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U.S. Pivot to Asia Still Strong in Vietnam

U.S. Pivot to Asia Still Strong in Vietnam

The pivot is part business, foreign policy and philanthropy. One of the best tools the to advance the pivot is the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.

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By the People and for the People – A New Approach to the U.S. Federal Budget!

By the People and for the People – A New Approach to the U.S. Federal Budget!

One of the primary responsibilities of any government is the management of the public purse: the government budget and the national debt.  As developments in Europe demonstrate, bad management of government expenditures could lead to financial collapse and government default.  Although the U.S. is in a much better fiscal footing then most European countries, dealing […]

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Ringing in 2012: Totally Drug Resistant TB, the US Needle Exchange Funding Ban, and M-Health in Kenya

Ringing in 2012: Totally Drug Resistant TB, the US Needle Exchange Funding Ban, and M-Health in Kenya

I can’t believe a new year has come upon us so quickly.  Unsurprisingly, there are already global health issues cropping up.  In perhaps the most troubling news, India has reported that there are at least 12 cases of totally drug resistant tuberculosis in the country.  President Obama signed a ban on US government funding for […]

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Second Drug Tunnel Discovered in Otay-Mesa: So What?

Second Drug Tunnel Discovered in Otay-Mesa: So What?

It’s only the media–not a special, dedicated tunnel team–who might believe the identification of Guzman as the tunnel mastermind qualifies as breaking news.Any agent who’s worked the southwest border for a while already knows that if a tunnel or any other kind of operation is high-end, it’s almost certainly the work of “El Chapo”…

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