached by dfc on Saturday June 15, 2013 @03:07PM (#5885972)
Frankly that does not make it any clearer to me. Which could be because I am bad at the nitty gritty of english syntax. But most importantly, with all due respect you are not Strunk and White. I am looking to a clear definitive reference and in the future I cant say "I know it is written this way because hga said so."
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Re:CBS confirms reporter Sharyl Attkisson’s computer breached by hga on Saturday June 15, 2013 @04:07PM (#5886142)
Well, you can start here for a well referenced treatment of these nouns: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proper_noun
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Re:CBS confirms reporter Sharyl Attkisson’s computer breached by dfc on Saturday June 15, 2013 @04:47PM (#5886254)
The reason your comment did little to clear things up is because it relied on spelling the agencies/organizations names out. It is clear that the rules change for acronyms and abbreviations.
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Re:CBS confirms reporter Sharyl Attkisson’s computer breached by rdl on Saturday June 15, 2013 @07:24PM (#5886648)
DoD vs. DOD is a big enough debate :)
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