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...with these versions of the story, however. While the outcomes in this case may have been extreme, the “greed” that Obama blames is nothing new. Rather, it is inherent in the market itself. Wall Street CEOs and financial kings have never had any professional interest other than making as much money as possible. And, until now, we thought that was just fine...
...Senate bill. "I thought, 'Whoa, there needs to be jobs, jobs, jobs,'" Nelson said. He approached his old friend Collins, and the two met over coffee in Nelson's offices on the 7th floor of the Hart Senate Office Building Friday morning. There they agreed to explore interest among "some of our colleagues in a process of scrubbing and changing, reducing the amount of the package so it wouldn't be a runaway tsunami of spending," Nelson said. The two asked for volunteers at the weekly lunches held by both parties on Tuesday and have spent the past 56 hours...
...between the world's two largest emerging economies by imposing a temporary ban on imports of Chinese-made toys. The six-month ban was announced Jan. 23 by the Indian Directorate-General of Foreign Trade, which issued a two-sentence notification saying the restriction was being made "in public interest." Today, two weeks after the announcement, Nath finally spoke up on the matter, saying that India's step is WTO-compatible, and has been taken to ensure public safety. "The decision to ban was taken on the grounds of public health and safety," he said. "This is just...
...India has a right to ban it," Roy says. That sentiment was echoed by Toys Association of India president Raj Kumar, who denied that his industry group lobbied the government to protect Indian toymakers facing competition from the cheaper and wider range of Chinese toys. "There is a public interest litigation filed by an NGO in the Mumbai High Court questioning the safety of Chinese toys," Kumar says. "The court is expected to rule that safety norms be implemented," he added, saying this prompted the government's move...
...past, India and China have often worked together at the WTO on issues of common interest such as seeking an end to agricultural subsidies and non-tariff barriers in developed countries' markets. But the current trade dispute may be divisive partly due to the dire straits of China's toy industry. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce last month announced that nearly 1,000 Chinese toy exporting companies in its Guangdong province had closed...