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DON'T GIVE UP ON FREIGHT FORWARDERSYour Jan. 12 article, "Baxter Taps Emery to Carry

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS are fleeing from President Clinton's Mexico aid plan as fast as their legs can c

A single currency is back on the agenda here again as Europe basks in a surgingeconomic recovery.

Only crocodile tears will be shed over Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell's efforts to cut foreign aid

House Majority Leader Richard Armey will introduce a flat rate income tax bill this April15, moving

RAILROADS CAN THINK of 4 billion reasons why a competent agency should review industry mergers - one

The focus of the Mexican financial crisis so far has been on ways to providefinancial assist

Excise taxes are taxes on specific goods or services. Among the best known federal excise taxes are

A maritime subsidy reform strategy that has met with mixed reviews among U.S.-flag carriers will car

THE U.S.-JAPAN BRAWL over numerical trade targets is far from over. For a while, after talks

The time is ripe for a new round of reform in government regulation of business. The limited

FEDERICO PENA believes the traveling public has a problem: too many airline ads that promise lower f

When the Uruguay Round trade agreement took effect on Jan. 1, it established the World Trade Organiz

Members of Congress, livid at having to vote for an unpopular $40 billion package of loan guarantees

Roughly one year ago this week, Mexican President Carlos Salinas declared a unilateral cease-fire in

THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION has been a walking corpse for months now, but President Clinton f

President Clinton's cavalry charge in relief of Mexico has hit a stone wall of congressional opposit

He's everywhere. At the White House, over on Capitol Hill, calling in at the Treasury Department, ba

It is hard to tell from all the raucous shouting on Capitol Hill, but perhaps something good will em

There is no single Russia; there are many, and they are intertwined. There is the Russia of great op

The sense of outrage that has swept many Japanese as their government lumbered to provide initial ai

WASHINGTON WASN'T THE ONLY PLACE turned upside down by last November's elections. Many stateand loca

It is the ultimate nightmare for many European politicians: angry farmers on the march smashing up u

The trucking industry in 1995 is far different from the one that existed when Congress passed the la

AFTER NOVEMBER'S electoral revolt, it is difficult to describe the state of the union - the subject

ONE ELEMENT of the Republicans' Contract with America got a ringing endorsement - and a signature -

MARITIME POLICY WITH SHIPPERS IN MINDIn response to the various articles and comment

The United States can boast of a standard of living that is among the best in the world. Unfortunate

The White House is moving forward with plans to issue a set of worker and human rights principles fo

While the White House and congressional Republicans seem to agree that taxes should be reduced and g

BANKS have won another long-overdue victory in their battle against outmodedfinancial regula

COMMERCE SECRETARY RON BROWN is on a roll. The former lobbyist and salesman extraordinairereturned l

Futurologists have labeled the coming era the Pacific century. Asia racked up more than half

ANSWERING THE FASTSHIP CRITICSMr. A. Ashar's letter on Fast- Ships, reprinted in you

As we approach the 21st century, the United States is trying to reconcile the goals of sound air qua

CONGRESS HAS A DUTY to protect U.S. taxpayers as it considers a bailout plan for Mexico. But lawmake

NO PLACE FOR SHIPPERS AT OMB'S TABLEI would like to make an observation regarding yo

MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT representing Britain's Labour Party did their leader Tony Blair n

Not many nations have the wherewithal to crank out $100 billion in exports over the course of a year

While short-term worries continue to drive Mexico's panicky financial market, the peso crisis has ge