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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...reject Reagan's era of neglect toward the poor. But, so far, signs of any sort of populism are scant, even among Democrats who presumably would harness it. The U.S., still largely dominated by self-reliant escapees of a stratified Europe, has been disinclined to believe that Government should help narrow the gap between rich and poor. Only 29% favor the idea, according to a recent poll. The concept became particularly distasteful in the 1960s, when the push for civil rights redefined equality largely in racial terms. Over time, whites have come to see Government's economic engineering...
...products that meet the highest standards of environmental safety. The Green Seal, introduced last week, should start appearing early next year on such products as toilet paper, light bulbs, laundry cleaners and facial tissues that meet the criteria established by a panel of scientists. "Our objective is to help American consumers vote with their pocketbooks on environmental issues," says former Earth Day chairman Denis Hayes, who is chief executive of the nonprofit, Washington-based Green Seal project...
...extraordinary rise in foreign demand for U.S. goods has come partly as a result of the fast-growing economies in the Far East and Europe. But the U.S. has received substantial help from a declining currency, which has made American goods less expensive overseas. Since 1985, the dollar has fallen 43% against major world currencies. American firms have also shown greater flexibility in negotiating trade deals. More U.S. companies are willing to barter or accept payment in local currency instead of dollars, notes consultant Matt Schaffer of Sand Point, Idaho, author of The Countertrade...
...staged what amounts to an official boycott of many imports. Japan in recent years has substantially increased its imports of American goods, ranging from Timberland shoes to Harry Winston jewelry, but trade tension resurfaced last week. The Bush Administration voiced fears that Tokyo, after making promises this spring to help reduce the U.S. trade deficit with Japan, is dragging its feet again. Said Commerce Secretary Robert Mosbacher: "I hope they are just testing us to see if we have lost any of our resolve...
...shipped from the Netherlands. This took two days. Some oil-containment equipment was flown from London. Experts and other gear came from Alaska and Seattle. Mexico was asked to send a huge oil-gobbling skimmer. And while the Rotterdam firm hired Texas boats and seamen to help out, a French company, which owned the oil cargo, recruited cleanup crews in Louisiana. With considerable understatement, Linda Maraniss, regional director of the Center for Marine Conservation, observed, "There was a general confusion about where the equipment was and who was in charge...