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Gary Locke, Governor, State of Washingtonhttp://www.governor.wa.gov/bio/bio.htmGary Locke is the 21st governor of the state of Washington. Elected to theGovernor's office in 1996, Locke is the first Chinese-American governor in U.S. history.He has undertaken major initiatives targeting the improvement of public schools,promotion of jobs and economic development in rural and urban areas, and fightingjuvenile crime. In 1982, Locke was elected to the Washington State House ofRepresentatives, where he served on the House Judiciary and Appropriations committees.Locke served his final five years there as chairman of the House AppropriationsCommittee.Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reformhttp://www.atr.org/staff/gbio.htmGrover Norquist is president of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), a coalition of taxpayergroups, individuals, and businesses opposed to higher taxes at both the federal and statelevels. He also writes the monthly "Politics" column for the American Spectator. Prior tojoining ATR, Norquist served as economist and chief speechwriter for the U.S. Chamberof Commerce. Norquist also served on the National Commission on Restructuring theInternal Revenue Service and was an executive director of the National Taxpayers'Union.5
Robert Novick, General Counsel,Office of the United States Trade Representative(Delegate for Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky, U.S. Trade Representativehttp://www.ustr.gov/people/Ambassador/barshefsky.html)Robert Novick is general counsel in the Office of the United States Trade Representative(USTR) and Advisory Commission delegate for Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky. TheOffice of the General Counsel is responsible for legal issues related to United States tradepolicy and the negotiations of trade agreements. Previously, he served as counselor to theUSTR, advising Ambassador Barshefsky on a broad range of policy and legal issues.Prior to joining the USTR, Novick was a partner with Steptoe & Johnson LLP inWashington, D.C., where he specialized in trade law and policy.Richard Parsons, President, Time Warner, Inc.http://cox.house.gov/nettax/commission/dp.htmlRichard Parsons is president of Time Warner, Inc., a leading global media company. Heis also a member of the Time Warner Board of Directors. Prior to joining Time Warner in1994, Parsons served as chairman and CEO of Dime Bancorp, Inc., one of the largestthrift institutions in the United States with more than $20 billion in assets. Parsons alsoserved as a managing partner of the New York law firm of Patterson, Belknap, Webb,and Tyler.Andrew Pincus, General Counsel, U.S. Department of Commerce(Delegate for William M. Daley, Secretary, U.S. Department of Commercehttp://www.doc.gov/misc/daley.htm)Andrew Pincus is general counsel for the U.S. Department of Commerce and AdvisoryCommission delegate for William Daley. Nominated by President Clinton and confirmedby the United States Senate in 1997, Pincus is the chief legal advisor for the Department.He also serves as a senior policy advisor for the Secretary and the Department on a broadrange of domestic and international issues. Prior to joining the Department of Commerce,he was a partner at the law firm of Mayer, Brown & Platt. Pincus also served as assistantto the Solicitor General at the U.S. Department of Justice.6
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THE FUTUREAnalysts believe that Int
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Often today, consumers are not give
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CONVENIENCEConsumers cite convenien
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CHAPTER EIGHT:CHALLENGES AHEADThis
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