Must Decline as China Returns to Former Greatness Democrats' Trade Plan Needs More Work Defense Offsets are Spreading Protectionism Across Commercial Sectors Treasury Secretary Paulson Still Sees His Mission as Building Up China's Economy GAO Report:: Uncoordinated Federal Technology Policies Put Nation At Risk A New Approach to Budget and Trade Deficts. Must Decline as China Returns to Former Greatness Democrats' Trade Plan Needs More Work Defense Offsets are Spreading Protectionism...

Last week (April 12) the Canadian Pork Council (CPC), Canada Pork International (CPI), and the Canadian Meat Council (CMC), forwarded a joint letter to federal agriculture minister Chuck Strahl and other key ministers outlining the dire situation facing both Canadian pork producers and processors and calling for action on several fronts. Canada s pork industry is appealing to the federal government to assist in addressing long and short term competitiveness issues in light of challenges...

It was cowardly -- and dishonest, sleazy and appalling -- for Granholm to choose that venue to angrily announce a school aid cut of $125 per pupil and put the blame on Republican lawmakers for not being willing to raise taxes on struggling Michigan families. It was cowardly -- and dishonest, sleazy and appalling -- for Granholm to choose that venue to angrily announce a school aid cut of $125 per pupil and put the blame on Republican lawmakers for not being willing to raise taxes on...

Hope those farmers aren't kicking themselves too hard when they're losing acres and acres of $6 corn being eaten up by corn borer because they gave up their access to crop protection. Note: All views and opinions expressed in reader comments are solely those of the individual submitting the comment, and not those of the Pantagraph or its staff. If the interenational efforts succeed in slowing the climate changes we're undergoing now a side effect could be a lot of disbelievers will...

She has always seemed so deeply, unwaveringly urban: the kind of person who takes comfort in the sound of sirens and rattling lorries, who breathes in the morning stench of over-loaded dustbin and traffic pollution, and simply thinks: 'Yum! Another day, another dollar. She has always seemed so deeply, unwaveringly urban: the kind of person who takes comfort in the sound of sirens and rattling lorries, who breathes in the morning stench of over-loaded dustbin and traffic pollution, and...