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Unfair trade agreements got us into this mess; fair trade would get us out
This ongoing Occupy Wall Street protest movements are the result of the Obama administration and Congress' mismanagement of foreign trade. When the real story is told it will be seen that it is unfair trade agreements such as NAFTA and others that have...Tags: Politics, Economic Organization, Occupy Wall Street, Electronics, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Some U.S. farmers celebrate approval of free trade deals
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — U.S. farmers on Thursday celebrated the approval of free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama, saying the pacts will increase demand for their products, though American consumers shouldn’t see a...Tags: Colombia, Consumers, Trade Dispute, Economic Organization, Agriculture
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Mark Critz: Leveling the manufacturing playing field
Since China’s 2001 entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO), we have lost nearly three million American manufacturing jobs, and our overall trade deficit with China has grown to over $273 billion. In fact, the most recent statistics show that...Tags: Politics, Economic Organization, Economy, Business and Finance, Trade Balance, John Boehner
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Trade agreement may bump area economy
Staff WriterAn agreement rectifying the cross-border long-haul trucking dispute between the United States and Mexico was signed Wednesday and may give Imperial Valley a slight economic boost. The agreement, signed by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and...Tags: Politics, Health, Economy, Business and Finance, Economic Organization, Labor Markets
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Somerset County bucks statewide manufacturing trend
Daily American Staff WriterWhile Pennsylvania added manufacturing jobs last year, Somerset County lost them. Preliminary statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics in Philadelphia show that Pennsylvania added 15,000 manufacturing jobs last year, but Somerset County lost 328....Tags: Politics, Research and Development, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Economy, Business and Finance, Economic Organization
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How to manufacture jobs
More than 20 percent of my Baltimore factory's sales are exports, and we want more. We ship to 35 countries; however, that is not good enough. Developing new markets to sell our sheet metal fabrications, wire baskets, and wire forms to new markets will...Tags: Politics, Health Insurance Cost, Personal Income, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations
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Congress has a shot at passing jobs-creating bills
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Congress gets back to work after Labor Day it will have the chance to achieve something that has largely eluded it for the entire year, passing legislation that might actually create jobs. With the battering debate over the...Tags: Politics, Colombia, Barack Obama, Marketing, Economic Organization
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U.S. farm exports boom as rest of economy struggles
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visits Vietnam and China to talk trade this week, he’s hoping to build on one of the few bright spots in the struggling American economy: agricultural exports. U.S....Tags: Productivity, Consumers, Economic Organization, Agriculture, Trade Balance
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South Korean trade deal: A small step toward fixing the economy
President Barack Obama's jobs bill, a relatively modest effort given the risks the economy faces and the toll that extended joblessness has taken on American workers, is bogged down in a divided Congress and is about to get more so. Senate leaders are...Tags: White House, Barack Obama, Economy, Business and Finance, Economic Organization, Labor Markets
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Branford Metal Cutter Wins Millions in Legal Fight For Worker Entitlements
Robert Maars used to cut metal for bolt-action rifles at the Marlin factory in North Haven. He was laid off last year and has remained unemployed since because nobody these days is looking to hire a metal cutter for firearms manufacturing.
In fact,...Tags: Politics, Defense, Economic Organization, Unemployment Benefits, Unemployment
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Ernesto Zedillo, Former Mexican President, is Accused of Crimes Against Humanity
Ernesto Zedillo is facing a lawsuit in Hartford federal court for a massacre that occurred in a remote village while he was in office. Zedillo, who is now a Yale professor and director of the Center for the Study of Globalization, says he had nothing to...Tags: National Government, File Sharing, Politics, Trials, Lawyers
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China currency bill: America fights back
The China currency bill is the most significant jobs bill Congress could pass. It enjoys the bipartisan support of nearly 80 Republican and Democratic senators, yet President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner oppose it, illustrating that both...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Barack Obama, Economy, Business and Finance, Trade Balance, Trade Policy
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