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IndustryWeek October 20, 2010 |
The Competitive Edge: Lame Ducks and the Economy A host of tax, budget and regulatory issues will still be on the table when Congress reconvenes after the November election. Will the two parties be able to put aside their differences and act? |
IndustryWeek September 22, 2010 |
A Vote for Manufacturing As midterm elections approach, manufacturers seek candidates who will support policies that strengthen their competitiveness in the international arena. |
IndustryWeek November 1, 2006 David Blanchard |
Just In Time -- How Level Is Your Playing Field? If you believe Congress is to blame for manufacturing's woes, then vote accordingly. |
IndustryWeek September 1, 2004 Patricia Panchak |
The Next President: On The Record The presidential candidates' unfiltered responses to an identical sets of questions that IndustryWeek posed to them in July. There's also, from a manufacturing perspective, IW analysis of the responses. |
BusinessWeek August 6, 2009 |
Health Reform: A Timeline The latest battle over how to overhaul the U.S. health-care system intensified last fall with the election of Barack Obama. |
IndustryWeek February 1, 2007 David Blanchard |
Just In Time -- A Cynic's View Of Washington Don't expect the U.S. government to accomplish much for manufacturers this year. |
BusinessWeek December 10, 2009 Ryan Donmoyer |
How Many Ways Can You Tax the Rich? Democrats are scrambling to fund their wish list while keeping Obama's pledge to go easy on most Americans. |
Managed Care November 2000 |
Rights Bill Inaction Spurs Clinton To Act Without Congress Health care issues generated political brinkmanship as the 106th Congress skidded toward Election Day -- capped by President Clinton's declaration of a limited series of patient rights regulations following Congress's failure to pass a patient rights bill... |
BusinessWeek July 22, 2010 Bit & Thomasson |
The Midterms Could Spark a Stock Rally If the Republicans take over the House, history suggests a robust market. If they take over the Senate, so much the better. |
InternetNews November 10, 2006 Roy Mark |
Will Dems Change Tech Policy? One-party rule in Washington ends next year when the 110th Congress convenes with Democrats taking over the House and the Senate. What does this mean for technology policy? |
InternetNews November 16, 2005 Roy Mark |
Tech Feeling Democrats' Love House Democrats push a new agenda on broadband, stock option expensing and other tech-related issues. |
IndustryWeek January 1, 2009 Thomas J. Duesterberg |
The Competitive Edge -- Bridging the Divide Between Wall Street and Main Street When it comes to helping U.S. manufacturers, President Obama's first rule should be: Do no further harm. |
IndustryWeek July 1, 2005 John S. McClenahen |
Taxes: Retreat From Reform? The U.S. tax code is too cumbersome and confusing, manufacturers say. George W. Bush agrees. A presidential advisory panel this summer will suggest ways to make the system simpler and fairer. But U.S.-based manufacturers shouldn't count on seeing much in the way of tax reform anytime soon. |
Entrepreneur October 2006 Joshua Kurlantzick |
Forget Me Not Is anyone in Washington paying attention to entrepreneurs? |
Chemistry World May 17, 2010 Rebecca Trager |
Congress pulls bill to increase science budgets A political fight between Democrats and Republicans in the US Congress has derailed legislation authorising funding for basic research and innovation. |
Inc. April 2007 Kate Ackley |
Learning to Love Nancy Pelosi Business trade groups have been allied with the Republican Party for years. How will their agenda fare under the new Democratic majority? |
Investment Advisor November 19, 2010 Melanie Waddell |
GOP House Will Attempt to Rein in Health Care, Dodd-Frank Republicans will urge SEC, other regulators, to 'go easy' in interpreting Dodd-Frank |
IndustryWeek January 1, 2004 Patricia Panchak |
U.S. Manufacturing Agenda We call on the manufacturing community to come together to create an agenda for our nation's manufacturing future -- an agenda that builds on the contributions from and cooperation of our nation's workforce, business executives and labor leaders, public policy makers and research institutions. |
IndustryWeek May 1, 2008 Thomas J. Duesterberg |
The Competitive Edge -- A Manufacturing To-Do List for the Next President The manufacturing sector could be the engine propelling us out of recession - but do the candidates recognize that potential? |
BusinessWeek February 24, 2010 Paula Dwyer |
How the Political Gridlock in Washington Might End Anger at Washington and midterm elections are driving both parties to recalibrate their self-interest. A tentative bipartisanship is emerging. |
BusinessWeek July 15, 2010 Ryan Donmoyer |
Brinkmanship Over the Bush Tax Cuts High-income Americans could be the beneficiaries of a looming fight over whether to extend or let expire the Bush-era tax cuts. |
BusinessWeek February 10, 2011 Julie Hirschfeld Davis |
Obama's Trump Card on Oil Subsidies The President (again) calls for cutting oil industry tax breaks |
IndustryWeek September 1, 2004 Peter Strozniak |
R.I.P. For R&D Credit? The future of the research and development tax credit, which provides nearly $5 billion in annual tax credits to an estimated 10,000 U.S. manufacturers, elapsed for the 11th time this summer and is currently in limbo. |
IndustryWeek March 1, 2003 Patricia Panchak |
Manufacturing's Public Policy Challenge Convincing the President and Congress to extend tax relief to big manufacturers won't be easy. |
BusinessWeek November 18, 2010 Drew Armstrong |
Guess Who Opposes Reversing the Individual Mandate in Health Reform? As Republicans take aim at the individual mandate in the health reform law, health-care industry groups are lobbying to preserve it. |
