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I refer to an article appearing Aug. 23, headed Agency Says States Are Thwarting Efforts to Ease Wei

THE POLITICAL STORM over a cargo of toxic waste illegally dumped in Nigeria by an Italian company un

UNDER FIERCE PRESSURE from the private aircraft industry, a congressional conference committee may v

You have to think, these days, that there is a direct hot line between Moscow and Warsaw. Na

U.S. trading partners from Brussels to Beijing have been thumbing through their copies of the recent

THE USE OF SCARCE WATERFRONT LAND is a contentious issue nationwide. In recent weeks, the issue has

High and accelerating inflation, institutional instability, shortening policy horizons and the incre

BY WEST GERMAN STANDARDS, the figures are astounding: West Germany's economy grew at an annual rate

In an article by Laura M. Baughman published Tuesday on this page, the author's identification erron

The America's Cup has always produced an amazing amount of written and verbal hot air since it was f

Only nine weeks before the election, the American economy appears to be in remarkably good shape. Em

Now that the 1988 American Olympics have officially kicked off with the arrival of Labor Day, the ma

THE ELECTRONIC AGE, we confess, continues to make us just a tiny bit uncomfortable. Our feel

IN A BEWILDERING DECISION, the Federal Reserve Board has managed to strike a blow against foreign in

TRUCKER LICENSING PLANS ARE DEFENDEDIn response to your editorial Better Truck Licensing (Au

INFLATION ERODES EVERYONE'S purchasing power, but does it hurt the elderly more than most? Sen. John

Imagine an athlete who seemingly wins every international contest. Gold medals and sunny skies aboun

As early as Wednesday, the Senate may consider legislation that threatens to disrupt U.S trade, rais

THE OWNERS OF 27,000 NEW HEAVY TRUCKS have been involved in a taut drama for the last three weeks. O

THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT of a longstanding Indian land claim in Washington state sets the stage for a

POLAND'S AILING ECONOMY can only benefit if discussions between striking members of the illegal labo

Whether by accident or design, Michael S. Dukakis has come up with the only sensible way to choose a

Sometimes it seems that the administration and Congress are out of touch with reality and with the p

For most of their histories, Latin American countries stagnated. Brazil was no exception. Bu

AUGUSTO PINOCHET JUST CAN'T LET GO. Fifteen years after overthrowing the elected government of Salva

COASTAL AND ESTUARINE areas and the people who make their livings on and from them will remain at ri

The dramatic erosion of the American merchant fleet has forced the United States to rely increasingl

American Graffiti, a sentimentally reminiscent movie, posed the question, Where were you in '62? Whe

BRAZIL'S IMPORT DOORS REMAIN CLOSED TIGHTIn reading your Aug. 22 edition, I found your artic

Q. WHAT DO THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES have in common: Burma, Haiti, Israel, Liberia, Malaysia and Syria

Welcome again to Hypocrisy-on-the-Potomac. President Reagan has just signed into law the omn

SKYROCKETING EMPLOYEE BENEFIT COSTS are returning to earth. The Labor Deparment recently reported th

Democrats are having a fine old time trying to recast Dan Quayle as an albatross, and then hang him

World trade has been increasing far faster than anticipated, a reflection of better-than-expected ec

The specter of nationalism is stalking across Eastern Europe as ethnic minorities from the Baltic to

NEUTRALITY OF AUTHORS OF REPORT QUESTIONEDThe lead headline for July 28, stated, Data on For

WHILE 141 NATIONS HAVE AGREED to increase their contributions to the World Bank, America continues t

BRITAIN'S WORST-EVER MONTHLY TRADE deficit has sparked alarm in London. Nigel Lawson, the chancellor

A few weeks ago, South Korean students stages a series of protests against the latest Yankee exploit

THEY WERE THE MOST EVIL of foreign invaders, selling tobacco, trading with South Africa and paying d