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...economy. Now he seems ready to take his boldest step of all. Bush Administration officials disclosed last week that Mexico will consider negotiating a free-trade agreement with the U.S. Though the Government has agreed to a similar pact with Canada, reaching an accord with Mexico may prove much tougher. Mexicans fear the arrangement would threaten their autonomy, while American workers are worried that it could trigger a flood of cheap labor into the U.S. Even so, a free- trade accord has appeal, since it could lead to a North American common market at a time when Europe is forging...
...thing to do is to look at it in relation to economic conditions. When times get tougher, people get desparate," Carbone said...
...could make it harder for turnaround artists to profit from troubled companies. One call for reform came from James Queenan Jr., a U.S. bankruptcy judge for Massachusetts, who termed the wave of 1980s buyouts "the greatest demonstration of greed that I have seen in my lifetime." Queenan testified that tougher restrictions on bankrupt companies "would present a major deterrent to abuses" by discouraging firms from irresponsibly loading up on debt and then enjoying court protection...
Harvard's prestigious name may have allowed it to maintain a quality student body despite the smaller pool. Nonetheless, even Harvard officials admit it's getting tougher and tougher to attract qualified applicants...
...What do you do?" Koch asked. "Be tougher," he answered. In addition to crowding prisoners into jails, Koch's crime program included executing wholesale drug sellers, turning closed army camps into prisons and setting up drug prisons in deserts...