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Federal Labs aid civilian economy
Albuquerque- Across the U.S. are more than 500 federal laboratories operated by 14 different federal agencies. Many of the best known labs are weapons labs — such as New Mexico’s Los Alamos National Laboratory, where the atomic bomb was invented, as depicted in the movie Fat Man and Little Boy. But in the post-cold war era,…
Healthcare Problem Moves to Front Burner
Healthcare is now on the front burner. How this issue is managed could well determine the fate of the President’s economic plan and perhaps his presidency. Putting Hillary Rodham Clinton in charge of the healthcare working group, the president promised a proposal to Congress within the first 100 days. The problems to overcome are many,…
World Finds New Way To Do Business
The scramble for position and market share in the expanding global economy rewards new skills and requires unconventional strategies. One of the most important of these is countertrade. Countertrade is a response to two forces: hard currency shortages and a tendency for governments to use trade to help achieve broader economic development or industrial policy…