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Mike and Renee look at what’s being done on the state level regarding medical malpractice reform.

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Renee Giachino of the American Justice Partnership and Mike assess the need for medical malpractice reform and the impact on businesses and households.

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America’s Business: September 23, 2006 09/23/06

Posted on: September 23rd, 2006

Trade, torts, taxes and technology headline America’s Business this week, as host Mike Hambrick covers the hot issues here and abroad. Tops is the status of the research and development tax credit, a priority for manufacturers that Congress is having difficulty reauthorizing. Guests are the NAM’s Monica McGuire and Gary Johnson, President of Ace Clearwater Enterprises in Torrance, Calif. Renee Giachino of the American Justice Partnership and Mike assess the need for medical malpractice reform. There is a need. Our weekly features step up on the Soapbox, wander over to the Factory Floor, and travel back into history, as NAM’s Hank Cox recalls the days of Eli Whitney. NAM President Governor Engler closes with the “Last Word.” U.S. Rep. Mike Sodrel (R-IN) provides the perspective of a businessman-turned-Congressman. A far-reaching discussion of Health Information Technology offers interviews with Ryan Streeter, a White House domestic policy advisor; Dr. Paul Grundy, Director of Healthcare, Technology and Strategic Initiatives for IBM Global Well Being Services; and Dan Pelino, general manager, IBM Global Healthcare and Life Sciences Industry. And as Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson travels to China, we have David Wessel, Washington deputy bureau chief of The Wall Street Journal, discussing the tough issues Paulson faces on trade and currency.

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The Big Green Bus, with Elliot May ‘06

Posted on: September 22nd, 2006

Elliott May ‘06 spent his senior year working with a group of environmentally conscious classmates to convert a used school bus to run on waste vegetable oil. The project, known as the Big Green Bus, was designed to spread the word about alternative energy sources. Together, May and his fellow “bussers” spent the summer traveling around the country raising awareness. He talks about the experience and his hopes for the future of the Big Green Bus.

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America’s Business: Engler Commentary 09/16/06

Posted on: September 16th, 2006

NAM President John Engler offers a back-to-school message, encouraging students to ‘hit the books’ and acquire skills that will lead to high-paying manufacturing jobs.

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