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2005 Jim Arbury |
A Second Term for Bush Has Policy Implications The implications for the apartment sector, in particular, and the broader real estate industry are numerous. |
IndustryWeek January 1, 2007 Jill Jusko |
Congress Renews R&D Tax Credit The Semiconductor Industry Association was among organizations praising Congress following its last-minute renewal of the U.S. research and development tax credit as part of broader legislation passed in December. |
Chemistry World June 2, 2010 Rebecca Trager |
Basic research bill backed in US The Democrats have scored big in a political fight underway in the US Congress over legislation to expand government funding for basic research and science programs. |
National Defense July 2012 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
Sequestration Looming: Defense Should Be Prepared for All Possible Scenarios If no further legislative action is taken before January, the Budget Control Act directs a reduction of $97 billion in discretionary federal spending for fiscal year 2013. The calculations work out to $42 billion from domestic programs and $55 billion from defense. |
Managed Care November 2007 John Carroll |
Plans Unsettled By Prospect of Democrat in White House The health insurance industry might be able to help itself by coming up with ideas to influence the presidential debate. |
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. |
BusinessWeek May 26, 2011 Drake Bennett |
Grover Norquist, the Enforcer For decades, the Americans for Tax Reform founder has locked in lawmakers to oppose new taxes. The deficit debate is his greatest triumph -- and biggest test. |
InternetNews November 1, 2004 Roy Mark |
Tech Lacks Traction in Presidential Race Pollsters, politicians and pundits have made it well known that the 2004 presidential race is tight for many reasons. But one thing is for certain: Technology policy is not one of them. |
Salon.com January 11, 2002 Damien Cave |
The dangers of overstimulation The right time to jump-start the economy may already have passed... |
IndustryWeek November 1, 2006 Jonathan Katz |
The 2006 Elections: Who Gets Your Vote? Trade and energy issues take center stage for manufacturers in the 2006 midterm election. |
BusinessWeek February 16, 2004 Howard Gleckman |
The Budget: Hey Guys, Get Real President Bush says he wants to cut the deficit in half by 2009. Here's why that's not likely to happen. |
InternetNews March 9, 2004 Roy Mark |
U.S. Increasing Trade Pressure on China, India Offshoring grows as a hot-button issue as Baucus bashes Bangalore and U.S. Trade Representative Zoellick urges Congress to stay the free trade course. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2007 John Keller |
Taking the Pulse of Defense Spending As the war in Iraq has become a political sore spot, we can expect the Pentagon's leaders to hunker down to the status quo on military spending at least through the presidential election in November |
BusinessWeek May 30, 2005 Howard Gleckman |
What A Social Security Deal Could Look Like Republicans, Democrats, and President Bush are inching toward a compromise in the Social Security overhaul. |
On Wall Street February 1, 2013 Mason Braswell |
Five Questions with University of Virginia's George K. Yin The professor of law and taxation at the University of Virginia discusses the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. |
IndustryWeek September 1, 2006 |
The Workforce: John J. Sweeney For national security and manufacturing workers' sake, the U.S. must reexamine its trade and tax policies. |
IndustryWeek August 18, 2010 Thomas J. Duesterberg |
The Competitive Edge -- Taxes Take Center Stage An analysis of two proposed tax plans shows only one will stimulate the economy and provide important benefits to manufacturers. |
Geotimes October 2004 Dere, Martin & Wallace |
Energy Issues Take Center Stage in Senate Races Earth science issues, such as the future of Yucca Mountain or petroleum drilling in Alaska, may not take center stage in the minds of many voters, but they do figure into some prominent U.S. Senate races this year. |
InternetNews November 18, 2005 Roy Mark |
Getting Along Over Tech? Just think what a little bipartisanship could actually accomplish for technology policy in this country. |
IndustryWeek June 22, 2011 |
Capitol View: 8 Questions with Don Manzullo The co-chairman of the House Manufacturing Caucus sizes up the state of U.S. manufacturing and what's needed to keep it growing. |
National Defense December 2014 Lawrence Farrell Jr. |
Time to Get Serious About Tough Problems Our increasingly complex and intense military operations need political support, funding and national understanding, in addition to a clear definition of what is to be expected. |
The Motley Fool July 29, 2008 Tristan Heinrich |
Could the Election Ruin Your Investments? How can you prepare your portfolio for the coming administration? Read on for ideas. |
Geotimes January 2007 |
A Look Ahead at the 110th Congress Committee: Environment and Public Works; Chair: Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.); Stated Priorities... Committee: Energy and Natural Resources; Chair: Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.); Stated Priorities... etc. |
U.S. Banker March 2010 Alan Kline |
Dysfunction in D.C. The sight of Democrats cheering and Republicans sitting on their hands when the president plugged financial reform was disheartening to anyone who believes the system needs fixing. |
Managed Care September 2003 Michael Chiusano |
Too Early To Write Obituary For Patients' Bill of Rights Back from obscurity, the Patients' Bill of Rights is poised to become an issue in the presidential election -- depending on whom you ask. |