61.   The U.S. International Trade Commission ruled last October that subsidized steel imports from abroad have hurt American steel companies.

62.   United Steelworkers of America spokesman Gary Hubbard said the data prove that imposing tariffs was a decision that will benefit the American steel industry.

63.   U.S. Commerce Secretary Don Evans on Wednesday defended newly imposed steel tariffs as necessary to protect American steel workers.

64.   U.S. Steel, like other American steel makers, has been struggling recently, saying unfairly traded foreign imports are hurting business.

65.   Russia may benefit from further exclusions to restrictive American steel tariffs, soon to be announced in Washington, the US Deputy Secretary of Commerce William Lash said Wednesday.