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National Defense February 2005 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	U.S. Must Not Lose Manufacturing Edge The decline in U.S. manufacturing capabilities is not news to many of our readers. Only a year ago, we reported that the manufacturing sector had sustained 37 consecutive months of job losses.
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National Defense June 2009 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Manufacturing Matters to the Nation's Economy and Security A detailed discussion of the nation's manufacturing challenges and their implications for national security.
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IndustryWeek November 8, 2005	Reader Reply: AMT Responds To survive, American manufacturers need everyone to exhibit true leadership in manufacturing, not alarmist cries about a "civil war."
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National Defense January 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Weapon Makers Contend With Decline in U.S. Manufacturing Manufacturers of military hardware worry that a shortage of skilled labor in the United States is impinging on their ability to deliver high-tech equipment to the Defense Department.
Entrepreneur October 2003 Joshua Kurlantzick	Made in America? More and more U.S. businesses are trekking overseas to explore cheaper ways to make their products. But what does that mean for small manufacturers left behind on the home front?
IndustryWeek October 19, 2011	The True Story of Manufacturing Mazak's president says manufacturing needs a framework for growth, not an obituary.
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National Defense August 2004 William Kennedy	Research Center Assisting Domestic Manufacturers In response to growing concerns about the state of U.S. manufacturing industries, Rep. John P. Murtha created the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining.
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