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... level-decision making body) which meets at least once every two years. Protesting by environmental groups, labor advocacy groups, farmers, and many other interest groups marred a conference held in Seattle, Washington, November 30 to December 3, 1999. These protests became violent at times and local law enforcement officials responded by introducing curfews and calling in the National Guard. Tear gas was used ... ...
... about it. An industry that once epitomised free market now relies on financial support and trade protection from the state and has developed one of the noisiest lobby groups in Washington. This dependency left the industry either unable or unwilling to react to the change that has shaken up the steel industry since the beginning of the 1990s. The collapse of ... ...