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Bossert’s tenure in Lowell began when Gerald Ford was President and ended in 1998 with Bill Clinton in the White House...
These organizations are a far cry from the shadowy Earth Liberation Front (E.L.F.), which claimed responsibility for an arson attack in January at a Ford dealership in Girard, Pa. Self-described E.L.F. members also slashed tires and splashed chemicals on some 30 SUVs parked on streets in Richmond, Va., last fall. Wendy and Alex condemn such vandalism. "That's ecoterrorism," says Alex. Slapping unwanted bumper stickers on SUVs, he claims, "is just fighting the good fight with a sense of humor...
...late 1983 AMC launched a new version of the Cherokee, the first four-door SUV to become a big hit. (The S-10 Chevy Blazer also appeared that year.) Other carmakers jumped in, and by the '90s, America was in love with SUVs' rugged looks and capacious interiors. The Ford Explorer became one of the best-selling vehicles of the decade. Normally an American success would be quickly challenged by foreign competitors, but SUVs were protected. In 1964 the U.S. had placed a 25% tariff on foreign light trucks in retaliation for a European tariff on U.S. chicken. The tariff...
Acura MDX 10% to 20% Ford Explorer 4WD, 4dr 20% to 30% Honda CR-V 20% to 30% Lexus RX 300 20% to 30% Subaru Forester...
...lone veto of a plan agreed on by 143 other countries that would allow the poorest - without manufacturing capabilities of their own - to import generic drugs that are still patented in wealthy nations. "It goes right to the heart of whether the WTO can work or not," says Nathan Ford of Doctors Without Borders, a group pushing hard to loosen restrictions on generics. So far, it isn't working. The U.S. pharmaceutical industry, with American sales of $192 billion last year, is keen to limit imported generic drugs to those treating malaria, TB and aids, fearing a broader agreement could...