Word: concerns
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...negotiation, officials in Washington and Ottawa seem confident they can produce a draft agreement by autumn that will completely eliminate tariff barriers between the two countries over the next decade or so. Reagan also took a modest -- for most Canadians, far too modest -- step toward alleviating another deep Canadian concern. The President said he would "consider" negotiating an accord to control acid-rain pollution from U.S. and Canadian factories...
...former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara puts it, a credible deterrence presupposes a believable command and control structure. Aaron's concern is that C 3 is the Achilles' heel of America's capacity to respond. "Deterrence is like fine crystal," he says. "It's tough, but brittle and can shatter...
...political processes, with President Hosni Mubarak pressing forward with reforms; during my visit, his associates and the multiple opposition forces were also marshaling their strength for the April 6 elections. Egypt's news media have been given unprecedented freedom, and in my wide-ranging discussions I found uniform concern about the nation's economic plight and strong and healthy public and private assessments of Mubarak's administration. Although one private opinion poll shows that more than 80% of the people approve the peace treaty with Israel, many Egyptians feel that without the restraints of this treaty the tragic Israeli invasions...
...gyrations in the currency markets arose in part from concern about trade tensions between the U.S. and Japan. This week the Reagan Administration is scheduled to slap 100% tariffs on $300 million worth of Japanese goods in retaliation for Japan's failure to live up to a semiconductor trade agreement. At the Washington G-7 session, Japan tried to ease the conflict by unveiling a $34 billion program to stimulate its economy through public works. The spending is intended in part to boost Japanese imports of foreign goods. Although similar programs had done nothing in the past to reduce...
Luxury hotels around the world coddle guests by stocking vials of shampoo and mouthwash, small cans of shaving cream and plastic shower caps in their bathrooms. Now the Shangrila Hotel in Montreal may have started a trend in giveaways. Aware of concern over the AIDS epidemic, management is going to tuck condoms in the welcoming baskets. Says General Manager Pierre Quintal: "We are not condoning any type of promiscuous activity. Like the other products offered in the hotel's rooms, they are there to use if you have the need for them." Sniffed a spokesman at the city's Ritz...