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		<title>TSA Used Tax Dollars to Buy Commemorative 9/11 Bracelets Made in China</title>
		<link>http://blog.usw.org/2012/01/14/tsa-used-tax-dollars-to-buy-commemorative-911-bracelets-made-in-china/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though we’ve long been frustrated by the fact that the federal government spends taxpayer dollars on foreign-made goods, we found one recent example of this practice particularly infuriating. During last year’s 10th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) purchased 70,000 commemorative bracelets for their workers. Unfortunately, these bracelets, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Was This Manhole cCover Made in India Instead of the U.S.?</title>
		<link>http://blog.usw.org/2011/12/16/12700/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a random point of discussion for the day&#8230; Take a look at the photo in this blog post. It&#8217;s a manhole cover on 9th Street in New York City, near 1st Avenue. [Coincidentally, it is located right near the New York office of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM).] Here&#8217;s the question: Why wasn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Everybody Has a Manufacturing Strategy. . .Except the U.S.A.</title>
		<link>http://blog.usw.org/2011/11/07/everybody-has-a-manufacturing-strategy-except-the-u-s-a/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.usw.org/2011/11/07/everybody-has-a-manufacturing-strategy-except-the-u-s-a/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stack</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.usw.org/?p=11959</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you want to field a good baseball team, you don&#8217;t just show up on opening day and say &#8220;Let&#8217;s play.&#8221;  No, you carefully plan your team.  You make sure to get the best pitchers (&#8220;pitching, pitching, pitching,&#8221; as they say).  And you make sure your sluggers take a lot of batting practice.  In short [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Undervalued Yuan Hurts U.S. Manufacturers</title>
		<link>http://blog.usw.org/2011/11/03/undervalued-yuan-hurts-u-s-manufacturers/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.usw.org/2011/11/03/undervalued-yuan-hurts-u-s-manufacturers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Montana</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[china]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[currency manipulation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Scott Paul]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Excellent debate on CNBC featuring the Alliance for American Manufacturing&#8217;s Scott Paul about the currency manipulation bill.]]></description>
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		<title>How Congress Can Start Creating Jobs in the U.S.</title>
		<link>http://blog.usw.org/2011/08/17/how-congress-can-start-creating-jobs-in-the-u-s/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.usw.org/2011/08/17/how-congress-can-start-creating-jobs-in-the-u-s/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Montana</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.usw.org/?p=10637</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last Thursday, President Obama suggested that voters give Congress an earful on the horrible state of the economy. He was right to do that. There is plenty that Congress can do to spur private sector job creation that would not swell our federal budget deficit. Taken together, these steps would provide a significant boost to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Americans Want American-Made Products</title>
		<link>http://blog.usw.org/2011/07/29/americans-want-american-made-products/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.usw.org/2011/07/29/americans-want-american-made-products/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Montana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy]]></description>
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		<title>Made in America, Made for the World</title>
		<link>http://blog.usw.org/2011/07/05/made-in-america-made-for-the-world/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.usw.org/2011/07/05/made-in-america-made-for-the-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Montana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a special July 4 guest column, Scott Paul, executive director of the Alliance for American Manufacturing says one way we can all show our patriotism and boost the economy is to do our best to buy American-made products. Enjoy the fireworks today and thank our Founding Fathers for the freedom we enjoy. While you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We&#8217;re Number Two: Why America Is Losing its Lead in Manufacturing</title>
		<link>http://blog.usw.org/2011/03/20/were-number-two-why-america-is-losing-its-lead-in-manufacturing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.usw.org/2011/03/20/were-number-two-why-america-is-losing-its-lead-in-manufacturing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 16:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stack</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.usw.org/?p=7956</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Scott Paul Executive Director of Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) When IHS Global Insight revealed this week that China has passed the United States to lead the world in manufacturing output, the response from some in government and manufacturing was to quibble with the data. The correct response is to develop a national manufacturing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If Gary Locke Goes to China</title>
		<link>http://blog.usw.org/2011/03/17/if-gary-locke-goes-to-china/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.usw.org/2011/03/17/if-gary-locke-goes-to-china/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Scott Paul Executive Director of Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) Our new man in China, Gary Locke, will have a big, bilateral economic mess to help clean up. The United States posted a record $273 billion trade deficit with China last year. China continues to slow-walk the Yuan&#8217;s appreciation against the dollar. And, China [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Enforcement Against Illegal Imports Failing</title>
		<link>http://blog.usw.org/2011/03/14/enforcement-against-illegal-imports-failing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.usw.org/2011/03/14/enforcement-against-illegal-imports-failing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Steven Capozzola Media Director, Alliance for American Manufacturing Bill Lambrecht at the St. Louis Post Dispatch has written an excellent article documenting some of the unexpected problems U.S. manufacturers are facing from illegally dumped imports from China. Lambrecht relates the story of Missouri&#8217;s Mid Continent Nail.  The Poplar Bluff, MO-based company was relieved when a 2008 [...]]]></description>
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