As I was driving in here -- (applause) -- as I was driving in here, I saw that a new fire station is being built, right -- (applause) -- thanks to the Recovery Act.

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For more on what has really happened to the Japanese economy in the last two decades, here is an article I wrote for the New York Times Sunday Review last year.

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Regardless, I think the strategy here is to provide Chinese consumers with a new product intended to wean them away from foreign cars and make them more accepting of Chinese brands.

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And as I said here on Monday, some big new stimulus plan is not in the offing.

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"I can promise you that this is just the beginning of a new way of doing business here in Washington, because the American people have every right to expect and to demand a government that is more efficient, more accountable and more responsible in keeping the public's trust, " he said.

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As we speak, American-made machinery is helping India improve its infrastructure, including the new airport here in Mumbai where I landed this morning.

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Not least, while it certainly is encouraging that carriers are interested in BlackBerry 10, I would note here that what the company really has to do is get consumers interested in the new phones, and on that score the jury is still out.

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"I almost never get called 'Harry Potter' in New York, whereas over here, it is a lot more, " he said.

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In a panel here at the Forbes Healthcare Summit, a conference that is occurring in New York, I discussed innovation trends with four of the top research executives in the drug industry.

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