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Natural gas exports eyed through Calvert County
— It's quiet these days at Dominion's liquefied natural gas terminal in the Chesapeake Bay. Only five tankers docked last year at the pier a mile off the Calvert County shoreline, and not much traffic is expected this year, either.
But thanks in...Tags: Trade Policy, Natural Gas, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Energy, Plant Openings
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How to get the economy moving again
Last week, we learned that farm income in 2011 is forecast to reach an all-time high, up 28 percent over 2010, signaling that American agriculture remains a bright spot in our nation's economy. The growth in farm income is also making a real difference...Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Organization, Agriculture, Contracts
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Farm income up 28 percent
Editor: Recently, we learned that farm income in 2011 is forecast to reach an all-time high, up 28 percent over 2010, signaling that American agriculture remains a bright spot in our nation's economy. The growth in farm income is also making a real...Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Organization, Agriculture, Contracts
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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: Trade Policy, Money and Monetary Policy, Barack Obama, Lee Myung-bak, Panama
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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: John A. Boehner, Trade Policy, Health Insurance Cost, Barack Obama, Beijing (China)
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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: China, U.S. House of Representatives, Wages and Pensions, World War II (1939-1945), Employees
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NAFTA has failed Maryland and U.S.
When free trade proponents sold the American people on the idea of the North American Free Trade Agreement, they promised that it would be a boon economically. Evidence, however, suggests that it has been anything but. Since NAFTA's implementation,...Tags: Trade Policy, Treaties, Economic Organization, Migration, Trade Dispute
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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: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Health Insurance Cost, Martin O'Malley, Employers, Personal Income
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The case against the Colombian free trade pact
I just returned from a 10-day human rights delegation to Colombia sponsored by Witness for Peace. While we were in the midst of our intensive meetings in Valle del Cauca, Northern Cauca, and Bogota, we discovered that a high profile-American delegation...Tags: Activism, Armed Forces, Steny H. Hoyer, Rape, Sex Crimes
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Tensions between McCain, Palin camps come to light
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersSarah Palin left the national stage Wednesday, but the controversy over her role on the ticket flared as aides to John McCain disclosed new details about her expensive wardrobe purchases and revealed that a Republican Party lawyer would be dispatched to...Tags: Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Regional Authority, Credit and Debt, Treaties, Trade Dispute
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Emanuel accepts offer to be Obama's chief of staff
The Associated PressBarack Obama is signaling a shift in tactics and temperament as he moves from candidate to president-elect, picking sharp-elbowed Washington insiders for top posts. His choice today for White House chief of staff -- Rahm Emanuel, a fiery partisan who...Tags: Barack Obama, David Axelrod, Tom Daschle, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton
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Families take stock of their lives as economy struggles to recover
Sun National StaffThird in a series MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Douglas Konecny loved everything about manufacturing. He loved the roar of the machines and the hum of the factory walls. The vibrations. The smells. Even the feel of the fans blowing against his damp skin on midsummer...Tags: Al Gore, Economy, Job Layoffs, Fox Broadcasting Company, International Military Interventions
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