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    In a new study, nearly half the business and technology leaders surveyed think the outcome of next week's presidential election will either accelerate the offshore outsourcing trend--or put the brakes on it.

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    Good tech workers are hard to find. But as a U.S. Senator calls for ending limits on high-tech immigration, foreign countries fret that the U.S. is siphoning off their best talent. In response to the U.S. moves, the Minister for Information Technology, Senator Richard Alston, now says that he will push for the relaxation of restrictions on immigration for IT professionals.

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