Aug 18, 2010

Mexico to expand tariffs on more US produce

Mexico expanded the list of U.S. products subject to retaliatory tariffs as it steps up pressure on Washington to settle a long-running dispute that has kept Mexican long-haul trucks off U.S. roads. The government of President Felipe Calderon was infuriated last year when U.S. lawmakers voted to cancel funding for a a pilot begun under U.S. President George W. Bush allowing long-haul Mexican trucks to circulate in the United States.

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