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August 04, 2008 |
Administration defies Congress over Mexican trucking
Miscellaneous
The two-year extension of the cross-border trucking program with Mexico didn’t necessarily come as a big surprise and has done little to dampen the efforts of opponents of the program. |
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June 03, 2008 |
Global trade talks at risk of failing before deadline
Int'l Herald Tribune
The halt in discussions to reduce industrial tariffs could block a crucial stage of negotiations with a goal of striking an agreement between opening markets in agriculture and in manufactured products. |
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March 31, 2008 |
Mile-high tower of Babel?
Daily Mail (UK)
Plans for a mile-high tower in the Saudi Arabian desert have been unveiled by the billionaire owner of London's Savoy Hotel. |
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March 06, 2008 |
OPEC blames 'mismanaged' U.S. economy for soaring oil prices
Int'l Herald Tribune
OPEC, rebuffing calls from U.S. President George W. Bush to increase oil output, cited "mismanagement" of the American economy as a major factor driving prices up. |
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January 23, 2008 |
Trade faces a new test as carbon taxes go global
Financial Times
The US power industry and its unions are rarely assiduous cheerleaders of campaigns for higher taxes and tighter environmental standards. But the energy barons become more enthusiastic when American lawmakers are seeking to impose those burdens on other countries. |
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January 18, 2008 |
Free trade fears on the rise
Fortune Magazine
"We are the champions - of the world" may be the verse that rings out in stadiums across the U.S., but in the great game of global trade, Americans are increasingly feeling like the losers. A large majority - 68% - of those surveyed in a new Fortune poll says America's trading partners are benefiting the most from free trade, not the U.S. That sense of victimhood is changing America's attitude about doing business with the world. |
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January 18, 2008 |
Free trade fears on the rise
Fortune Magazine
"We are the champions - of the world" may be the verse that rings out in stadiums across the U.S., but in the great game of global trade, Americans are increasingly feeling like the losers. A large majority - 68% - of those surveyed in a new Fortune poll says America's trading partners are benefiting the most from free trade, not the U.S. That sense of victimhood is changing America's attitude about doing business with the world. |
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January 02, 2008 |
Tech sales to China questioned
Int'l Herald Tribune
Six months ago, the Bush administration quietly eased some restrictions on the export of politically delicate technologies to China. The new approach was intended to help American companies increase sales of high-tech equipment to China despite tight curbs on sharing technology that might have military applications. |
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December 28, 2007 |
500,000 fewer Britons in work following influx of Eastern Europeans
Daily Mail (UK)
Half a million fewer Britons are in work following the unprecedented influx of migrants from Eastern Europe, it was disclosed last night. MPs said the figure demolishes the Government's claim to be providing 'British jobs for British workers'. |
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November 20, 2007 |
Asean leaders sign historic charter
Int'l Herald Tribune
Southeast Asian leaders signed a historic charter here Tuesday that was drafted to bind the region together as a community, but that has instead exposed the sharp divisions persisting among the signatories. |
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