online.wsj.com - 4/20/2009
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LAURA MECKLER PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad -- President Barack Obama discussed a pending free-trade agreement with his Colombian counterpart Saturday and dispatched his trade representative to discuss U.S. concerns over Colombia's treatment of labor leaders. At the Summit of the Americas in ...
ibdeditorial.com - 4/22/2009
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INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY | Posted Monday, April 20,
2009 4:20 PM PT Trade: Hugo Chavez may have...
gotten a grinning handshake from President Obama in Trinidad. But it was our authentic friend and ally, Colombia, that got substance. The president got ...
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online.wsj.com - 4/24/2009
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Three cheers for President Obama's decision, announced quietly
on Monday, to repudiate a campaign promise and not...
press for new labor and environmental regulations in the North American Free Trade Agreement. The last thing the Western Hemisphere needs ...
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Austan Goolsbee's Vindication
nypost.com - 4/22/2009
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April 28, 2008 HOUSE Speaker Nancy Pelosi has
put US- Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement on the back...
burner - apparently permanently. "The Colombia FTA is dead on arrival," explained Rep. Mike Michaud (D-Maine), co-founder of the House Trade Working ...
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UNIONS' BIG COLOMBIA LIE - New York Post
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Hail Columbia
Fraters Libertas —
If President Obama is looking for an opportunity to tack to the center on the economic front, challenge liberal special interest groups, and show nervous free marketeers that he's more Clinton than Carter, free trade would seem to present an obvious opening. This report on New Movement on Colombia Trade Pact (WSJ sub req) is an encouraging sign: President Barack Obama discussed a pending free-trade agreement with his Colombian counterpart Saturday and dispatched his trade representative to discuss U.S. concerns over Colombia's treatment of labor leaders. At the Summit of the ...
Rediscovering the value of free trade
Betsy's Page —
... . âThe infrastructure portion of the stimulus package was disappointing in that it was less aggressive than other countries and missed an opportunity to correct past underinvestment in U.S. infrastructure,â Caterpillar said in economic commentary with todayâs first-quarter earnings report. However, there are indications that the Colombian Free Trade Agreement that Obama opposed as a Senator and a candidate now has his support to be moved forward. And this will help Colombia as the WSJ explained a year ago when the Democrats were killing the free trade deal. Exhibit A ...
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wizbangblog.com 4/22/2009 — Good on him. He's sticking by our ally President Uribe in Colombia. Investors Business Daily has the details: Hugo Chavez may have gotten a grinning handshake from President Obama in...
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publiusforum.com 4/22/2009 — May 6, 2008 | Filed Under Business , Congress , Democrats/Leftists , Economy/Finances , Foreign Policy , Media Bias , News , Publius Contributor , Unions , Warner Todd Huston | -By Warner Todd Huston The powerful union lobbies in the US have cornered ...
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news.bbc.co.uk 24 days ago — Colombian opposition groups have reacted angrily after details of a controversial military deal with the US were made public. Under the 10-year deal, the US military will not only have access to military bases, but also be able to use major ...
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Obama Opens the Door To Cuba & Closes the Door With Ally Colombia
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com 3/10/2009 — Cuba Si, Colombia No? Chip Bok In 2004, Mr. Obama told an audience at Southern Illinois University that trade with Communist Cuba was a good thing . In April 2008, Barack Obama said that trade with capitalist pro-American Colombia was a bad ...
Unions for Free Trade
online.wsj.com 11/11/2008 — Washington In the bid for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's support for the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, Gustavo Palacio was no match for John Sweeney. Mr. Sweeney, the protectionist president of the AFL-CIO, opposes the FTA. Mr. Palacio, a ...
Pension kickback scrutiny spreads to New Mexico —
Reuters: Politics 4/20/2009
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A firm affiliated with Henry Morris, the former New York state comptroller's top fundraiser, was involved with helping investment firms procure pension fund business in New Mexico as well as New York, a source and one of the firms ...
Kirk to consult with Congress on Colombia trade —
Reuters: Politics 4/20/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration will hold extensive consultations with Congress as it begins talks with Colombia on anti-union violence that has blocked approval of a bilateral free trade pact for more than two years, the top U.S. ...
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