A global trade ruling against U.S. steel tariffs puts White House in a Mess WASHINGTON - A global trade ruling against U.S. steel tariffs Monday put the White House in the middle of a political and economic squeeze play as President Bush weighs the sanctions' fate - and his re-election prospects. Supporters and opponents of the three-year tariffs shelled the White House with arguments over whether to keep the sanctions in place in the face of a new World Trade Organization ruling declaring them illegal. The European Union has threatened $2.2 billion in retaliatory sanctions if the tariffs, imposed in...