ibdeditorial.com - 1/23/2009
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INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY | Posted Thursday, January 22,
2009 4:20 PM PT The Hemisphere: At her Senate
confirmation hearing last week, Hillary Clinton expressed confidence the U.S. alliance with Colombia will always be good, free-trade treaty or not. ...
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laht.com - 1/31/2009
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Caracas, Tuesday February 10,2009 Home | About us
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elcolombiano.com - 1/29/2009
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La solicitud que hizo ayer la coalición uribista
para que el Jefe de Estado se pronuncie antes
de marzo sobre si aspira o no a un tercer período ya no tendrá que esperar más: el presidente Uribe no va por su segunda reelección. EL COLOMBIANO está en ...
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Choices on Free Trade
Sound Politics —
... (n/t: Hot Air ): Although Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe sent a courteous message to welcome President Obama, Colombian officials have grown frustrated in the last two years, warning Democrats their friendship, which has cost them much blood and treasure, had limits. Referring to a rejection of free trade, Colombia's vice president, Francisco Santos, said last year: "Colombia plays such a vital role in the continent for U.S. interests that it would be geostrategic suicide to make a decision like that. I wonder who wants to be the one who loses Colombia like they lost ...
Obama Comes Out Against "Buy American" Provision In So Called "Stimulus" Bill
Ace of Spades HQ —
... a mistake, though, at a time when worldwide trade is declining, for us to start sending a message that somehow were just looking after ourselves and not concerned with world trade. He'll still have to talk the House Democrats down but at least he's on the right side of this. I know the whole 'buy America' with American tax money is emotionally appealing but erecting trade barriers and igniting a trade war would be disastrous. Good for Obama for recognizing this. Now, about that Colombia Free Trade Agreement .
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