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Tue, Feb 14, 2006 -- 9:00 AM

Trade Deficit and the U.S. Economy
As the country's trade deficit reaches a record high for the fourth consecutive year, Forum discusses the causes and implications it has for the American economy.

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Host: Michael Krasny

Guests:

  • Auggie Tantillo, executive director of the American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition

  • Michael Mandel, chief economist at Business Week magazine and author of the publication's current cover story

  • Phillip Swagel, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, and former chief-of-staff of the Council of Economic Advisors

  • Sung Won Sohn, president and CEO of Hanme Financial Corporation and former chief economist at Wells Fargo

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