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Court Ruling to Affect Cotton Funding
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the government has the right to charge beef producers for a…
House Passes Counterfeiting Bill
The bill would expand penalties to those who traffic in bogus labels and packaging, and would require the…
Little Impact Seen From China Export Tariffs
U.S. sourcing executives saw the move by China to place higher tariffs on its apparel and textile exports as…
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Coalition Endorses CAFTA
A new coalition of six textile, fiber and machinery associations endorsed the Central American Free Trade…
U.S. Rebukes China On Exchange Rate
The Bush administration said China's fixed exchange rate policy would be deemed manipulative if it did not…
Senators Make $11.5B Stand on Bush Highway Budget
The Senate has added billions of dollars to a highway bill aimed at upgrading the decrepit U.S…
U.S. Firms Face Export Barriers
WASHINGTON — The fight to break through trade barriers into new markets around the world is a decades-old…
CAFTA Debate Heats Up on the Hill
"By passing CAFTA, we would open up a market of 44 million consumers who already import more of our goods and…
CAFTA Contingent Mulls Bush Plan
Latin American leaders said at the White House that they weren't sold on the administration's proposed…
NCC Reverses Field on CAFTA
The National Cotton Council came out for CAFTA, a day after the National Council of Textile Organizations…
CAFTA Splinters Lobbying Groups
The political maneuvering around the Central American Free Trade Agreement is driving a wedge into the…
Portman Seeks Pocketing Resolution
USTR Rob Portman promised that his agency will work to change a provision in CAFTA that allows for foreign…
House Group Assails CAFTA Labor Provisions
Those opposed to CAFTA are stating their case as the President gets ready to send the agreement to Congress…
Chertoff Vows to Fill Customs Posts
Two years after Congress funded Customs to hire 72 textile specialists and investigators, the agency has…
Bush Gets Heat on CAFTA Issues
A Congressman charged that in its push for CAFTA, the administration "suppressed" a report that criticizes…