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Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...The Democratic National Convention in Denver is over and Illinois Senator Barack Obama is officially the Democrat’s pick for president. National Association of Manufacturers Executive Vice President Jay Timmons was at the convention. Jay, who has been involved in the national political scene for years and served as executive director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, will give us his take on the convention. All that talk about American jobs moving overseas may be overblown. We’ll be joined by Exxel Outdoors founder and Chief Executive Officer Harry Kazazian to discuss why his company is moving sleeping bag production back to the United States from China. America has a hard time balancing its check book. The White House recently announced the federal budget deficit will hit a record $482 billion for the year ended September 2009. Committee for a Fiscally Responsible Budget President Maya MacGuineas will join us to talk about what effect this massive deficit will have on our economy. This is the Labor Day holiday weekend. That means its time to get the annual Labor Day economic report from National Association of Manufacturers Chief Economist Dave Huether. Dave will talk about how trade and exports have proven to be a bright spot in the economy. And with fall approaching football is in the air. Mike will chat with Wilson Sporting Goods plant manager Daniel Riegle about football manufacturing and Wilson’s close ties with the NFL. In our regular segments, Renee Giachino of American Justice Partnership gives us the latest on tort reform and commentator Hank Cox recalls “The Way It Was.” And our program will close with “The Last Word” from the National Association of Manufacturers President Gov. John Engler. For more about “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick” and to listen to the program online, please click here. And for video highlights and more, check out http://www.americasbusiness.org.
