Free trade clash over Vietnam textile quotas
Our view argues the US uses protectionist pressure on Vietnam while Vietnam seeks freer trade. The piece notes Vietnam’s textile exports worth about 2 billion dollars yearly, the pact capping at 1.65 billion, and discusses broader implications for workers, government ownership, and global competition. It suggests WTO inclusion may ease tariffs and promote growth to lift people from poverty and loosen authoritarian control.
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United States
Vietnam
U.S
le Quoc An
Reuters News Service
World Trade Organization
Indonesia
Malaysia
Madagascar
Dan Griswold
Cato Institute
Center For Trade Policy Studies
Griswold
Lawmakers and State Officials Contact Details
The record lists contact points for Texas lawmakers and officials. Included are Rep. George E. Buddy West of Odessa with Austin and Odessa PO boxes, Rep. Tom Craddick of Midland, Sen. Robert Duncan of Lubbock with Austin and Odessa addresses, and Sen. Teel Bivins of Amarillo with an Austin box.
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George E
Buddy” West
Odessa
Austin
Texas
Tom Craddick
Midland
Sen
Robert Duncan
Lubbock
Eighth St
Teel Bivins
Amarillo
Rich, income brackets, and the value of work in society
Thomas Lowell argues that income rankings mislead when using household income statistics and notes that the top and bottom links shift over time. He cites Census data from 2001 showing a top 20 percent threshold near $85,000 and top 5 percent around $150,000, stressing work pays and that many in the bottom tier rely on others' earnings and various forms of fixed income.
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Lowell
Hoover Institution
Stanford University
Privacy and morals and the Santorum debate
Cal Thomas discusses how Sen Rick Santorum linked homosexuality to a broader moral domino theory amid privacy rights debates. He weighs whether the Supreme Court can strike down social contracts without eroding privacy and asks who should decide moral questions when law and ethics intersect. Thomas hosts After Hours on Fox News Channel.
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Sen
Rick Santorum
R-Pa
Santorum
Supreme Court
Texas
Thomas
After Hours
Fox News Channel
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