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The Commerce Secretary From Boeing

David Segal | Posted 09.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Boeing, Gary Locke, Washington State, Wto, 787 Jetliner, Commerce Secretary, World Trade Organization, Tax Cuts, Department of Commerce, States Rights, Trade Law, Tax Breaks, Airbus, Politics News
David Segal

Former Washington governor Gary Locke has worked hard to minister to the needs of the hometown corporation. Since being appointed as commerce secretary, he has an even higher perch from which he can do so.

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Cuba, the Low-Hanging Fruit for Obama, Braces for Change

Richard Walden | Posted 05.11.2009 | World

Read More: Luis Posada Carriles, Terrorist, US-Cuba Policy, Raul Castro, Department of the Treasury, Cuba, Department of Commerce, Dr. Orlando Bosch, World News
Richard Walden

Changing U.S. policy towards Cuba is the low-hanging fruit on President Obama's foreign policy agenda. Change can be accomplished at the stroke of a pen.

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J. Bonnie Newman To Senate As Judd Gregg Replacement

The Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 03.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Department of Commerce, Judd Gregg, Commerce Secretary, J. Bonnie Newman, Barack Obama, John Lynch, Politics News

UPDATE 2/3: Democratic Gov. John Lynch has picked Republican Bonnie Newman to replace GOP Sen. Judd Gregg, President Barack Obama's nominee for commer...

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Bill Richardson Withdraws Commerce Bid -- Time to Call Leo Hindery

Steve Clemons | Posted 02.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: High Wage Jobs, Penny Pritzker, John McCain Economic Policy, Labor, New Mexico, Economy, Leo Hindery, Department of Commerce, Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Commerce Secretary, President Obama, Bill Richardson Withdraws Nomination, Barack Obama and Bill Richardson, Obama's Economic Team, Obama's Cabinet, Politics News
Steve Clemons

Leo Hindery, who was an economic advisor to the Obama campaign and authored the interesting book It Takes a CEO, is a real stand out who the Obama team should consider for Commerce.

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Digital TV Converter Coupons In Short Supply

Reuters | Kim Dixon | Posted 01.26.2009 | Media

Read More: Department of Commerce, Digital TV, Digital Television, Tv, Media News

U.S. consumers who wait too long to request government coupons to subsidize converter boxes for the digital television transition in February may come...

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We Need a High Tech Foreign Policy: Clinton and Richardson Working Together

Michael Likosky | Posted 01.08.2009 | World

Read More: Obama and Technology, Barack Obama Campaign, Technological Development, High Tech Foreign Policy, Department of Commerce, Hillary Clinton, Obama Tech Policy, US Foreign Policy, Technology, Health Care, Technology and Developing Countries, Bill Richardson, Obama Foreign Policy, State Department, World News
Michael Likosky

Will making information on government expenditures readily available make governance more transparent?

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