*  Low quality imports are one major factor driving quite a few industries to seek federal regulation rather than oppose it. Voluntary industry standards mean nothing to foreign companies sending in low quality goods at low prices.  This is a strange change showing turbulence in the views of CEO's these days, which is probably turning many against the current failed trade policies. 

*  The New York Times published two editorials on regulation.  One calling for regulation of all toy imports, with a well financed regulatory agency.  The other editorial is poorly written, comments on the need to regulate all food and goods, focuses upon food, but doesn't really say anything specific.

*  Sherrod Brown, who won the Ohio Senate race on promises to fix trade policy, is calling for labeling of all food. 

*  We are now seeing substandard steel coming in.  This is a major problem.  So far, the story is only in industry publications.  But if someone dies, on a collapsing bridge for example, the whole thing will blow up.

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