One Couple’s Crusade to Save Budweiser

GE Appliances is likely to be foreign-owned shortly. Bobcat was sold to a Korean firm without a peep. But Anheuser-Busch’s Budweiser? ... to the American military in the U.S. and abroad, which the Fowlers found moving. “We’re big supporters ... this company to stay American-owned and not go overseas. We’re just concerned that if it goes overseas [more...]

Date: 2008-06-02 15:15:19
Blog: Deal Journal - WSJ.com ...

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05Nov08 History is made By Liz Categories: I love the USA and Soap Box Well, ... the presidential race shows that America is (hopefully) moving forward.   Also, if i must say something ... waiting for someone to concede. Celebrating–most American overseas were very happy [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 11:06:56
Blog: Med Students Down Under...

THE COGNITIVE AGE

The globalization paradigm has turned out to be very convenient for politicians. It allows them to blame foreigners for economic woes ... . For instance:Some Americans have seen their jobs shipped overseas, but global competition has accounted ... . Companies open plants overseas, but that's mainly so their production facilities can be close [more...]

Date: 2008-05-02 13:47:57
Blog: NCPA | A Leader In Prom...

Post Election Hangover

Whew! It's finally over.I was really happy to see so many young people and minorities excited about voting. It was a very emotional time for African Americans and Africans overseas (http://edition.cnn.com ... and McCain wasn't moving in the direction that I supported. However, I hope that democrats don't think [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 13:20:00
Blog: AzBarite...

Home Again

On the plane to Paris, I read articles about a new show coming to HBO, called Americatown ... a few years ago, when the driver told me that he was moving back to India, so his son could ... to the US, to find the math and science educations so lacking. I imagine Americans, forced to go overseas [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 17:13:11
Blog: Koreanish...

Gates of Vienna News Feed 9/29/2008

USABankruptcy of US Banks: Can Islamic Banking Help?Bosnian Immigrants Build Des Moines MosqueDear Hank: Here’s How to End the Credit Crisis at No Cost to TaxpayersFBI Hunts American Citizens Trained Overseas for TerrorMeat Plant to Muslim Employees: Pray on Your Own TimeMosque Fire Labeled Hate Crime by FBIMuslims Grateful for Northland’s Only [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 00:56:00
Blog: Gates of Vienna...

MORE CROOKED LOBBYISTS EXITING THE DOUBLE TALK EXPRESS

Gettin' lonely on the bus I just went upstairs to put on some shoes and socks and the TV was on and this guy was talking about how McCain had been ... that outsource American jobs... well, pretty soon McCain may wind up driving the Double Talk Express himself ... . Shipping American jobs overseas may be someone's idea of "Free Trade," but it doesn't go [more...]

Date: 2008-05-19 01:08:03
Blog: DownWithTyranny!...

Automakers Must Build Cars for Differing Safety Standards

Have you ever wondered why automakers sell different models overseas? ... -conscious Americans, why wouldn't it just start shipping models to dealer lots over here ... when taking a vehicle from one market to another. Ford conducted a study of 43 regulations [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 19:37:10
Blog: KickingTires...

Can Bloggers Save Democracy? Maybe, Says HuffPo Blogger

Over at HuffPo, Nancy Scola files a nice piece asking whether or not "New Media's obsessiveness" can save democracy, given that "Elections in the U ... .S. involve countless moving parts and...so many different players that Improving the way we vote ... ": soldiers and other overseas Americans voting still have to hop over hurdles to cast their vote. [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 02:31:40
Blog: The BRAD BLOG...

Obama gets Mine Workers' backing

by Christi Parsons Hillary Clinton has had a run of primary wins in coal states lately, ... will fight to preserve American jobs, not ship them overseas in greater and greater numbers," Roberts ... ." He also thinks Obama will protect the coal industry "by moving aggressively to develop [more...]

Date: 2008-05-21 16:35:04
Blog: The Swamp...

Nixon ties GOP to rising Mo unemployment rate

The campaign of Attorney General Jay Nixon, the Democratic nominee for governor, ... . Nixon then issued the following statement: “Clearly, Missouri’s economy is quickly moving ... record deficits and caused thousands of American jobs to go overseas. The last thing we need [more...]

Date: 2008-08-18 21:09:17
Blog: Political Fix ...

Obama Slams McCain’s Fundamental Economics

Sen. Barack Obama sharpened an economic attack on his Republican rival today, tying Sen ... strongly defended the Bush policy of lavishing tax cuts on corporations that ship American jobs overseas. He made the peculiar argument that the best way to stop companies from shipping jobs overseas [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 17:20:26
Blog: The Washington Independ...

O’Bushwhacked in Dublin

On my recent trip to Dublin with my unforgettable sister, Kristyne P., I was thinking about how I had never been so comfortable with my American accent abroad. I hadn’t been overseas since 1999. Maybe it’s getting older that makes you just not care. I didn’ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 02:44:18
Blog: UsedWigs...

Recession? Depression? How Deep, How Far and What Can Be Done?

By Joshua Holland, AlterNet. Posted October 11, 2008 ... and the best ways to prevent complete disaster. As the financial crisis gains steam, moving ... -standing assumptions and what role government — the American government and those overseas — might play [more...]

