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Welcome to Great Nafta Debate II. Now almost one year in force, how's Nafta doing? Is the No

Tremors rolled through Wall Street last week when Orange County, Calif., filed for bankruptcy. While

CHOOSING A LEADER for the new World Trade Organization has become a test of wills among the major ec

Japan has drawn great strength from its highly cohesive social structure. With little more than the

There is little doubt that the world economy is in a strong expansionary mode as the year comes to a

The alliance between France and Germany that shaped the political contours of Europe for half a cent

Few would argue that this fall's trade agreements between the United States and Japan met expectatio

QUIETLY, the United States and Vietnam have been working to redress old grievances now that economic

SENATORS BOB KERREY and John Danforth, leaders of a federal panel on entitlements, last week exposed

The Republican victory in November raises the possibility that Congress once again will try to overh

TRUCKERS' DONOHUE DISPUTES CAREYThe U.S. economy has created 3.4 million jobs in the past ye

Financial market analysts have been talking a lot in recent days about ''asset allocation."

U.S.-flag ship lines have a difference of opinion over how to persuade next year's Republican- contr

SUNDAY'S AGREEMENT to pursue free trade in the Americas completes a historic month for the world eco

The White House Conference on Technology for a Sustainable Future, to be held next week inWashington

IN ESSEN, GERMANY, THIS WEEKEND, leaders from the 12 European Union member nations, and fromthe thre

President Clinton's Summit of the Americas, which begins today in Miami, seems opportune and useful.

WORKERS' COMP REFORMS PAY OFFContrary to your Nov. 28 article, "Employers Get New Di

The U.S. Congress last week overwhelming approved legislation to implement the GATT Uruguay Round ag

Last week's approval of GATT legislation means the new World Trade Organization will startas planned

Next month, the GOP will have a majority in the House of Representatives for the first time in 40 ye

TRADE DISPUTES between Canada and the United States have always been easy to remember. A rhyme captu

At the economic center of Newt Gingrich's Contract With America, is a pledge to boost growth with an

IF EVER A PLACE needed an overhaul it's the House of Representatives. With that in mind, Republicans

Just five years ago, using trade and environment in the same sentence at a trade forum wasconsidered

Amtrak likely will be an eager and early target of the 104th Congress. Certainly there are l

INTEL, the computer chip company, has taken a public beating over a minor flaw in its Pentium proces

GOVERNMENTS worldwide are opening their airports to private operators. Just last week officials from

More than 200 years ago, Samuel Johnson wrote, "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life."

Since 1990, the United States has given more than $12 billion in aid to the Soviet Union, initially,

By passing a ballot initiative denying public benefits to illegal immigrants, Californians have igni

Both House and Senate Republicans are still trying to decide who will get leadership positions on ma

THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION is turning over a much-needed new leaf in its dealings with Japan.

The North American Free Trade Agreement threatens to put transportation workers out of work - but ex

THE GATT DEBATE IS OVER, but the global trade debate in this country has just begun. The United Stat

Bribery, graft, nepotism and a general lack of concern for ethical conduct by public officials prese

WITH THE GATT VOTE finally settled, the Clinton administration now turns its attention to free trade

FOCUS ON THE BIG PICTURE IN ROMANIAI was completely taken aback by the gross distort

When the heads of state of every country in the hemisphere except Cuba converge on Miami for the Dec

When the Republicans invade Congress en masse in January, one of their major goals will becutting th