U.S. free trade agreements locked in limbo

By Laurel Adams

The number of bilateral and regional free trade agreements has been increasing worldwide, but the U.S. has been sitting on three

Overview: The black market in bluefin

Along the Mediterranean coast of France, in the city of Montpellier, prosecutors are quietly putting on trial an ancient French tradition —

Excerpts from this story referencing "France":

"… s on BBC World News on November 6-7, 2010. …"

"… urants from New York to Tokyo. The still-secret proceedings accuse some of France’s most prominent fishing masters of illegally catching several hundred t …"

"… y were part of a culture that manipulated national catch figures to shield France’s bluefin fishing industry from international scrutiny. They charge that …"

"… In fact, in what has become one of the world’s most notorious fisheries, France is just one player — and there’s plenty of blame to go around.As regul …"

The climate change lobby explosion

By Marianne Lavelle

Will thousands of lobbyists imperil action on global warming?
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The climate lobby's nonstop growth

By Marianne Lavelle

Makers of sneakers, blue jeans, and computer network servers joined forces late last fall and vowed a bigger push in Congress on climate cha

FBI tracked alleged Russian mob ties of Giuliani campaign supporter

By Knut Royce

WASHINGTON, December 14, 1999 — The Center for Public Integrity is investigating how billions of dollars of allegedly corrupted money from t

Part III: Bluefin, Inc.

By Marina Walker Guevara and Martin Foster

Mount Fuji rises across the bay from the 16th century port of Shimizu — a sight fit for a post card. The town has seen better days — its bus
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Bradley was driving force behind biggest tax giveaway

January 6, 2000 — Democratic presidential candidate Bill Bradley laid out his plans for tax reform on Jan. 4, attacking corporate tax shelte

Excerpts from this story referencing "Steel":

"… ct. In researching the articles, reporters Donald L. Bartlett and James B. Steele contacted every member of the House Ways and Means Committee and the Sena …"

Mapiripan: A shortcut to hell

By María Cristina Caballero

BOGOTA, July 28, 1997 — A paramilitary incursion from July 14 to 20 this year by private armed groups that combat guerrilla forces has made

Marc Rich inquiry highlights strange bedfellows

By Josey Ballenger

WASHINGTON, March 9, 2001 — Buried in the furor over former President Clinton's pardon of Marc Rich is the role the fugitive commodities tra

Commentary: Lawsuit against Clean Air Act by members of Congress

By Curtis Moore

WASHINGTON, September 5, 2000 — For nearly a quarter-century, almost since the very day of his swearing in as a U.S. senator, Utah Republica

Excerpts from this story referencing "Steel":

"… lawsuit. He also lobbied from January 1, 1996, to July 1, 1997, for Geneva Steel, a Provo, Utah, firm that emits a prodigious amount of the air pollutants …"

"… nal Association of Manufacturers, the American Petroleum Institute, Geneva Steel, the National Mining Association, and the American Automobile Manufacturer …"

"… Gray was involved with the coalition in part because of his client Geneva Steel, an independent Steel maker located just outside Salt Lake City. Headed by …"

"… ministrator for air and radiation during the Reagan administration, Geneva Steel was threatened by the proposed rules because its World War II-vintage faci …"

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