Bill would open coast to oil, gas exploration 10-50 miles out Bill would open coast to oil, gas exploration 10-50 miles out Published June 12, 2012 By SAMMY FRETWELL – sfretwell@thestate.com U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham revealed his plan Monday to open South Carolina’s coast to offshore oil and natural gas drilling — and have the […]
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June 4, 2012 By Frank Knapp Jr. This weekend U.S. and Asian defense officials met in Singapore to discuss Asian-Pacific military security strategy with China dominating much of the conversation. China has been increasing its military presence in the region and the U.S. has been adding Marines in Australia and Philippines while planning to send
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Published on May 23, 2012 Huffington Post By Ellen Bravo The National Federation of Independent Businesses loves to wrap itself in the flag of neighborhood Mom and Pop shops when it lobbies on Capitol Hill, but many small business owners maintain the NFIB’s agenda doesn’t address their priorities, and say the lobbying group even fights
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Published on May 22, 2012 By John Stoehr | The Great Debate Everyone knows that small businesses hate President Obama’s historic healthcare reform law, right? At least that’s what the nation’s leading small-business advocacy group would have you believe. Joining 26 states, the National Federation of Independent Business challenged the law all the way to
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The Greenville News By Angelia Davis Published on May 17, 2012 Angela Bell, is hoping Crowdfunding will enable her to open “Beyond the Bull,” an eat smart restaurant in Anderson. / KEN OSBURN Not even the toughest economy in generations could douse the fires of entrepreneurism burning in the Upstate and beyond. But it did
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May 17, 2012 By Frank Knapp Jr. | Lexington County Chronicle Everyone knows that China holds much of our government debt. While that might sound ominous, the reality is that China needs the U.S. economy to be successful if it wants to keep getting paid on their investment. It’s not like China can simply take
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May 11, 2012 By Frank Knapp Jr. | Lexington County Chronicle In another bad Federal Reserve decision, Chinese government-owned banks have been approved to do business in the U.S. China already owns much of our nation’s debt and its businesses are bidding successfully for public project works here. Add to that China holding the loans
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Published on April 25, 2012 By John Tozzi, Bloomberg Businessweek Photograph by Darryl Leniuk/Getty Images For a certain breed of conscious consumer, shopping locally is paramount. It signals support for independent stores over big chains, urban downtowns over sprawling shopping centers, small farmers and craftsmen over multinationals. The theory is that a bigger piece of
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Published on April 24, 2012 By Eliza Newlin Carney | Roll Call U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas Donohue had much to celebrate when the business lobby marked its centennial last weekend. He also had cause for alarm. The chamber has unleashed its costliest, most ambitious political mobilization effort ever, targeting about a
Published on April 10, 2012 in UPI WASHINGTON (UPI) — Three alliances representing small U.S. businesses urged passage of tax code that would embrace the “Buffett Rule,” the groups said in statement Tuesday. The American Sustainable Business Council, the Business for Shared Prosperity and the Main Street Alliance put their collective weight behind the controversial
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