But some of this political thinking is inertia, because for decades, on issues like the roll-out of generic drugs, the regulatory climate, and strong protections for intellectual property, drug companies were clearly better off with the pro-business Republican party.

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But a Consumer Reports analysis found that the FDA was as likely to warn about manufacturing issues at a brand-name drug factory as a generic one, Dr. Santa says.

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This pressure will manifest itself in two generic ways: First, the meeting will focus on micro level issues, where greater latitude will be sought to sell more sophisticated and, therefore more strategically significant, technologies.

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Nike had argued that the extension of such business fraud statutes to generic discussions by companies that have more to do with social commentary on issues of public importance than promoting the sale of specific goods and services is to effectively deny First Amendment protections to U.S. businesses.

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