Gatt Fight

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Rebecca Davis reports on a ruling by a panel of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade against a US ban on the importation of dolphin-“unfriendly” tuna. Mexico had challenged the ban as a form of protectionism. Some environmentalists worry that the ruling threatens to undermine a host of other international environmental initiatives.

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