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Five Political Lies We Must Expose to Save Our Children

Gary Shapiro | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Deficit, Cbo, Gary Shapiro, Warren Buffett, Cea, Newt Gingrich, Congressional Budget Office, Barack Obama, Buffett Rule, Politics News

Our nation is heading off a financial cliff, and both major political parties are in deceptive denial. It's time we as Americans put on our adult pants and started confronting the truth.

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Gray Lady Bigotry -- The Acceptable Exception

Gary Shapiro | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Gary Shapiro, Mitt Romney, Maureen Dowd, New York Times, Cea, Mormans, Presidential Election, The Gray Lady, Bigotry, Politics News

In her March 18 column, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd wrote a scathing and nasty indictment of Presidential candidate Mitt Romney based on his...

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Seven Things Americans Want This Election Year

Gary Shapiro | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, Gop, Obama, Lawyers, Cea, 2012 Election, Leaders, Gary Shapiro, Politics News

Americans hunger for leaders who will attack our major problems head-on with candor and urgency. We can reverse course and address our big issues if we demand that our candidates speak honestly and answer the tough questions.

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ARPA-E on the Practical Side of (Energy) Innovation

Joan Michelson | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Clean Energy Alliance, Energy, Arpa-E, Tech Startups, Innovators, Alternative Energy, Steve Blank, Start-Ups, Innovation, Cea, Green Economy, ARPA-E Summit, Small Business News

Here are six tips distilled for aspiring entrepreneurs from Steve Blank and others at the summit.

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Revenge of the Geeks: The Day Washington Reversed Course

Gary Shapiro | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Open, Ron Wyden, Consumer Electronics Show, Piracy, Cea, Ces, Darrell Issa, Pipa, Sopa, Technology News

We've all heard of the geeks -- Jobs, Bezos, Chambers, Ellison, Gates, Jacobs, Zuckerberg. But political Washington has never much concerned itself with the geek community. Yesterday, that changed.

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A Holiday Prayer for All Americans

Gary Shapiro | Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: Leadership, Soldiers, Prayer, Cea, Holidays, Politics News

Give us strength and wisdom this holiday season... To accept that all Americans mean well and want what's best for our nation. We just have different...

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Can the Supercommittee Slay the Deficit Dragon?

Gary Shapiro | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Innovation, Supercommittee, Spectrum, Entrepreneur, Gary Shapiro, Cea, Consumer Electronics Association, Deficit, No Labels, Politics News

On twelve Members of Congress sits the dragon of our deficit. But the Supercommittee tasked with deciding how to slay this dragon before it consumes u...

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Listen to the Job Creators: Oppose PIPA and SOPA

Gary Shapiro | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Consumer Electronics Association, Protext IP Act, Vcs, Pipa, Gary Shapiro, Piracy, Jobs, Innovation, Stop Online Piracy, Cea, Sopa, Technology News

Two bills moving through Congress seek to protect copyright owners from the threat of digital piracy. But rather than take on actual criminals, this proposed legislation greatly expands the reach of the government.

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Business Must Step Up to Solve the Budget Challenge

Gary Shapiro | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Consumer Electronics Association, Supercommittee, Federal Budget Deficit, Cea, Occupy Wall Street, Budget Crisis, Business News

Time is running out on the United States as the world's economic leader. That's why we need a business-led grand plan.

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Three Things Obama Can Do to Win Re-Election

Gary Shapiro | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Consumer Electronics Association, Vice President Biden, Innovation, Cea, Barack Obama, Gary Shapiro, Speaker Boehner, Politics News

For the coming campaign, he should switch out Vice President Biden with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

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New York Times Must Come Clean on Faulty Issa Story

Gary Shapiro | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Consumer Electronics Association, New York Times, Congress, Rep. Darrell Issa, Cea, Darrell Issa, Gary Shapiro, Politics News

The New York Times front page featured a menacing headline, "A Businessman in Congress Helps His District and Himself." However, key facts in the story are inaccurate and the headline crumbles without these facts.

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To Cut the Debt, Time to End Drug Companies' Blank Check

Gary Shapiro | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Consumer Electronics Association, Health Care, The Comeback, Health, Gary Shapiro, Administration, Innovation, Medicare, Congress, Obama, Medicaid, Cea, Obamacare, Business News

U.S. drug companies often create miracle drugs and they deserve to be rewarded, but we must not let drug companies' financial needs overtake common sense.

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Enough Already!

Gary Shapiro | Posted 09.30.2011

Read More: Consumer Electronics Association, Innovation, Cea, Technology, The Comeback, American Dream, Gary Shapiro, Business News

Enough already! Americans want our political leaders to stop fighting and cut a debt limit deal. While Americans are concerned about jobs, our leaders...

