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...Administration's "profound disapproval" of Japanese trading practices in the sensitive semiconductor field. On the other, they were an integral part of the Administration's strategy to address the country's ghastly trade deficit. The semiconductor measures were also intended, ironically enough, to help block a rising protectionist tide in the U.S. Congress, but they could just as easily have the opposite effect...
...than a few grains of rice has produced one of the most serious disputes between the two powers since World War II. Tempers are growing short in both Washington and Tokyo, and diplomats fear that problems could escalate. Europeans are joining the fray, thus causing concern about a rising tide of global protectionism. See WORLD...
...sides also achieve parity on shorter-range nuclear missiles. Chirac is expected to renew France's commitment to the campaign against international terrorism, a gesture that is certain to be well received in Iranscam-shaken Washington. Chirac is also sure to voice Paris' concern over the rising tide of U.S. protectionism (see interview...
Gary Hart, the Democratic front runner, declares, "For all practical purposes, we have entered the post-Reagan years." But he knows that the Democrats "won't win by default, or because of some historic trend or tide. We must offer some concrete alternatives to the laissez-faire philosophy of this Administration and to its militaristic foreign policy." Most of the Democratic candidates are cautious about criticizing "militarism," for fear of being tagged antidefense, and even more cautious about advancing big- spender ideas; the national deficit is already ruinous. Hart talks about a "more important role for Government, not necessarily...
...stillness can be shattered by the screaming blasts of shells launched from up to a dozen miles outside the city. Lasting between 20 and 30 minutes, the salvos light the sky by night and confine residents to their homes by day. If the attacks are aimed at swelling the tide of refugees who have already poured from the city, which has dwindled from more than 1 million residents in 1980 to about 175,000 today, they are amply fulfilling Iran's expectations. Says a Western diplomat: "Basra is basically inoperable...