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I often find myself in discussions with Obama supporters in which I need to know Obama's policy positions. So, I've listed some of them here along with websites where you can get more information, in case you find yourself in the same situation.. I've tried to list positions I know many Freepers would disagree with. I know some of us agree with some of these, that's inevitable. (There are many goals I agree with, I just don't think government is responsible for getting us there.) I also know I've missed a lot - Obama is often quite vague on policy,...

Furukawa Electric Co., which is looking into further streamlining the operation of its U.S. affiliate--Optical Fiber Solutions (OFS)--plans to reduce its workforce at the OFS Laboratories in New Jersey, company sources said Saturday. Many former employees of Bell Laboratories, which was associated with Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, are now working at OFS Laboratories. Bell Laboratories' research and development abilities were the main reason Furukawa acquired OFS, but it decided that it has to carry out restructuring without sacred cows, the sources said. In November 2001, Furukawa purchased OFS from Lucent Technologies, a major U.S. communications machinery maker,...