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James Ledbetter Speaker Profile: At A Glance
James Ledbetter, before joining Inc., was the Opinion Editor of Reuters. He was the founding editor of Slate’s financial site The Big Money, deputy managing editor of CNN Money, and has published five books including Unwarranted Influence: Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Military-Industrial Complex.
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