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Bold moves halt tariff stalemate, save Lexus brand

U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor, left, jousted with Minister of International Trade and Industry Ryuichi Hashimoto in Geneva over America's proposed 100 percent tariff on imported Japanese luxury cars.
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By:
James B. Treece
October 29, 2007 05:00 AM

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