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Your kid's first-grade class meets in a portable, a converted science room, or in what used to be th

Last April Fool's Day, Sir Leon Brittan, the European Commission's top trade official, made a speech

Former Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, who died Tuesday at age 77, was the only American to resign th

Corporations spend a mint searching for the right name for their products, but the truth is even the

Bob Dole's drug war strategy promises to take us back to the future. If he wins, George Bush's drug

For pure theater, it's hard to beat last weekend's stage-managed ''declaration of independence'' by

This fall, the attention of the nation's electorate will once again focus on the economy. Federal ta

Many nations have revised their central banking structures over the past five years to achieve great

So who are you going to vote for?It's a tough question to answer. As the final months of the

The Middle East Development Bank, an idea first conceived by former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Pe

As many East Asian economies have gone from strength to strength in recent years, their successes ha

Africa's economic outlook is decidedly mixed, and so is the latest plan for improvement drawn up by

US CIVIL AVIATIONDOESN'T NEED REGULATINGAs Richard C. Leone points out in his article, ''Ref

The White House, in what industry considers a meaningless gesture, is planning to shift export licen

BLAMING VALUJET FOR CRASHIGNORES RESULTS OF PROBELinking the May 11 crash of a ValuJet airli

Chancellor Helmut Kohl has led Germany to reunification and Western Europe to a union. Now, he is fa

In October 1963, when the United States was no more involved in Vietnam than it is now in Iraq, the

The decision to headquarter the world's largest container carrier in London is another major coup fo

Now that P&O Containers and Nedlloyd Lines have announced plans to merge their shipping businesses,

Dockworkers on the East Coast are looking at the proposed wage hikes of their West Coast brethren, a

Are there still bargains to be found at American universities? I believe academic research remains a

In the first years of his presidency, William Jefferson Clinton seemed to understand the importance

India's left-wing government coalition has announced a ''big step'' forward in its economic reforms

Against long odds, Russia is on the rebound. After years of civil war, roaring inflation and endless

TRADE IN LATIN AMERICAREDUCES IMPORT BARRIERSYour Sept. 5 story in The Journal of Commerce (

This is a fascinating book about the Reagan and Bush administrations by one of the few top officials

With the odds stacked against him, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, is quietly testing support among his

Farmland values in developed countries reveal fascinating variations.A recent survey by an i

It's a rare week when an investor survey doesn't land on my desk.These surveys are typically

In the first three months of this year, according to New Product News, some 3,928 new food products

Economists seldom agree on anything, but many are coming to the same conclusion on interest rates: I

It is an article of faith among American consumers that competition makes a difference: Americans in

Early returns of absentee ballots by Bosnian refugees have exceeded all expectations, indicating ne

No one has ever accused long-haul truckers of being overpaid. They are on the road for weeks at a ti

For some artists, writers, musicians, physicians and clergy, the meaning of life lies entirely in th

WTO GASOLINE DECISIONPOSES NO RISK TO CLEAN AIRLori Wallach's letter on behalf of Public Cit

The U.S. government often works at cross purposes. It simultaneously subsidizes the production of to

Politicians in our country are poll happy. Bob Dole pores over all kinds of survey data attempting t

This summer the U.S. Olympic team gave America and the world a dazzling display of talent, teamwork

Libyan leader and ''first engineer'' Col. Moammar Gadhafi has seen his dream fulfilled: A river is f