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Jim Landers

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03/14/2010

Companies caught in the middle of U.S.-Mexico trucking dispute

A trucker waits for customs agents to search his vehicle at the Otay Mesa Customs.
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After a year of trade sanctions that U.S. companies complain are draining away cash and jobs, the long battle over whether Mexico's trucks should be allowed on U.S. highways rolls on.

03/04/2010

Ron Kirk outlines trade policies to Senate
Trade Representative Ron Kirk tried to assure senators Wednesday that trade deals and trade enforcement are central to the Obama administration's goal of doubling exports in five years.

02/11/2010

D.C.'s snowy setting worthy of 'Zhivago'
WASHINGTON – These are our Zhivago days.

02/10/2010

Panel warns Congress of untenable fiscal path
Lawmakers were warned Tuesday that government debt in the United States could drag down the economy and push the country into a debt crisis like the one now gripping Western Europe.

02/05/2010

Administration pushing higher U.S. exports, Commerce secretary says
The Obama administration's goal of doubling U.S. exports over the next five years will rely mainly on federal promotional efforts rather than lowering the value of the dollar or hammering the Chinese to lift their currency, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said Thursday.

01/17/2010

As federal budget bleeds its reddest, deficit-reduction refrain of Gramm, others still heard
When the ink on the federal balance sheet is red all over, somewhere a Texan is sounding the alarm.

11/20/2009

Executives: U.S. wind-power blade plant planned
Executives at Dallas-based Tang Energy, a partner in a Chinese wind-power blade manufacturing plant, say they are planning a factory in the United States to capture some of the resurgent U.S. market for renewable energy.

11/17/2009

Dallas investor, Chinese partners propose U.S. wind turbine plant
Dallas investor Cappy McGarr said Tuesday his Chinese partners in a $1.5 billion West Texas wind energy farm have agreed to build a turbine manufacturing plant in the United States.

10/15/2009

House panel focuses on deceptive health insurance practices
Much of the discussion at Thursday's hearing dealt with deceptive sales practices that left consumers unaware of the inadequacies of their health insurance policies.
Special report: The Cost of Care

10/08/2009

Texas health care ranked 46th in nation
Health care in Texas ranks among the worst in the nation, dragged down by large numbers of uninsured and by the nation's most porous safety net, according to a scorecard and analysis released Thursday by the health care-oriented Commonwealth Fund.

09/27/2009

No country has perfect system, but there are lessons to learn
Tackling the high cost of health care is politically bruising and difficult work around the world. Among developed countries, only the Norwegians rival our level of spending. The French wrestle with rising costs every year. The Canadians are searching for a better model, and have had their eyes on France. But for all their troubles, the French and the Canadians – two bogeymen in the American reform debate – spend much less and live longer than we Americans.

06/16/2009

Dallas-based Mary Kay, others oppose U.S.-Mexico truck tariffs

Juana Reyna inspects freshly made lipstick at Mary Kay’s Dallas factory, whose output includes exports for Mexico. The company says it’s paying $450,000 a month in tariffs and taxes on products sent to its fourth-largest market.
JIM MAHONEY/DMN
Juana Reyna inspects freshly made lipstick at Mary Kay’s Dallas factory, whose output includes exports for Mexico.

Mexican trucks are not welcome on U.S. highways, and Mexico reciprocates, despite a 15-year-old agreement to clear the problem up. The long trade fight led in March to $2.4 billion in Mexican tariffs on U.S. exports. Dallas-based Mary Kay, for instance, says the tariffs are costing it $450,000 a month.


05/21/2009

Senator says health insurance plan won't cover illegal immigrants
Health care reforms that aim to insure every American won’t provide insurance for illegal immigrants and may not address the cost to state and local governments for providing medical care to this large group of the uninsured, Senate Finance Committee chairman Max Baucus, D-Mt., said Thursday.

05/18/2009

Is French health system a model for U.S.?
As America seeks a better way to provide medical care, France offers an example of a system where everyone has government-provided, basic health insurance – citizens and immigrants alike.
Video: Texans discuss health care in France
Link: A look at health care systems around the world

03/28/2009

Obama, soldiers of like minds on Afghans' needs, writer Jim Landers says
WASHINGTON – A lot of the desert wisdom of American soldiers can be found in the Obama administration's new White Paper on Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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