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...climate of extreme worry about employment prospects, however, NAFTA has picked up an enormous load of symbolic freight. Opponents -- most prominently labor unions and Ross Perot's movement -- see, not entirely wrongly, the U.S. economy being hurt by growing foreign competition, and view NAFTA, less logically, as the latest in a succession of what Perot calls "dumb trade agreements" that have taken a grievous toll of American jobs. Proponents regard the pact as an unavoidable necessity if the U.S. is going to compete with the trade blocs forming in Europe and Asia. Rejection, they argue, would be a futile...
...concern that he was not properly overseeing the State Department's regional bureaus. But the Secretary, an old and close friend of Tarnoff's, resisted, according to the sources, arguing that he should be reassessed after a new Deputy Secretary relieved Tarnoff of some of his work load. Christopher flatly denies that Clinton asked him to fire Tarnoff. Nevertheless, many officials charge Tarnoff has been "Peter- principled" above his skills...
...this fearsome foursome can handle the load although their styles complement each other: Isaacson and Sprinkle are the bruising (and speedy) fullbacks, Cote is the workhorse halfback and Ponosuk is the explosive tailback who creates excitement on the field...
...searching, holding sweaters or blouses at arm's length, occasionally pausing to try one on. There are no dressing rooms, just a couple of mirrors propped up against bare walls. When you have finished your scavenging, you haul your sack to the door, where the man weighs your bulging load. One dollar per pound. The man makes change from a roll of dog-eared singles. No cash register, no receipt. It is a no-nonsense ritual which repeats itself every weekend, starting...
...debate over deficit reduction often ignores an important point: the role of government is to improve the lives of its citizens. If deficit spending achieves this goal, it is wholly positive. By making the country stronger, it guarantees our ability to sustain the debt load. During World War II, for example, the nation carried a higher percentage of debt than it does now. Nobody cried "youth tax" then because the borrowing was for a good cause...