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      <title>Fiscal Cliff Deal and Business Leaders</title>
      <description>Former Michigan Governor John Engler talked about the "fiscal cliff" legislation passed at the end of the 112th Congress from the viewpoint of business leaders. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
"Fiscal cliff" referred to the impending tax increases and sequestration budget cuts at the end of 2012 if Congress failed to reach a new budget agreement.*"Sequestration," a legal procedure in which automatic budget cuts are triggered, was agreed to in the Budget Control Act of 2011.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:49:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>John Engler on 2013 Tax Increases and Budget Cuts</title>
      <description>Former Michigan Governor John Engler talked about dealing with the "fiscal cliff," the impending tax increases and budget cuts at the end of 2012 if Congress cannot reach a new budget agreement. Among his statements he called the debt ceiling impasse during the summer of 2011 "outrageous" and said lawmakers appeared to be more serious about finding an agreement.
This program was part of a [National Journal] forum on the how Congress and the president will address the "fiscal cliff" after the 2012 election.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:26:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Business and Economic Issues in the 2012 Election</title>
      <description>Business leaders talked about the key business and economic issues in the 2012 presidential election. They focused on the unemployment numbers, the "fiscal cliff", tax code, campaign finance, and energy and immigration policy. After the discussion they answered questions from members of the audience. Kay Katty moderated.
This event in the Leading Authorities' Conversations with Power series was held at the Newseum's Knight Studio in Washington, D.C.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:32:57 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Job Creation and U.S. Competitiveness</title>
      <description>Panelists talked about business and government policies to spur job creation. Among the topics they addressed were education, changing immigration policy, and state incentives to attract businesses. They responded to questions from the audience.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:33:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>John Engler on the U.S. Economy and Job Creation</title>
      <description>John Engler talked about President Obama and Mitt Romney's economic and job creation proposals, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Among the topics he discussed were the reluctance of businesses to hire due to economic "uncertainty," President Obama's relationships with congressional leaders, and partisanship in Washington D.C.
C-SPAN Radio's Bobbi Jackson read news headlines at the end of the program.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:49:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>U.S. Tax Policy Reform</title>
      <description>Panelists talked about the principles of tax reform. They discussed the elimination of deductions and exclusions, job creation and the corporate tax rate, and the possibility of reform following the 2012 presidential election.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 15:04:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Tax History and Economic Growth</title>
      <description>Karl Rove moderated a discussion on the history of 20th century tax policy and its impact on economic growth. Panelists focused on conservative ideas. Al Hubbard said that tax increases under Bill Clinton actually hurt economic growth, but the damage was masked by the tech boom, while former Treasury Secretary Larry Lindsay suggested that President Reagan's cuts on upper income earners actually led to increased revenue. They responded to questions from the audience.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 01:12:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>President Obama's Speech to the Business Roundtable</title>
      <description>Former Michigan Governor John Engler talked about President Obama's address later in the day at the Business Roundtable's quarterly meeting. He discussed congressional budget gridlock, the corporate tax rate, attendees at the meeting, and the Republican 2012 presidential field. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. In his comments he said that the U.S. needs a national national growth strategy in contrast to letting individual states compete for business.
C-SPAN Radio's Nancy Calo read news headlines at the end of the program.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:50:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Budget Deficits and and Economic Growth</title>
      <description>Panelists talked about the state of the economy, deficit reduction strategies, and negotiations over federal debt reduction. They also talked about the work of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. In his remarks Alan Greenspan suggested the committee should set a goal of $5 to $6 trillion in cuts. They also answered questions from the audience.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 03:44:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Tax Overhaul, Deficit Reduction, and Fiscal Policy</title>
      <description>The Senate Finance Committee continued its series of hearings on tax reform ideas. In his testimony, Former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan warned Congress not to underestimate the federal budget crisis and urged the elimination of unnecessary tax breaks. Other topics included the president's jobs proposal, entitlement spending, and tax rates for the wealthy and corporations.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:03:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Deficit Reduction and the Economy, Part 2</title>
      <description>Budget, legislative and business analysts examine the upcoming work of the congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, created in a recently-passed debt ceiling bill. Participants focused on the committee's statutory authority, possibilities for spending cuts, including defense and entitlement programs, and potential tax changes to generate job creation and economic growth. Following the discussion, they answered questions from the audience.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 03:56:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Deficit Reduction and the Economy, Part 1</title>
      <description>Budget, legislative and business analysts examine the upcoming work of the congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, created in a recently-passed debt ceiling bill. Participants focused on the committee's statutory authority, possibilities for spending cuts, including defense and entitlement programs, and potential tax changes to generate job creation and economic growth. Following the discussion, they answered questions from the audience.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 02:55:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Deficit Reduction and the Economy, Part 3</title>
      <description>Budget, legislative and business analysts examine the upcoming work of the congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, created in a recently-passed debt ceiling bill. Participants focused on the committee's statutory authority, possibilities for spending cuts, including defense and entitlement programs, and potential tax changes to generate job creation and economic growth. Following the discussion, they answered questions from the audience.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 04:57:34 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Business Innovation and Investment</title>
      <description>Participants spoke about business innovation, investment and international open markets. Among the issues they addressed were entrepreneurship in various regions overseas, integrating new technological developments in products, and strategies for economic growth. They also responded to questions from the audience.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:46:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>U.S. Manufacturing and the Economy</title>
      <description>John Engler talked about his upcoming testimony for the House Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade entitled "The Export Administration Act: A Review of Outstanding Policy Considerations. He also discussed the economic stimulus package and the impact the auto industry has had on Michigan's economy, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic correspondence.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:05:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Infrastructure Investing and Economic Recovery</title>
      <description>Industry experts and public officials testified on the need for greater infrastructure investment and the role that such investment could play in economic recovery. Among the areas they discussed were transportation and highway infrastructure, energy development and distribution, environmental preservation and future investment in "green" technology, as well as job creatin in various fields.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:33:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Educational Performance</title>
      <description>Walter Isaacson moderated a discussion on educational performance. Participants spoke about educational testing standards, performance by minority and disadvantaged students, the economic impact of quality educational programs, and ways to improve education standards.
 
