By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) is an independent, bi-partisan, quasi-judicial, federal agency of the United States that provides trade expertise to both the legislative and executive branches. Further, the agency determines the impact of imports on U.S. industries and directs actions against certain unfair trade practices, such as subsidies, dumping, patent, trademark, and copyright infringement. - Source: Wikipedia

A federal trade panel found China responsible Wednesday for harming the U.S. solar panel industry, clearing the final hurdle for U.S. attempts to impose steep tariffs on Chinese solar companies.

Get ready to hear about the family farm. It's time, once again, for Congress to plow through a renewal of the nation's agricultural policy.

Congressional Republicans are debating whether the GOP conference ban on earmarks and limited tariff relief applies to "miscellaneous tariff bills," or MTBs. These bills reduce or eliminate import duties on certain manufactured goods that can't be bought domestically.
A judge for the U.S. International Trade Commission has ruled that Apple infringed a patent held by Motorola and dismissed the rest of Motorola's claims.

Our political parties remain locked in fierce debate over whether the U.S. economic recovery should be financed by increased tax revenues or cuts in government spending. With the presidential campaign in high gear, there is little reason for optimism that this ideological logjam will be broken soon.

Beleaguered Eastman Kodak Co. said Tuesday that it has realigned and simplified its business structure in an effort to cut costs, rebuild shareholder value and accelerate its long-drawn-out digital transformation.
Eastman Kodak Co. said Tuesday that it is realigning and simplifying its business to cut costs, accelerate its digital transformation and boost its share price. The shares shot up 50 percent but remained at just 60 cents.
A federal agency is siding with Apple and ordering an import ban on HTC phones that infringe on a patent belonging to the iPhone maker.
A U.S. arbiter for trade disputes is delaying a ruling on Eastman Kodak Co.'s high-stakes patent-infringement claim against smartphone makers Apple Inc. and Research in Motion Ltd.
A federal agency is siding with Apple and ordering an import ban on HTC phones that infringe on a patent belonging to the iPhone maker.

Political strife is looming as South Korea's largest opposition party is demanding a partial renegotiation of a free-trade deal approved last week by the U.S. Congress after a long delay.

Political strife is looming as South Korea's largest opposition party is demanding a partial renegotiation of a free trade deal approved this week by the U.S. Congress after a long delay.
With federal debt piling up by the trillions and the "recovery" stuck in neutral, policymakers in Washington should focus on two overriding objectives: to shrink the public sector and grow the private sector. Trade legislation working its way through Congress offers an opportunity to advance both goals.
Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp. is accusing Apple Inc. of violating three patents covering smartphones and other technologies, the latest round in an ongoing dispute between the two companies.
Eastman Kodak Co. on Wednesday said that it's looking at ways to turn 1,100 patents on digital imaging into ready money, perhaps through a sale.