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Isaiah J. Poole's picture

A Firm Stand, Not A Cave-In

By Isaiah J. Poole
September 23, 2009

George Will again travels the well-worn road of labeling every instance of supporting labor a cave-in while every instance of catering to corporations is enlightened policy-making. This time, a group of well-armed commenters counter him with the facts.

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Tire Tariff Aids Manufacturing

By Scott Paul
From detnews.com
September 18th, 2009

detnews.com — President Barack Obama deserves credit for making a tough call on trade and imposing tariffs on consumer tires from China for the next three years, resisting the pleas of most opinion elites across the nation and one of the principal financiers of our massive public debt: China's government.

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Finally, a President with the Guts to Enforce Trade Laws

By Leo Gerard
September 14, 2009

Barack Obama proved Friday he's got grit. He enforced trade laws.

These are special trade safeguard rules called "Section 421" that the Chinese had agreed to obey to gain entrance to the World Trade Organization (WTO). They are, however, laws that had gone unenforced by the U.S. in the past.

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Why Auto Parts?

By Marcy Wheeler
September 14, 2009

China has announced that it will retaliate for Obama's decision to impose sanctions on Chinese tires by considering sanctions against US imports into China of chicken and auto parts. more »

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Myths of Protectionism: Stories You Are Likely to Hear in the Wake of the China Tire Trade Tariff Case

By Dave Johnson
September 14, 2009

President Obama has decided to enforce our trade laws and imposed a 3-year tariff on Chinese tires. I suspect the country is about to witness a corporate hissy fit that will surely rival any righteous teabagger’s demands to see the President’s birth certificate. more »

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President Obama Enforces Trade Law In China Tire Case!

By Dave Johnson
September 12, 2009

President Obama signaled a new direction in America's trade policies by deciding to enforce the ITC's recommendation to impose tariffs on Chinese tire imports.

NY Times: U.S. Adds Punitive Tariffs on Chinese Tires more »

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Obama Shows Encouraging Signs on China, But Is It A Smokescreen?

By Mike Elk
September 11, 2009

In recent days, the Administration has made encouraging signs that it plans to enforce U.S. trade law, but is it smoke screen for advancing a free trade agenda?.

Today, it came that Senator Harry Reid and the Office of U.S. Trade Representative are in support of putting safeguards on illegal, surging Chinese tire imports.

In a letter to the President on September 2, Harry Reid said: more »

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China Tire Case - Financial Times Op-Ed Says Tariffs Needed! Update - Reid Says Tariffs Needed

By Dave Johnson
September 11, 2009

Clyde Prestowitz op-ed in the Financial Times, Obama can help free trade with tariffs:

Not to accept the tariff recommendation would be a severe blow to open trade and globalisation as well as to America’s future economic health.

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"China Tire Case": Obama Trade Policy Decision Nears

By Dave Johnson
September 9, 2009

President Obama faces a tough decision soon that will signal how his administration will tackle the problem of balancing our trade policies. This is the upcoming "Section 421 Tire Case" decision. more »

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What Obama's Next Big Speech Should Be

By Robert Borosage
September 9, 2009

Just as he does in health care, President Obama in the coming days must address a fundamental threat to our security that can no longer be ignored, which challenges powerful and entrenched interests -- and that is coming to a head over the course of this month. Obama's upcoming decision on how to respond to China's illegal dumping of tires into the U.S. market is emblematic of challenges in building the new economy that politicians in both parties have no stomach for facing but the country doesn't have the luxury of avoiding.

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