Email Gaffe Leaves Insiders Fuming By Dave Levinthal It’s one letter, but a world of difference between the email fields “bcc” and “cc.” That lesson was learned the hard way when a message – a fundraiser invitation for Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart —was sent today by law firm Becker & Poliakoff and obtained by POLITICO. It…
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Partisan K Streeters Scramble After Party Shift By Bennett Roth The new era of divided government is providing challenges and opportunities for one-party lobbying shops, which have marketed themselves as providing access to party leaders as well as keener insight into their political thinking and strategy. But such shops are also subject to the swings…
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Bill raises cost of global business - Lawmakers find overseas cash to fund border security, state aid By Seth McLaughlin With their usual sources for money drying up, lawmakers on Capitol Hill have started tapping the wallets of foreign workers and international businesses to pay for their pre-election wish list - moves that have put…
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Trade And Immigration Are Not Separate Issues By Stuart Anderson As President Barack Obama attempts to jumpstart immigration legislation, a new controversy is brewing. The reason is many people assume trade and immigration are separate issues. They’re not. Even in the U.S. Congress and at federal agencies, few officials realize that under a trade pact…
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Study Claims Senate Visa Proposals Could Violate GATS, Grassley Objects By Erik Wasson Limitations on visas for highly skilled workers proposed as part of an immigration reform outline that Senate Democrats prepared in April to attract bipartisan support would likely violate U.S. commitments under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and could invite…
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Burnt Rubber: Tire Firms Decry New Tariff By Diana Ransom If you’re in the business of selling tires, you probably received some unwelcome news earlier this month.
A 25% to 35% tariff on passenger and light truck tires imported from China went into effect on Sept. 26, and is set to expire after three…
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Tire Tariff Has K Street Players Mobilizing By Kate Ackley A recent decision by the Obama administration to impose new tariffs on Chinese-made tires has put the lobbying organizations for several industries in overdrive. Groups that represent food and farm interests, retailers and certain exporters say they fear the tire matter may be just the…
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China may appeal tire tariff case to WTO By Si Tingting China "strongly opposes" US President Barack Obama's decision to introduce punitive tariffs on tire imports from China and may refer the case to the World Trade Organization, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said Saturday. The imposition of the new tariffs not only violated rules…
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