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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
Jim Owens: Revitalizing American Competitiveness
May 3, 2011 5:58 pm (EST)
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Jim Owens, Caterpillar Chairman and CEO Emeritus, discusses the importance of competitiveness and free trade issues for the long term economic health of the United States and for the country’s leadership role in the world. Owens spoke to Council on Foreign Relations Vice President Camille Massey during CFR’s 2011 Corporate Conference.
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