 
 
 "Session Two: Educational performance; what are the implications for the nation's economy, global competitiveness, security, health care?" was part of the Aspen Institutes's National Education Summit, held at the Mayflower Hotel.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:55:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>National Governors Association Opening Session</title>
      <description>Ceremonies were held in recognition of the Centennial Meeting of the National Governors Association (NGA). Retrospective videos were also shown. Then current and former governors participated in discussions of the NGA's record and on state leadership and federalism. They also spoke about policy issues facing state government, the fall general election, and economic issues. Richard Norton Smith moderated the discussions.
 
 
 
 "A Legacy of Leadership" was the theme of the opening session of the National Governors Association's Centennial Meeting, held in Verizon Hall of the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:46:20 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Utilizing Free Trade Agreements</title>
      <description>A panel discussion was held on free trade agreements. According to data cited by panel members, the impact of free trade is positive. Despite this data, perceptions of free trade agreements is negative. They talked about ways to build a more positive image of trade agreements with Americans. John Engler moderated.
 
 
 This was the third panel, "Utilizing Free Trade Agreements," at the 2008 National Summit on American Competitiveness held by the U.S. Deparment of Commerce at the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:07:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>U.S. Job Market</title>
      <description>Secretary Carlos Gutierrez talked about the latest Labor Department report which indicated the third consecutive month of job losses. He was introduced by former Governor Engler. Topics included the economic turndown and proposed stimulus legislation in Congress. The secretary responded to audience members' questions.
 
