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[dherblay]

Brad DeLong points out that the Bush administration, bastion of laissez-faire that it is, has announced new tariffs on shrimp imported from China and Vietnam. Bush, of course, has a long history of using trade regulation to political advantage -- I think he's campaigning in Ohio as the workers' friend by mentioning that he imposed tariffs on

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[londonkds]

I suspect some connection to the Medium Lobster.

Oh, and God Hates Figs is better.

A coming dilemma for Bush

[rebekahroxanna]

I finally read part of Tuesday's NYTimes. A Spanish company is drilling some exploratory wells off Cuba. Haliburton is interested. What's Bushie to do? What's more important: his pocketbook or his conservative Cuban supporters in south Florida. Oh,,, false dichotomy: what's more important his business backers or his pocketbook? The good news is I'll be able to go to Cuba sooner than expected.