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Sentiment on GATT doesn't divide along partisan lines. Before the task fell to Clinton, the agreement was championed by Ronald Reagan and George Bush. Ranged against it now is a loose front that runs from labor unions, environmental groups and Ralph Nader to protectionist Senate Democrats like Ernest Hollings of South Carolina and Republicans like Phil Gramm of Texas. But Gingrich is a longtime GATT supporter who says he will make sure the agreement passes the House vote scheduled for Nov. 29. So the man who holds the cards is incoming Senate majority leader Bob Dole...
Sahl offered his opinion on a broad range of topics ranging from the film "Quiz Show" (an unrealistic topic) to Bosnia (empty threats) to consumer activist Ralph Nader (asexual...
...changes in the global pact would reduce tariffs on manufactured goods, cut agricultural subsidies, tighten the protection of intellectual-property rights and create a new mechanism to mediate future trade disputes. Congress is considering whether to approve U.S. participation in the agreement. Opponents ranging from Pat Buchanan to Ralph Nader warn that the new treaty would require the U.S. to defer to a supranational body on such matters as automobile-emission levels, product warning labels and safety standards. Supporters say the revised treaty could help America's economy grow an additional $200 billion annually, or about 3% a year, over...
Michael Moore, the director of the film documentary Roger & Me, is a hybrid of two Ralphs -- Kramden and Nader. The son of an autoworker, he has the persona of a bumbling working guy; he is blessed with brilliant comic timing, and his waistline is Gleasonesque. At the same time, Moore was once the editor of a left-wing magazine, and he considers himself an activist sniffing out the hypocrisies of corporate America. The comedian and the reformer lurk within Moore, and just as he did with Roger & Me, he winningly manages to express both these sides of himself...
...think Nader's a little wacky," Kraakmansaid. "Breyer's a very thoughtful, pragmaticfellow...My guess is that he'll go right through[the Senate...