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Want to Buy American This Holiday Season? Good Luck

By Matthew E. BergerNov 17th 2009 – 6:30PM

WASHINGTON (Nov. 17) -- If you're looking to buy something produced by American jobs this holiday season, it may be more complicated than you remember. In previous recessions, media campaigns pushed Americans to choose products branded "Made in the U.S.A." or to "Look for the Union Label." But this time around there's...

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The Cars Americans Will Not Buy

By The Huffington Post News Editors May 06th 2012 - 12:28PM

April car sales data are out, and they are not cause for celebration.

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HUFFPOST HILL - Someone Hand Clint A Tissue: Congress Debates 'Buy American' Rule

By Eliot Nelson May 03rd 2012 - 06:50PM

Republican lobbyist Edwina Rogers will lead an atheist organization, meaning that those newsflashes about a possible Romney/Rogers campaign were false.

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Is Buying An American Car Trendy?

By Craig Howie | AOL Autos Dec 15th 2010 - 09:53PM

Jim Kosobucki knows better than most that consumers increasingly are looking to buy an American car .

Background on buy American

The Buy American Act (BAA - ) passed in 1933 by Congress and signed by President Hoover on his last full day in office (March 3, 1933), required the United States government to prefer U.S.-made products in its purchases.

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