Date: 2008-10-12 14:39:21
Blog: Politics or Poppycock...

Separating race from hope

Separating race from hope November 6th, 2008 by Dan Shaw As America and the world celebrate the historic election of an African-American as ... jobs on our shores, not overseas. Hope that we can provide basic services like health care ... - can get to work tackling the tough issues and  moving toward that vision of the future that was behind [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 20:40:47
Blog: News notes ...

The Electronic Wasteland

Last night’s 60 Minutes featured an important story about a town in China that has become a dumping ground for “recycled” electronics ... all around - from the American companies covertly shipping this electronic waste overseas, to the local [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 17:43:52
Blog: Jason Berberich - Super...

Here’s the Thing - We All Want Credibility

Get out of your feed reader and comment on this post- we PROMISE that the ShamWow guy won\'t pop out when you do... [ ... by an American currently living overseas (eventually [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 00:02:33
Blog: Real Estate Magazine - ...

MSNBC's Hall falsely suggested that Obama did not "visit[] wounded American troops" on overseas trip

On the July 28 edition of MSNBC Live, anchor Tamron Hall stated, "Conventional wisdom would argue John McCain benefits by moving on and not talking about Obama's global tour, viewed by many as a success," but added that "McCain is now taking aim at Obama's [more...]

Date: 2008-07-23 18:00:04
Blog: Media Matters - Alterca...

In Our Lifetime

My 55 year old uncle battling lung cancer voted for Barack Hussein Obama yesterday ... of the tables of American families and taken overseas. Food is needed for strength and after eight years [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 01:07:17
Blog: The Maven Report...

Does John McCain want to export your job?

IN A number of states, Barack Obama is now running ads suggesting that John McCain favours exporting the jobs of, for instance, ... the closing of an American plant. So any certification that jobs are moving overseas depends ... manufacturing overseas. The tax targeted by the Dorgan amendment is what John Kerry referred to in his 2004 [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 17:12:57
Blog: Democracy in America: o...

Wal-Mart Still Widely Criticized

According to a new report, Wal-Mart is among the most criticized companies ... local stores and shipping American jobs overseas. And you can't expect a good reputation [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 17:56:41
Blog: Wake-Up Wal-Mart Blog...

More on Cooper Arms

Cooper Arms, who’s CEO we talked about earlier, have updated their web site: Regarding the USA Today Article. Cooper Firearms of Montana, Inc ... Hillary Clinton and in protest of American plant closures and the shipping of jobs overseas.  Three [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 01:47:30
Blog: Snowflakes in Hell ...

"Banks, Government And Wall Street Don't Mix"

[ Neel Kashkari, Interim Assistant Treasury Secretary for Financial Stability, ... to dramatic efforts here and overseas — and the possibility of even bolder American action. Scrambling [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 23:28:00
Blog: "PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS"...

The foreign products

The foreign products are really cheaper than their American counterparts? Either the benefits that producers are currently overseas in terms of their operating costs and expenses at its end? “Made in USA” is a strong resurgence, and once again the 3 words are not only a matter of pride, [more...]

Date: 2008-06-06 03:21:03
Blog: aAsiANT ...

McCain’s Proposal To Create Jobs: An Ineffective Cut On Corporate Tax Rate

In his acceptance speech last night before the Republican National Convention, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) ... American companies compete and keep jobs from moving overseas A job-creating economic plan [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 21:24:13
Blog: Wonk Room » Home Page ...

Obama Targeting McCain On Harley Comment

Recently during a speech at the Sturgis motorcycle rally McCain told the crowd that he’d rather talk over the roar of 50, ... speaking to motorcycle enthusiasts in Sturgis, South Dakota, on Tuesday. McCain: Not long ago a couple ... the roar of the strong American economy again—and stop John McCain from shipping our jobs overseas [more...]

Date: 2008-08-12 00:23:42
Blog: Say Anything: North Dak...

In Flanders Fields the poppies blow.....

I have written this post several times and deleted it several times. I just have to accept I am not an eloquent writer ... home after WWII to their small town. It is deeply moving and I think shows why Americans and Europeans ... devastated. War to them is not something that happens overseas far away its something [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 11:00:00
Blog: thequacksoflife...

Forgotten America: The Other Side of Capitalism

East Saint Louis, IllinoisFree trade policy has decimated large swaths of formerly thriving communities. American manufacturing is simply unable to compete with the cheap labor of overseas, industrial producers. Although globalization has benefited the living standards of our international brethren [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 19:35:00
Blog: ONYX INVESTMENTS...

My American moment November 6, 2008

Until the age of ten I lived overseas on an Air Force base in Germany ... to accept them when faced with the stickier form of reality upon moving to this country 14 years ago. I came [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 03:56:06
Blog: A day in the life of a ...

Winner of 2008 Presidential Elections Might Not Be Known Until At Least 10 Days Later

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has been warned that he may need to wait until 10 days after the Nov ... moving into the White House, or heading home to Chicago. More than three million Americans living ... , and Pennsylvania - all important battleground states this election season - won't count overseas ballots [more...]