 After Secretary Gutierrez left, the panelists talked about economic trade, tax policy and manufacturing, and employment. They also responded to audience members' questions.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:15:49 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>National Assessment of Educational Progress Report</title>
      <description>Commissioner Schneider announced new data on the achievement of U.S. high school students from the 2005 National Assessment of Educational Progress as shown in the report, "The Nation's Report Card," released by the Department of Education. The report contained information that more than 25 percent of high school seniors read below a basic level, while almost 40 percent were below basic levels in math. Other participants talked about the policy implications of the reports and responded to reporters' questions.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 19:15:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Economic Issues</title>
      <description>Vice President Cheney spoke at a breakfast meeting of the National Association of Manufacturers. In his remarks he talked about the state of the economy, tax policy, the president's budget proposals, and the importance on the manufacturing sector.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:31:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Economics of Intellectual Property</title>
      <description>A symposium was held on the impact of the American movie industry on the U.S. economy. Mr. Wright introduced a video to open the session. A panel discussion was moderated by Mr. Glassman.
 
 The program "The Impact of Show Business and Intellectual Property: America's Growth Engine" was the second panel at the symposium "The Business of Show Business." The event was held in the auditorium of the co-sponsor, the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Manufacturing Industry Agenda</title>
      <description>John Engler announced the new policy and legislative agenda of the National Association of Manufacturers for the 110th Congress. The group seeks a more comprehensive approach to sustaining economic growth and enhancing the competitiveness of manufacturing in the global marketplace. Mr. Engler also responded to questions from the audience.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 18:12:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Changing U.S. Education</title>
      <description>The participants talked with reporters about new recommendations for changes in the American education system to improve the standard of living and secure economic gains made by U.S. workers. They also talked about keeping U.S. students competitive with their counterparts overseas, preparing students for college earlier, and paying teachers more. They also responded to reporters' questions.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2006 03:05:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>The National Association of Manufacturers released an annual Labor Day Report of the past year's economic trends for the American worker. Among the issues addressed were improvements in forecasts for manufacturing companies and workers, as well as "disturbing" rises in energy costs. They also answered questions from reporters.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2006 17:08:07 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Privately Funded Congressional Travel</title>
      <description>Witnesses testified about possible changes to House ethics rules governing gifts of travel from private sources. Among the topics they addressed were types and functions of trips taken by members, ensuring transparency in reporting procedures, avoiding appearances of impropriety, and proper standards of conduct.
 
 The hearing was a rare open session to consider a lobbying bill passed by the House which had instructed the ethics panel to report to the House by June 15, 2006, with recommendations on how to revise gift and travel rules.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2006 10:32:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Defective Products and Corporate Accountability</title>
      <description>The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on defective products and corporate accountability. Lawyers for plaintiffs in liability lawsuits, consumer advocates, and manufacturing industry representatives testified about potential criminal penalties for corporations that produced dangerously defective products, current liability regulations, and appropriate consumer protections. 
 
 Mr. Panish was lead counsel in a 1999 liability case against General Motors. John Engler is former governor of Michigan.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:29:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Conservative State of the Union</title>
      <description>A panel discussion was held on a conservative state of the union. The panelists spoke about conservative priorities for 2006 in areas including the economy, defense, ethics, government, and personal freedom. Following their discussion, the panelists responded to questions and comments from members of the audience and telephone callers. Mr. Weyrich moderated the panel.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2006 06:29:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lobbying Regulation Reform</title>
      <description>Senators and other witnesses testified about ways to strengthen laws governing lobbying. Topics included disclosure, the status of former lawmakers, improper influence, the role of the congressional ethics committees, and ways to increase transparency.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2006 14:33:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Roberts Confirmation Hearing, Day 4 Part 7</title>
      <description>The Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing on the appointment of Judge John Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated after the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist. The committee listened to questions and testimony during 4 days of hearings from September 12-15, 2005.
 
