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Obama wants to reopen NAFTA but keep trade flowing | Markets
(In U.S. dollars unless noted) By Randall Palmer OTTAWA, Feb 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he still wants to reopen the North American Free Trade Agreement, despite a warning from Canada that this would be a mistake, but he said he did not want to end up curbing ...
Obama arrives in Ottawa
Obama arrives in Ottawa
cbc.ca — Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean welcomed U.S. President Barack Obama to Canada Thursday for his first foreign trip... since taking office in what is being billed as a six-hour no-nonsense working visit with Prime Minister Stephen Harper. (more) Obama arrives in Ottawa
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thestar.com — English-language transcript of a news conference held Thursday, Feb. 19 by U.S. President Barack Obama and Prime... Minister Stephen Harper, as released by the White House press secretary's office. PRESIDENT OBAMA: Hello, good afternoon. PRIME MINISTER ... (more) Canada | Transcript: Obama-Harper press conference
Hero's welcome on the Hill | Canada | News
winnipegsun.com — Gallery Image U.S. President Barack Obama (L) talks with Canadian Governor General Michaelle Jean (R) after arriving... in Ottawa Feb. 19, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young 19th February 2009, 9:12am Gallery Image President Barack Obama is saluted by a Royal ... (more) Hero's welcome on the Hill | Canada | News
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RedState: Conservative News and CommunityThese people: U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he still wants to reopen the North American Free Trade Agreement, despite a warning from Canada that this would be a mistake, but he said he did not want to end up curbing trade. In an interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corp, shortly before his visit to Ottawa on Thursday, Obama also declined to characterize oil from Canada’s vast oil sands region as “dirty oil” which should somehow be curtailed. Obama had alarmed Canada during the Democratic primaries last ...

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A Chequer-Board of Nights and DaysThese people : U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he still wants to reopen the North American Free Trade Agreement, despite a warning from Canada that this would be a mistake, but he said he did not want to end up curbing trade. In an interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corp, shortly before his visit to Ottawa on Thursday, Obama also declined to characterize oil from Canada's vast oil sands region as "dirty oil" which should somehow be curtailed. Obama had alarmed Canada during the Democratic primaries last year when he advocated renegotiating NAFTA, and ...

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Source: [b]Reuters[/b] Wed Feb 18, 2009 2:00am GMT OTTAWA, Feb 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he still wants to reopen the North American Free Trade Agreement, despite a warning from Canada that this would be a mistake, but he said he did not want to end up ...
Obama will focus on trade in CanadaL.A. Times - Politics
Campaigning in rust-belt Ohio during last year's Democratic primaries, Barack Obama promised to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, despised by organized labor. But as he prepares for a seven-hour visit to Canada on Thursday, his ...
Obama taking pro-trade message to Canada (AP)Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - President Barack Obama heads to Canada on Thursday with a decidedly pro-trade message, hoping to reassure an enormously valuable partner that the U.S. is not pulling back even as it enforces new "Buy American" language and considers ...