91.   The first shoe to drop could well be counter-retaliation by Japan, where officials met last week to discuss imposing their own punitive tariffs.

92.   The dispute escalated last week as the United States announced plans to impose punitive tariffs on targeted European goods.

93.   The European Union has formally started dispute procedures in the World Trade Organization against the United States over the imposition of punitive tariffs on imported steel.

94.   The European Union said Tuesday it is days away from announcing measures to protect its steel companies following the U.S. decision to impose punitive tariffs on imports.

95.   The European Union threat to retaliate in June for the punitive tariffs Bush recently imposed against steel imports is still on the table.

96.   The European Union Thursday warned the United States over its unilateral decision to resort to punitive tariffs against Japan, arguing the World Trade Organization should solve such disputes.

97.   The dollar rose against the yen Wednesday as the market reacted little to U.S. plans to impose punitive tariffs on Japanese cars.

98.   The European Union moved Wednesday toward retaliating against U.S. products following the punitive tariffs on imported steel imposed by the United States.

99.   The House this year will consider whether to reject the punitive tariffs on imported steel imposed by President George W. Bush.

100.   The legislation instructs the government to set up a system for distributing punitive tariff money to companies and farmers that prove they were harmed by illegally low prices.