Giant sucking sound — The giant sucking sound was United States Presidential candidate Ross Perot s colorful phrase for what he believed would be the negative effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which he opposed. The phrase, coined during the… … Wikipedia
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Data theft — is a growing problem primarily perpetrated by office workers with access to technology such as desktop computers and hand held devices capable of storing digital information such as USB flash drives, iPods and even digital cameras. Since… … Wikipedia
Ross Perot — Infobox Politician name = Henry Ross Perot width = 140px caption = small birth date = birth date and age|1930|6|27 birth place = Texarkana, Texas, USA death date = death place = party = Independent Reform otherparty = relations = spouse = Margot… … Wikipedia
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North American Free Trade Agreement — NAFTA redirects here. For other uses of the acronym, see Nafta (disambiguation). North American Free Trade Agreement Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (Spanish) Accord de Libre échange Nord Américain (French) … Wikipedia
List of international trade topics — This is a list of international trade topics.* Absolute advantage * Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) * Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) * Autarky * Balance of trade * Barter * Bilateral Investment … Wikipedia
Matt Taibbi — Born Matthew C. Taibbi March 2, 1970 (1970 03 02) (age 41) Occupation Journalist, political writer, columnist … Wikipedia
NAFTA's impact on US employment — The North American Free Trade Agreement s impact on United States employment has been the object of ongoing debate since the 1994 inception of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and Mexico. NAFTA s proponents believe that … Wikipedia
