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Published 11/11/2008 at Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Aides to President-elect Barack Obama distanced themselves on Tuesday from reports that President George W. Bush had pressed Obama to back a free trade deal with Colombia in exchange for help for the struggling automobile industry.
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