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Dear Readers,
                            The following is the article dated Sept the
24th.I thought you might have overlooked it.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Julien Moe
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Bay State law against Burma lands in court
Boston Globe; Boston, Mass.; Sep 24, 1998; Associated Press; 

Sub Title: 
          [City Edition]
Start Page: 
          C6
ISSN: 
          07431791

Abstract:
The state's right to impose sanctions on companies doing business with Burma
was challenged in US District Court yesterday, the first challenge of its
kind in
federal court.

Full Text:
Copyright Boston Globe Newspaper Sep 24, 1998


THU

The state's right to impose sanctions on companies doing business with Burma was
challenged in US District Court yesterday, the first challenge of its kind
in federal court.

A trade group representing US multinational corporations brought the first
constitutional
challenge to the 1996 law, which forbids Massachusetts from contracting with
companies
that trade with the military regime governing Burma, also known as Myanmar.

The National Foreign Trade Council's aim is to eliminate all local
government sanctions,
according to its president, Frank Kittredge.

An estimated 30 local governments, from Takoma Park, Md., to Alameda County,
Calif.,
have passed laws banning purchases from companies doing business in Burma.

In US District Court yesterday, council attorney Timothy Dyk said the group
does not
support the current regime in Burma. Nevertheless, said Dyk: "The central
question is
whether Massachusetts can make its own foreign policy."

He argued the US Constitution only gives the federal government that right.