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The Spectrum "Crunch" Bar

Mike Smith | Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: Spectrum, Consumer Electronics Association, Gordon Smith, Nab, Julius Genachowski, Fcc, FCC Broadband, Cea, Wireless Spectrum, Brookings Institution, CTIA Wireless, Technology News

A Brookings Institution report says 99% of smartphones will have WiFi capability within the next two years. Goodbye TV? In South Korea 23 million people use digital mobile broadcast. They watch content and TV programs on smartphones.

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From Japan to the Deficit, President Obama's Listless Leadership

Gary Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Japan, Japan Earthquake, Tsunami, Gender Inequality, Gary Shapiro, Ncaa, Brazil, Cea, Politics News

I don't deny Obama his right to golf, pick NCAA winners and focus his weekend radio address on gender inequality, but his detachment seems misplaced in light of the triple tragedy in Japan.

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CES: Summit for Innovation and Economic Comeback

Gary Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fcc, Joseph Schumpeter, The Comeback, World Trade Center Las Vegas, Gary Shapiro, Jobs, Congress, Innovation, American Dream, Zogby, Las Vegas, Deficit, Julius Genachowski, Ces, Trade, Visas, Cea, Entrepreneurship, Business News

This week, the International CES is underway in Las Vegas, showcasing the newest innovations in consumer electronics. The tradeshow will host more ...

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Deficit Tests Our Democracy

Gary Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Spending Cuts, Gary Shapiro, Katrina, Challenger, Anti-Tax, Democracy, Obama, Federal Budget, Cea, 9-11, Deficit Commision, Business News

After a disaster we look back to see what we should have done differently. The Challenger retrospect revealed a flawed launch decision process. The fa...

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Video: Speaking with Jason Oxman at the CES NY Press Preview

Ramon Nuez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Consumer Electronics Association, Exhibition, International Consumer Electronics, Vegas Nevada, Jason Oxman, Ces, Consumer Electronics Industry, Gary Shapiro, Trade Organization, Exhibitors, Attendees, Las Vegas, Ceo, Consumers, Cea, Member Companies, Phenomenon, Consumer Electronics Show, Technology News

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is one of the oldest trade shows in the country, and I had the opportunity recently to speak with Jason Oxman of CEA, which produces the annual tech event.

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Obama To Tap Goolsbee To Replace Romer

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Council of Economic Advisers, Austan Goolsbee, Goolsbee CEA, Cea, Christina Romer, Business News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama elevated his longtime adviser Austan Goolsbee to chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers on Friday, sig...

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Those Who Cannot Innovate, Regulate: Old Media's Twisted Logic

Gary Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Association of Broadcasters, David M. Ewalt, Newspapers, Joseph Schumpeter, Nab, Riaa, Tags: Gary Shapiro, Motel T., Npr, Congress, Facebook, Boston University, Satellite Radio, Innovation Movement, Cable, Henry Ford, AM Radio, Network Television, Washington Post, Tom Cruise, Cea, FM Radio, Huffington Post, Forbes, Recording Industry Association of American, Consumer Electronics Association, Itunes, Performance Rights Act, Media News

Should we protect old media by hindering market competition? Of course not. But try telling that to the National Association of Broadcasters and the Recording Industry Association of America.

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An Interview With Beverly Ingle of the Colorado Education Association

David Thielen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Colorado Education Association, Colorado Education, Teachers Union, Cea, Colorado Education Reform, Denver News

How well does our K-12 system serve poor children?

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Will Colorado Move to the Head of the Class?

David Thielen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tenure Reform Bill, Mike Johnson, Colorado Education Association, Dps, Colorado Education, Pro-Comp, Education Reform, Cea, Denver Public Schools, Denver News

I sat down with Senator Mike Johnston to get his take on Senate Bill 191, the Tenure Reform Bill.

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Prematurely Tying Performance to Teacher Retention Hurts Kids

Joel Judd | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: SB 191, Dps, Colorado Education Association, Colorado Education, Teacher Tenure, Cea, Education Reform, Denver Public Schools, Denver News

The goal is to improve our children's education. I embrace both that goal and the many paths that lead to it. I won't substitute a slogan for a solution and have voted no on SB 191.

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Gut-Check Time

Alan Gottlieb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nea, Charlie Crist, Teacher Tenure, National Education Association, Mike-Johnston, Colorado Education, Cea, Colorado General Assembly, Senate Bill 10-191, Denver News

By tomorrow, we will know whether Colorado lawmakers, particularly Democrats, mustered the will and courage to pass one of the most significant pieces of education legislation in years.

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President Obama, Free the Panama and Colombia Trade Agreements!

Gary Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

Nations that trade do not go to war with each other. Yet, we appear to have entered the most protectionist American period of the modern era.

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