 During the fourth day of the hearings, witnesses testified about nominee Judge Roberts and responded to questions from committee members. They addressed topics including women's interests, economic values, Jewish concerns, religious establishment, judicial precedent, abortion, and the rights to privacy.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2005 21:53:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Business and Workforce Issues</title>
      <description>On the eve of the national Labor Day holiday, business leaders talk to reporters about the state of the economy, workforce issues, business concerns, as well as recent studies on employment trends in the manufacturing industry. Following their remarks they answered questions from reporters.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2005 02:34:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Judge John Roberts Supreme Court Nomination</title>
      <description>Former Governor Engler talked about the National Association of Manufacturers' support for the nomination of Judge John Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court. He talked about Judge Roberts's qualifications and past experiences, as well as the efforts by manufacturers and businesses on behalf of Judge Roberts.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2005 22:17:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Energy Policy</title>
      <description>At a day-long forum on energy policy, participants talked about proposed energy legislation, energy efficiency issues, production and conservation, as well as the use of alternate energy sources. After their presentations the speakers answered a few questions from audience members.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2005 00:47:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Asbestos Exposure Claims</title>
      <description>Witnesses testified about S. 852, proposed legislation that would set up a trust fund to compensate victims of asbestos exposure.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2005 20:06:50 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Mr. Engler will address the need to reduce structural costs, level the international playing field, spur innovation and prepare the next generation of 21st century manufacturing workers. He will focus in particular on NAM efforts to end lawsuit abuse, through the new state-focused American Justice Partnership and support for federal judicial nominees and legal reforms.</description>
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      <description>Witnesses testified about providing compensation for workers with occupational exposure to asbestos. Among the topics they addressed were the costs of compensation and health care, problems in administering compensation programs, and the administration of compensation programs.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2005 00:59:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Mr. Enler talked about jobs in the U.S. manufacturing industry and the nomination of Carlos Gutierrez as commerce secretary. He responded to telephone calls, faxes, and electronic mail from viewers.</description>
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      <description>Panelists discussed the recent election and its impact on U.S. manufacturers. They spoke about the business community's efforts to promote voter turnout and noted that the election "vindicated those efforts."  They spoke about the impact of the election results on U.S. manufacturers, the lobbying strategies employed by some U.S. businesses, and other political issues. Mr. Gregg moderated the discussion, and the panelists responded to questions from members of the audience.</description>
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      <description>The National Association of Manufacturers' president-elect, former Michigan Governor Engler, talked with reporters about the influence of manufacturing on the 2004 election. He and chairman-elect Luke talked about the increase in manufacturing jobs and answered reporters' questions.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2004 05:40:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>In a forum on Irish economy and trade participants talked about a number of issues including public and private sector collaboration, the Irish university system, and entrepreneurial opportunities in Ireland. Following their remarks they answered questions from the audience.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2002 06:09:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>During the final session of the annual summer meeting, NGA chair Governor Engler honored Governors Sundquist and Geringer who are retiring. Several retiring governors were not at the session. Governor Leavitt then recognized Governor Engler, who is also retiring. Former House Speaker Gingrich and Democratic Leadership Council founder From talked about leadership and governance in the 21st century and answered questions from NGA members. The meeting closed with committee reports.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2002 18:18:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Participants and governors talked about competitiveness and the role of states in the global economy. Mr. Bennett talked about the importance of education and strategies to improve education at the local level. He was followed by a roundtable discussion among business leaders about innovation, competition, and the economy.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2002 16:55:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Participants talked to governors about various programs to make prescription drugs available to seniors. Among the topics they addressed were drug costs, the use of generic drugs, and allocation of Medicaid funds.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2002 02:37:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>In this portion of the 54th annual National Governor's Association meeting, the colors were presented. Then Mr. Chambers and Mr. Appleton talked about technology and its effects on education and the U.S. standard of living and answered members' questions.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2002 17:19:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Recipients of the National Governors' Association Distinguished Service Award were honored, as well as some retiring governors. A brief Executive Committee meeting was held at the end of the session.</description>
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      <description>NGA chairman Governor Engler and others held a news conference to open the 94th annual meeting. They thanked all governors for attending and the people of Idaho for hosting the convention. They also spoke about the agenda for the convention.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2002 10:04:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Witnesses testified about homeland security and domestic terrorism problems. Among the issues they addressed were levels of federal funding, long-term security plans, information sharing, staffing of state agencies, and bioterrorism response.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2002 06:59:50 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Legislative Priorities</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2002 10:59:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Welfare Reform Legislation</title>
      <description>A bipartisan group of members of Congress talked to the governors about the successes of welfare reform legislation in various states and about the upcoming congressional debate on reauthorization of the Welfare Reform Act.</description>
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