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To: maceng2 who wrote (1498)	12/24/2002 9:30:39 AM
From: Knighty Tin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1643

Speaking of the BBC, I listen to an eclectic music station that also carries BBC news at the top of the hour. I had fun yesterday when the female commentator remarked that Strom Thurmond's 1948 campaign was an example of the racism of older Republicans. Thurmond had been a Democrat and ran as a Dixiecrat, whatever the heck that was. I think the Republican Party is loaded with racists, but Strom wasn't one of them in 1948. Oh, well, we in the USA think that Tony Blair filmed a movie he called his "Witch House Project." So, a small mistake going the other way can be forgiven. <g>

To: maceng2 who wrote (1498)	7/11/2003 5:51:27 PM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1643

US loses steel war The World Trade Organisation has ruled that American tariffs on steel imports violate global rules. Washington immediately said that it would appeal the decision and that the tariffs would remain in place. The European Union has now stepped up plans to price US imports out of European markets. In a 968 page ruling, a three-member panel of trade experts said that the "safeguard" duties of up to 30% introduced by the Bush Administration were out of line with WTO rules. President George Bush had justified the duties as necessary protection for domestic steel producers against a flood of cheap imports during a period of restructuring. The final WTO report confirmed an interim ruling issued earlier this year and upheld complaints filed jointly by the EU, Japan, South Korea, Norway, Switzerland, China, New Zealand and Brazil. In a joint statement, the eight called on the US to remove the duties "without delay." The EU said it was ready to impose £1.3 billion in retaliatory duties on US imports. "It's a big legal victory for us all, which we now have to transform into an economic victory," said EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy. ananova.com