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This city's traffic jams have become legendary. Watching vehicles crawl at 4 miles an hour has becom

THE ECONOMY IS STILL IN THE DOLDRUMS and everyone, especially economists, has a different idea of ho

Who will stand up for the status quo? It's hard to find anyone here who claims it. Somewhere, deep i

EXPLAINING HARBOR MAINTENANCE FEESThere are a number statements in your well-written article

LIFE IS ABOUT TO GET TOUGHER for Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, who has held on to power despite 18 mo

"For you," the radio said, "the war is over." It was March 31, 1991. The Navy broadcasting s

THE DOUBLE HULL OIL TANKER DEBATE likely will overshadow all other events at the IMO meeting on mari

NOTHING IS BETTER than a double-hulled tanker for preventing oil spills. That was the conclusion of

CARMAKERS: DON'T BLAME HEALTH COSTSChrysler Corp. executive Walter Maher's assertion before

It probably was bound to happen, but the combination of election-year politics and the nation's econ

United States Attorney General William Barr recently announced his intention to have the Department

EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL problems are nothing new for the nation's air traffic control system. Critic

As the European Community enters its year of metamorphosis into a single market, it faces challenges

The Murakami family, typical of Japan's middle class, had scrimped and saved for years to pay for th

Growth, or the lack of it, will surely dominate the election campaign this fall. Ironically,

THE NATION IS MIRED IN RECESSION and corporate profits are down, but senior managers seem to be hold

THE SWEET FACTS ABOUT SUGARIn your editorial "Debunking Protection" (Feb. 12, Page 8A), you

Norman Lamont, Britain's chancellor of the exchequer, will make the most important speech of his pol

All of the name-calling of late between the United States and Japan is enough to revive memories of

CAPITALIST SPECULATORS, the scourge of socialist countries, are back in China. Chinese autho

AS THE SMOKE CLEARS from last week's one-day work stoppage by West Coast longshoremen, the question

NCITD AND CUSTOMS SETTLE ON DRAWBACKSome of your recent articles on proposed duty drawback l

Will new Transportation Secretary Andrew Card tell a presidential review panel that gave up hope of

American suppliers accuse Japanese carmakers of snubbing them in favor of firms belonging to their o

ENVIRONMENTALISTS DON'T THINK MUCH of most free traders. A poster making the rounds in Washington pr

EVEN AS ISRAELI TANKS WERE ROLLING into South Lebanon, the Lebanese government pressed ahead this we

CHARGES OF DOCKER SABOTAGE ARE FALSEWe are deeply angered that you published a story accusin

Offshore banking - also known as Eurobanking - has rocketed since the early 1950s into a $5 trillion

I have come here not to bury Economic and Monetary Union - an impossible task in face of so many hig

AFTER PRESIDENT BUSH's arm-twisting trade mission to Japan, it was inevitable that other countries w

THE U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE has a lot of explaining to do. Last week, the agency slapped $17 million in

From California to Massachusetts, auto insurance systems are heading for a breakdown. Premiums, risi

THE REAL FACTS ABOUT TUNA FISHINGI read your Feb. 7 editorial "Dolphin Deal" with interest a

Eleven countries, representing the great bulk of the former Soviet Union, have applied for membershi

OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS, few issues in the European Community have been as divisive as its budget. La

ON THE EVE OF A SPECIAL ELECTION in Japan's rice-producing north, the nation's leaders are repeating

On any given day, scores of massive container ships are anchored off to the Southwest of Hong Kong i

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries tried and failed last week to agree on a significa

The recently imposed U.S. embargo against yellowfin tuna from 20 countries, with more in the wings,

The proud Scots are at it again. Never entirely comfortable with the rule from Westminster i