Melting Pot
Sep 18, 2009 | 07:31 AM
|
Flying with No. 2
Sen. Arlen Specter (D., Pa.) worked to bend the ear of Vice President Joe Biden—on Labor Day, appropriately—about the need for trade sanctions against imports of Chinese tires. Needlessly, as it turned out. Speaking at the AFL-CIO convention in Pittsburgh, Specter said he was on a long flight with Biden on Air Force Two "and I filled Joe's ears with the issue of sanctions against Chinese tires. Frankly, I didn't have to. Vice President Biden was all set to go." A few days later, President Obama approved an additional 35-percent tariff on the tires effective Sept. 26. While many in steel will be heartened to hear the vice president's stance on the trade case, Pot also took an interest in the airplane. Air Force Two doesn't get....
To access AMM's full content, please log in below. If you do not have an AMM account, we invite you to take a free trial or subscribe below.
Already a registered amm.com user?
Access to amm.com editorial content is granted only to paid subscribers and trialists. If you do not have an active account in your own name, please either subscribe or take a trial and you will have instant access to amm.com content. Sharing your login credentials with individuals who are not subscribers represents a violation of AMM copyright.
Every morning, every minute — no matter how often you follow the markets, there's an AMM subscription to fit your needs.
Subscribe Now
Click Here
Not sure if you are ready to invest in a subscription right now? Take a free, no-obligation trial. Start your free trial today.
Take a Free trial
Click Here