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Silicon agenda ranges from jobs to exports

The White House calls for greater high-technology training for the U.S. workforce, and Congress takes up several bills designed to aid and manage the burgeoning industry.

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The White House calls for greater high-technology training for the U.S. workforce, and Congress takes up several bills designed to manage the burgeoning industry.

"Instead of looking overseas, businesses should be looking at home for people they can train."

- Commerce Secretary William Daley

 
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