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Patriotism, Jobs Primary Motivations for ‘Buying American’

Reposted from Gallup Economy ********** Patriotism, Jobs Primary Motivations for ‘Buying American’ Six in 10 say they would pay more to buy U.S.-made products Jeffrey M. Jones | April 30, 2013 | Gallup Economy PRINCETON, NJ — Forty-five percent of Americans say they recently made a special effort to buy…

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The most misleading presidential cliche

Reposted from Foreign Policy ********* The most misleading presidential cliche Clyde Prestowitz |May 7, 2013 | Foreign Policy At the height of the U.S.-Japan trade frictions of the 1980s, the Treasury Department proposed a set of negotiations under the rubric, Market Oriented Sector Specific. The acronym MOSS led to these…

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U.S. Directly Blames China’s Military for Cyberattacks

Reposted from The New York Times ********* U.S. Directly Blames China’s Military for Cyberattacks David E. Sanger | May 6, 2013 | NY Times WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Monday explicitly accused China’s military of mounting attacks on American government computer systems and defense contractors, saying one motive could be…

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NFU to USDA: Stand Strong on COOL

Reposted from the National Farmers Union’s website ********* NFU to USDA: Stand Strong on COOL     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 2, 2013Contact: Melisa Augusto, 202-314-3191 [email protected] Dan McEvily, 202-314-3104 [email protected] WASHINGTON (May 2, 2013) – With the May 23 deadline looming for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to…

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Obama Picks Nominees for Commerce Dept. and Trade Representative

Reposted from The New York Times ********* Obama Picks Nominees for Commerce Dept. and Trade Representative Jackie Calmes | April 2, 2013 | NY Times WASHINGTON — President Obama rounded out his second-term cabinet choices on Thursday, nominating Penny Pritzker, his longtime financial backer and an heir to the Hyatt Hotel fortune, to…

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Bill Greider on Why Paul Krugman Was So Wrong

Reposted from Naked Capitalism ******** Bill Greider on Why Paul Krugman Was So Wrong  Yves Smith | May 2, 2013 | Naked Capitalism I know I often give Paul Krugman a hard time. The big reason is he does not always seem to take the responsibilities that come along with…

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Rat Meat Sold as Lamb Highlights Food Fears in China

Reposted from The New York Times ****** Rat Meat Sold as Lamb Highlights Food Fears in China Chris Buckley | May 3, 2013 | NY Times HONG KONG — Even for China’s scandal-numbed diners, news that the lamb simmering in the pot may actually be rat took the country’s endless…

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Commerce Declares No “Free Pass” To Commit Fraud In Trade Cases

Reposted from King & Spalding’s Trade & Manufacturing Alert ******** Commerce Declares No “Free Pass” To Commit Fraud In Trade Cases Daniel Schneiderman| May 2013 | Trade & Mfg Alert Trade remedies provide much needed relief to domestic industries battered by unfairly traded imports. But their effectiveness can be gravely…

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Pentagon Paying China — Yes, China — To Carry Data

Reposted from Wired ******** Pentagon Paying China — Yes, China — To Carry Data Noah Schachtman | April 29, 2013 | Wired The Pentagon is so starved for bandwidth that it’s paying a Chinese satellite firm to help it communicate and share data. U.S. troops operating on the African continent…

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Scrappers: Scrounging Metal to Make Ends Meet

(Ed. Note: Steve Bennish is one of the best reporters in the country covering the aftermath of our stupid trade policies and resulting deindustrialization. ) Reposted from the Wall Street Journal ********* Scrappers: Scrounging Metal to Make Ends Meet Timothy Aeppel |April 28, 2013 | WSJ Blogs One of America’s…

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