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Retailers Raise Profile Working for China MFN
WASHINGTON -- President Clinton met Wednesday with separate contingents from the House and Senate that…
White House Looks at Retailing to Balance GATT Revenue Loss
WASHINGTON -- The Clinton administration is eyeing retailing as a source for some of the money it will need…
Farm Coalition is New Threat to GATT
WASHINGTON -- Opposition to the GATT agreement has widened with a coalition of 18 agricultural groups now…
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Gap’s Fisher Urges Fast Action on GATT
WASHINGTON -- Donald G. Fisher, chairman and chief executive officer of The Gap, urged the Senate Finance…
Ward’s Brennan Tells Senate Panel: Go Slow With Health Care Reform
WASHINGTON -- Bernard Brennan, chief executive officer of Montgomery Ward & Co., urged a Senate panel last…
Women’s Apparel Wholesale Prices Up 0.7% in Feb.
WASHINGTON -- Wholesale prices for women's apparel in February rose 0.7 percent against January and 0.1…
Kantor Upbeat on China’s MFN Renewal
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor expressed optimism Tuesday about renewal of China's…
Health Care: a PR Nightmare
WASHINGTON -- While retailers turn their lobbyists loose to kill the idea that they must pay to provide all…
White House Tells Caucus Chairman There Will Be More Customs Agents
WASHINGTON -- Administration officials told House Textile Caucus Chairman John Spratt (D., S.C.) Thursday…
Makers Seek Tougher GATT Dumping Rules
WASHINGTON -- The Uruguay Round GATT agreement came under pressure Tuesday from a coalition of U.S…
Beauty’s Political Play: Kitty Verges on $300,000
WASHINGTON -- Cosmetics executives and political action committees have anted up almost $300,000 in campaign…
ACTWU is Seeking Bill to Track NAFTA Job Losses
WASHINGTON -- The Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union is seeking sponsors for a bill that would…
Florida Rep.: White House Eyes Ending CBI Tariffs
WASHINGTON -- The administration is considering elimination of the value-added tariffs on garments made in…