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Mexico Slaps US With Tariff

By the Associated Press

Posted Mar 17, 2009 1:00 AM CDT

(AP) – Mexico said yesterday it will increase tariffs on about 90 US products in retaliation for last week's decision to end a pilot program that allowed some Mexican trucks to transport goods in the United States. The measure will affect about $2.4 billion in trade... Read full story »

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