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		<title>Evaluating the Impact of Small Business Trade Policy on Job Creation and Economic Growth</title>
		<link>http://marketinstitute.org/2010/05/28/evaluating-the-impact-of-small-business-trade-policy-on-job-creation-and-economic-growth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 15:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[summarized by Kendall Satcher As the trade marketplace becomes more global and competitive, small businesses are looking for ways to have an advantage over their international competitors.  Standing in the way are costly tariffs, complex customs requirements, and countries who are increasingly closing their borders to U.S. exports.  The House Small Business Committee looked atThis post is only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Briefing: Evaluating the Impact of Small Business Trade Policy on Job Creation and Economic Growth</title>
		<link>http://marketinstitute.org/2010/05/05/briefing-evaluating-the-impact-of-small-business-trade-policy-on-job-creation-and-economic-growth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 15:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cato Institute summarized by Kendall Satcher As the trade marketplace becomes more global and competitive, small businesses are looking for ways to have an advantage over their international competitors.  Standing in the way are costly tariffs, complex customs requirements, and countries that are increasingly closing theirThis post is only viewable for paid members. Please Login or Register [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hearing: H.R. 2695, the &#8220;Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009.&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://marketinstitute.org/2010/05/05/hearing-h-r-2695-the-credit-card-fair-fee-act-of-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 15:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[House Judiciary Committee summarized by Kendall Satcher The House Judiciary Committee recently held a hearing on H.R. 2695, the Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009.  This law would allow market-based negotiations between banks and merchants to take place on the pricing of interchange fees, or the charges merchants pay for their customers swiping a credit or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Briefing: The Struggle to Limit Government in the Modern Era</title>
		<link>http://marketinstitute.org/2010/04/30/briefing-the-struggle-to-limit-government-in-the-modern-era/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cato Institute April 28, 2010 After an economic &#8220;malaise&#8221; brought on by thirty years of increased spending and entitlement programs, Ronald Reagan was elected to the Presidency with an overwhelming majority.  With talk of massive cuts in taxes and spending, Reagan promised to not only stop the expansion of government, but drastically shrink it.  Newt Gingrich [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breifing: The Outlook for China</title>
		<link>http://marketinstitute.org/2010/04/20/breifing-the-outlook-for-china/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by Brookings&#8217;s Institute: In the past few years, as the United States and most of the major global financial players suffered near collapse China not only weathered the storm, but came out strong.  In addition to overcoming This post is only viewable for paid members. Please Login or Register to view full text.]]></description>
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		<title>Hearing: Energy Tax Incentives Driving the Green Economy</title>
		<link>http://marketinstitute.org/2010/04/19/hearing-energy-tax-incentives-driving-the-green-economy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[House Ways &#38; Means Committee The House Ways and Means Committee recently held a hearing to discuss funding and incentives for green energy, and what role fossil fuels should have in the future.  With Congress establishing more and more tax incentives to &#8220;green&#8221; energy providers, real questions are being This post is only viewable for paid members. Please [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Limiting Leviathion: The State&#8217;s Role in Protecting Liberty</title>
		<link>http://marketinstitute.org/2010/04/07/limiting-leviathion-the-states-role-in-protecting-liberty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:21:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Briefing Sponsored by the Heritage Foundation With the federal government infringing more and more upon individual liberties, it is necessary to look at states&#8217; obligations in challenging and protecting citizens from federal overreach.  Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott speaks about his leadership in pushing back against a Congress that is wielding increasing power over its constituents.  Among the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial Services and Products: The Role of the Federal Trade Commission in Protecting Consumers</title>
		<link>http://marketinstitute.org/2010/03/23/financial-services-and-products-the-role-of-the-federal-trade-commission-in-protecting-consumers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On March 17th William E. Kovacic (testimony), Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance on “Financial Services and Products: The Role of the Federal Trade Commission in Protecting Consumers Part II” (here). Summary: Background info: here, here, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Care:The Way Forward</title>
		<link>http://marketinstitute.org/2010/03/23/health-carethe-way-forward/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Michael Cannon discussed the policy implications of ObamaCare, and what it means for the future of market-oriented health insurance?  As one of the best health care economists on Capitol Hill, Michael Cannon&#8217;s academic lead will be an important indicator of where the fight should be. Currently, he believes that the worst elements of the Health Care [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Savings and Retirement Forum: Unrestricted Savings</title>
		<link>http://marketinstitute.org/2010/03/17/savings-and-retirement-forum-unrestricted-savings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alehandra Lopez presented her paper on Unrestricted Savings to the Savings and Retirement Forum, a Market Institute hosted economic discussion group, on Tuesday March 16th. The paper addressed to importance of unrestricted spending for the smoothing effects, or the ability to handle unexpected issues, of people with unrestricted This post is only viewable for paid [...]]]></description>
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