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At the first-ever Global Business Conference on Tuesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented three points for U.S. businesses to follow: promote U.S. business abroad, attract investment back to the U.S. and level the playing field in trade. (Shirley Li/Medill)

Hillary Clinton promotes U.S. products with world business leaders

Ben Kamisar and Shirley Li on February 21st, 2012 in Business

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said today during the first-ever State Department Global Business Conference that maintaining U.S. power requires a strong large footprint in the global economy.

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China VP Xi Jinping calls for ‘mutual understanding’ with U.S.

Shirley Li on February 15th, 2012 in Business, Politics

Xi Jinping, vice president and expected leader-to-be of China, called for international stability at a speech before business leaders.

FAA wants private space industry to live long and prosper

Kit Fox on February 15th, 2012 in Business, National Security

Move over, NASA: Space exploration is about to go commercial.

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Ryan, House committee grill Obama budget chief

Mattias Gugel on February 15th, 2012 in Business, Politics

At a hearing Wednesday, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan quizzed Jeffrey Zients, acting Office of Management and Budget director, on budget savings in President Barack Obama’s fiscal 2013 budget.

Buddy Roemer at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, LA.  (Gage Skidmore)

Reformers in uphill battle against Super PAC money

Ben Kamisar on February 15th, 2012 in Business, Politics

As Super PAC money dominates the election cycle, presidential candidate Buddy Roemer says no to big donors, hoping to ignite campaign finance reform.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testified before the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday

Geithner defends Obama budget, calls for ‘modest’ tax increases

Shirley Li on February 14th, 2012 in Business

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner defended President Barack Obama’s 2013 budget plan before the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday.

Obama makes education a top priority in 2013 budget plan

Safiya Merchant on February 13th, 2012 in Business, Education, Politics

With the release of his 2013 federal budget, President Barack Obama announced a new jobs initiative that would start with community college students and end with a skilled future work force.

Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., presides over the committee hearing. (Mattias Gugel/Medill)

Union dues: Workers debate if their money should go to campaigns

Mattias Gugel on February 8th, 2012 in Business, Politics

Union workers met at a House committee hearing Wenesday to discuss how their dues should be used in political fundraising.

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Bernanke: U.S. economic outlook “uncertain”

Shirley Li on February 7th, 2012 in Business, Politics

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke called for “close monitoring” of the economy Tuesday at a hearing before the Senate Budget Committee.

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Pledging support for lobbying reform, Abramoff surfaces at unlikely venue

Patrick Svitek on February 6th, 2012 in Business, Politics

The disgraced ex-lobbyist says he wants to be “helpful” in cleaning up the influence industry in which he was once a notorious power player.

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