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Pat Cleary

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Pat Cleary

Pat Cleary is Senior VP of Digital Public Affairs at Fleishman-Hillard, where he helps corporations and associations drive their message through new media channels. Pat joined Fleishman in June of 2007 after 10 years at the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). During his time there he held a number of senior policy, public affairs and communications posts. He started ShopFloor.org, a popular business blog, using new media to drive the NAM message. In his 25-years of experience, Pat has held also held a number of policy and communications assignments at the U.S. Department of Labor and the National Mediation Board, the latter of which he chaired. His areas of expertise include human resources issues, health care, economics and trade.

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Recent blog posts from Pat Cleary

If you are not worried about the world's premier regulator, why not?

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Image via WikipediaThe Washington Post is the latest venerable publication to point out that the European Union (based in Brussels, Belgium) is fast becoming the world's premier regulator. While our grey climate may not make for the warmest of holiday...

Fighting Chronic Disease in Washington

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Leading healthcare experts met last week at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington D.C., where they spoke about chronic disease and healthcare policy. The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) and the Emory University Institute for Advanced Policy Solutions sponsored...

'Start Drilling'

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The thing that makes Bob Samuelson such a thoughtful guy is that he routinely resists the scares and hysteria. He also looks past the political bromides at the real truth, which almost always puts him squarely in the minority -- a journalist...

'Is Trade the Problem?'

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The New York Times weighs into the trade debate on the pro-trade side -- more or less -- in its lead editorial today by the above title. It reaches the right conclusion, to wit: "Blaming Nafta and other trade agreements for American...

On Earth Day, Some Good News

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Just in time for Earth Day 2008 comes some very good news in the form of the annual Index of Leading Environmental Indicators from the non-partisan Pacific Research Institute and American Enterprise Institute, authored by Steven Hayward. Among the highlights: Air...