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...death toll from last Friday's subway bombing could have been much higher but for the heroics of the train's driver, Vladimir Gorelov, who slammed on the brakes and contacted engineers to shut the power off so that people could get out of the train without risking electrocution. Some 500 people escaped. Despite the darkness, fire and the acrid smoke, witnesses said passengers were remarkably calm...
...ever have a most important day in my life? It seemed impossible, a negation, an undoing. To be a full part of my family, I had to somehow not be me. So, like many other gay teens, I withdrew, became neurotic, depressed, at times close to suicidal. I shut myself in my room with my books night after night while my peers developed the skills needed to form real relationships and loves. In wounded pride, I even voiced a rejection of family and marriage. It was the only way I could explain my isolation...
...Italian textiles down by around 6% in 2002. And over the past year, cheap Chinese imports of everything from footwear to TV parts have forced several manufacturers to close factories in Britain. Last year, R. Griggs - the maker of Dr. Martens boots - laid off more than 1,000 workers, shut its British plants and outsourced production to China. The trade spat risks escalating into a nasty war, especially if politicians try to make it a major campaign issue this year. Some U.S. manufacturers are demanding protectionist legislation from an Administration that seems to be listening - at least with...
...says Chinese imports have driven down both sales and his labor force to half their former levels. He blames China's "manipulated" currency and subsidized exports. Bartlett wants the U.S. government to take measures that will level the playing field. Without that, he fears, he will eventually have to shut his doors. "We hope to hang on until somebody comes to their senses in Washington," he says. "I don't hold out much hope." And even if Washington wants to protect him, it doesn't have much ammunition to use against China...
...need to maintain security, but we cannot let it impede commerce. We can’t let America shut down,” he said. Ridge said that creating “one face at the border” has allowed for better security and increased efficiency without hurting trade...