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Another anti-U.S. WTO ruling. (Insider Report).(Brief Article)
In a March 26th decision, the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled that steel tariffs imposed by President Bush in 2002 are illegal, reported the New York Times. The case was brought by the European Union, which accused the U.S. of illegally protecting our domestic steel industry. Although the administration promised to appeal the decision, "I am in no doubt that the U.S. will lose this case, as it has lost all six previous safeguard cases," insisted EU trade commissioner Pascal Lamy.
The steel industry and trade union leaders hailed President Bush's decision to impose tariffs. Free market advocates excoriated it. Whether or not this presidential decision was correct, it was a usurpation of congressional power to set trade and tax policy. Putting the ...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 10, 2003 700+ words
...response to today's World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body decision...William E. Gaskin urged President Bush to terminate the steel tariffs...decision is official unless President Bush ends the tariffs. Other...retaliatory measures as well. President Bush is ...
- Inside Washington.(President Bush expected to announce his support for Russia's...
- Magazine article from: Feedstuffs Schuff, Sally June 2, 2003 700+ words
...announce his support for Russia's membership in the World Trade Organization during his trip to Russia and the G8 meeting in France...emphasis in dealing the AIDS pandemic." Last week, when President Bush signed a $15 billion, five-year bill to aid those disease...
- opinion.(President Bush may end steel tariffs)
- Magazine article from: Crain's Cleveland Business November 17, 2003 700+ words
...looking like it's capitulating to the World Trade Organization, President Bush must remove as soon as practical the hefty tariffs...and abroad because of his inaction. The World Trade Organization last week affirmed its earlier ruling that the...
- Communist China Joins WTO. (Insider Report).(World Trade Organization)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: The New American December 17, 2001 700+ words
...internationalist Establishment: Both the People's Republic of China and Taiwan became members of the World Trade Organization. President Bush, repeating the tired mantra of the free-trade idolaters, expressed the hope that this latest act of...
- AIA Calls On Bush To Appeal WTO Export Tax Ruling, Draft New U.S....
- Newspaper article from: Defense Daily Muradian, Vago August 22, 2001 700+ words
By Vago Muradian The Aerospace Industries Association has called on President Bush to appeal a ruling by the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Monday that the U.S. Extraterritorial Income Exclusion (ETI) program...
- High prices won't stop OPEC cuts.(Government)(DeFazio urges Bush to file a...
- Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) March 31, 2004 700+ words
...Peter DeFazio sent a letter to President Bush urging him to file a case against OPEC with the World Trade Organization. The letter, signed by 32 congressmen...Charles Schumer of New York urged President Bush to pressure OPEC to boost production...
- President Bush Travels to Japan to Discuss Security and Economic Issues.
- Press release article from: Business Wire February 16, 2002 700+ words
...16, 2002 The Japan External Trade Organization New York (JETRO NY) released a newsletter today highlighting President Bush's visit to Japan this week...agent of the Japan External Trade Organization, Tokyo, Japan and KWR International...
- World Trade Organization Determines Bush Steel Tariffs Are Illegal.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) November 11, 2003 700+ words
Byline: Bob Kemper Nov. 11--WASHINGTON--President Bush may leave in place the tariffs he imposed on imported steel even though the World Trade Organization on Monday ruled that those levies violate international trade rules. Playing for...