Date: 2008-10-11 18:29:47
Blog: Cleveland Leader | Clev...

GENERAL MOTORS BAILOUT "HELL NO"

The most incompetent company in America in the last 25 years wants a bailout from the Federal Government. General Motors is so poorly run why should the American taxpayer Bailout a Corporation who is laying off workers everyday and moving there plants overseas. I am tired of bailing out companies [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 20:42:00
Blog: HERRINGPOST "CONSERVATI...

Cut Copy / The Presets - North American Tour Review

Vancouver, Commodore Ballroom, Thursday, October 9th, presented by Sealed with a Kiss ... ways overseas. This wasn’t the first time either groups have stopped in Vancouver as The Presets ... did get in it was a party atmosphere as I could feel the dance floor from underneath me moving [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 17:30:55
Blog: Killahbeez.com | Art, ...

Viewpoint -- A Rescue Plan for American Workers

The vast majority of Americans in the labor force now believe it is government's responsibility to prevent jobs from moving overseas, according to a Rutgers University study. [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 05:33:05
Blog: Manufacturing and indu...

What Manner of Man Was RFK?

On June 8, 1968, the most dramatic display of public grief for an American who had never been elected to the presidency unfolded as a ... policemen in dress uniforms and veterans in overseas caps snapping salutes--white working-class voters [more...]

Date: 2008-06-16 04:00:00
Blog: History News Network...

GE and the Death of Manufacturing

Is it the end of an era? Or is the era already over? ... in it. The American-made appliance business has been in turmoil for decades, with production moving ... now. Will a sale to an overseas buyer have an impact on the reputation of GE appliance? JJ: Everybody [more...]

Date: 2008-05-16 11:52:00
Blog: Deal Journal - WSJ.com ...

Obama to amend NAFTA

Obama plans on re-negotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA ... the opposite during a campaign rally in Ohio. Obama often talks about corporations that move jobs overseas ... with corporations moving jobs from one place or another due to business reasons going to cloud [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 16:09:59
Blog: Tilted Forum Project - ...

SUMMER READING.

SUMMER READING. I’m about to get onto a cross-country flight, so once again, I’m stacking up on the reading material ... the rest of the world is moving on to a Post-American reality. One in which is not determined or dictated ... the world. Even up to a decade ago, most people I encountered overseas (as much as they hated America [more...]

Date: 2008-05-13 12:49:39
Blog: The Hundreds : Blog...

YES, McCAIN WOULD INDEED BE A NIGHTMARE-- BUT NOT NEARLY AS MUCH FOR HAMAS AS FOR THE AVERAGE AMERICAN

John McCain has proven throughout a long winding career that, ... to squeeze extra pennies out of our country by shipping jobs overseas, polluters, and, most ... candidate for-- or pointing to the 66 lobbyists on the Double Talk Express this year. Instead he's trying [more...]

Date: 2008-04-26 00:56:21
Blog: DownWithTyranny!...

IS TRADE THE PROBLEM?

Americans are angry about trade and a lot of politicians are eager to capitalize on it ... displaced by cheap imports and factories moving overseas:Those lost manufacturing jobs -- an average [more...]

Date: 2008-04-30 13:27:55
Blog: NCPA | A Leader In Prom...

Adam Gadahn resurfaces in new al Qaeda tape

Adam Gadahn, al Qaeda's American spokesman, from his latest tape ... organization for making al Qaeda propaganda videos. "By aligning himself with al Qaeda, by moving overseas [more...]

Date: 2008-10-04 18:59:50
Blog: The Long War Journal...

News Analysis: November 5, 2008

Our next president and commander in chief, Barack Obama, wins an historic election. Setting a record, more than 130 million Americans voted ... a dangerous place, no matter the size of the post-election celebration here at home. Russia is moving ... is calling military families and falsely claiming their loved ones have been killed overseas. “ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 14:14:37
Blog: Veterans For America ...

This American Election Then…

Making Sense Of Things If anyone else doesn’t have a clue who’s who, then maybe this will help you out. Or this, this and this ... before moving here. Whereas McCain specifically mentioned Ireland as an example of a low corporation tax regime and how these companies being based overseas is (in his opinion) beneficial [more...]

Date: 2008-11-02 16:27:52
Blog: One For The Road...

Bush’s Weak Dollar Responsible For Half Of Oil’s Price Increase

Today, the Center for American Progress released a report by Senior Fellow Scott Lilly explaining how the weak US dollar effects the things on the ... further declines in the dollar by moving money into commodity future that are denominated in dollars ... U.S. investors will want to search for better returns overseas. exxon.JPG What’s most interesting [more...]

Date: 2008-05-27 21:47:07
Blog: Wonk Room » Home Page ...

Oil economics: After $147 a barrel in July, $63 a barrel in October

Can we all finally agree that oil prices do respond to demand? American gasoline demand is a modest 6 ... , and we should be moving on to less environmentally risky energy sources. The goal isn’t a lower oil price ... our economy. Each year, we’re sending something like $300 billion overseas for oil. (T. Boone Pickens’ [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 09:03:41
Blog: Free Frank Warner...

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