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	<title><![CDATA[New Bill Could be Powerful Economic Stimulus for Middle Class Firms]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-gunn/new-bill-could-be-powerfu_b_232491.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>More than two years ago, notable small business advocate Lloyd Chapman sat in a hotel in Durango, Colorado and drafted a bill to stop billions of dollars in fraud and abuse in federal small business contracting programs. On Thursday, May 21, Congressman Hank Johnson (D - GA) introduced H.R. 2568, the Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2009.</p>

<p>With a mind for change, Chapman drafted H.R. 2568 with Congressman Johnson and Senator Barbara Boxer, while relying heavily on the guidance...</p>]]></abstract>
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	<date_published>2009-07-15T17:25:00-04:00</date_published>
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