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WTO Upholds U.S. Law in Banana Case

Associated Press In a ruling stemming from a dispute with the European Union over banana imports, the World Trade Organization on today upheld a U.S. law that punishes other countries for violating global trade rules.:

Beyond Seattle

Published in Seattle & Beyond by the Alliance for Sustainable Jobs and the Environment, Vol. 2, No. 1. The recent World Trade Organization Ministerial talks in Seattle failed largely because the negotiation process was undemocratic.  It was the first time where the developing nations stood fast against the trade agenda of the economic superpowers.

Reconvening WTO Ministerial Meeting Will Take Some Time, EU Official Says

International Trade Reporter Volume 16 Number 49 Thursday, December 16, 1999 Page 2027 ISSN 1523-2816 World News WTO Reconvening WTO Ministerial Meeting Will Take Some Time, EU Official Says

U.S., EU Summit Meeting on Dec. 15 Postponed Because of Mideast Peace Talks

Volume 16 Number 49 Thursday, December 16, 1999 Page 2025 ISSN 1523-2816 Europe European Union U.S., EU Summit Meeting on Dec. 15 Postponed Because of Mideast Peace Talks The summit meeting between the United States and the European Union originally scheduled to be held in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 15 has been postponed until later in the week, officials said Dec. 10.

Yale Student among WTO Protestors

ABC NewsWire | December 8, 1999

CORN GROWERS SAY FAILURE TO REACH WTO AGREEMENT IS GOOD NEWS FOR FAMILY FARMERS

CORN GROWERS SAY FAILURE TO REACH WTO AGREEMENT IS GOOD NEWS FOR FAMILY FARMERS Real WTO Agenda Was To Eliminate Farm Programs

Skewered in Seattle: Fringe Protesters at Center of Global Mainstream

Skewered in Seattle Fringe Protesters at Center of Global Mainstream By JOHN MICKLETHWAIT, ADRIAN WOOLDRIDGE

Embattled police chief resigns

Embattled police chief resigns SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER Tuesday, December 7, 1999 By KIMBERLY A.C. WILSON Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper says he is resigning and that he takes full responsibility for the riots that disrupted the World Trade Organization meeting and brought chaos to the city's streets.

A Whiff of Democracy in Seattle

A Whiff of Democracy in Seattle By Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman Democracy was certainly in the streets of Seattle last week, and a whiff -- perhaps carried by teargas -- even made it into the convention center where trade ministers from the World Trade Organization (WTO) member states met.

WTO flop - another Clinton foreign policy fiasco

WTO flop - another Clinton foreign policy fiasco AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE Tuesday, December 7 1:23 AM SGT WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (AFP) - The White House rejected charges Monday the WTO collapse marked another blow to President Bill Clinton's foreign policies amid growing charges that Washington is failing in its world leadership role.

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