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No sugarcoating this giveaway
Publication — The Chicago Tribune Date — April 14, 2012 Website — www.chicagotribune.com When lawmakers with a stake in Big Sugar talk about the federal program that props up their pet industry, they invariably sugarcoat the bitter facts. Consider this wad of marshmallow from U.S. Sen.Kent Conrad, the North Dakota Democrat whose state is a [...]
U.S. Risks Missing Boom in Russia
Publication — The Wall Street Journal Author — By Sudeep Reddy Date — April 6, 2012 Website — http://online.wsj.com Russia is on the cusp of joining the World Trade Organization after a two-decade journey, a landmark move to integrate the emerging economy into the international trading system. There’s one problem for U.S. companies: They may [...]
Mr. President: It’s Time to Ask For (and Receive) Trade Promotion Authority
In its just-released 2012 Trade Policy Agenda, the Obama administration took credit for recent accomplishments, such as completing a free-trade agreement with South Korea, which went into force last week. It also looked forward to future possibilities, such as finishing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a pact that would improve the economic ties of the Pacific [...]
Fade in China, Made in America
Publication — The Wall Street Journal Author(s) — By Tom Orlik and Justin Lahart Date — March 9, 2012 Website — http://online.wsj.com A slower China will dent global growth, but it could give the U.S. a boost. The world has become accustomed to stellar growth from China buoying global demand. The big winners have been [...]
White House wants trade promotion authority: Kirk
Reuters February 29, 2012 By Doug Palmer (Reuters) – The Obama administration plans to ask Congress this year to renew White House “trade promotion authority” so it can finish talks on an Asia Pacific trade pact and pursue other possible initiatives, the top U.S. trade official said on Wednesday. “We’ve got to have it,” U.S. [...]
Kirk set to talk trade on Capitol Hill
The Hill (On The Money Blog) February 22, 2012 By Vicki Needham The top U.S. trade official will chat with lawmakers next week about this year’s busy agenda. U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk will testify before the House Ways and Means Committee next Wednesday on the Obama administration’s trade policy as negotiations continue on the [...]
Ron Kirk: US to tackle hefty trade agenda
The Hill’s On The Money blog January 27, 2012 By Vicki Needham U.S. trade officials are expecting to cut a wide swath through a broad trade agenda this year, all probably before Congress leaves town in August. U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk has three major issues on his agenda — implementing the three free-trade agreements [...]
Brazilian Forestry Bill Splits Nation
The Wall Street Journal December 6, 2011 By JOHN LYONS Original Source SAÕ PAULO, Brazil–The country’s Senate passed a controversial forestry bill sought by the powerful growers and ranchers of the country’s vast interior–and opposed by activists who say it would quicken illegal deforestation in the Amazon forest and other wilds. The new forest code [...]
TPP Needs TPA
In Australia last week, President Obama sounded like a gambler: “Let there be no doubt,” he said. “In the Asia-Pacific in the 21st century, the United States of America is all in.” Who can blame him for using a poker term? A couple of years ago, he placed a big bet, promising that American [...]
Obama seeks authority to make Pacific trading pacts
The Washington Times By Tim Devaney October 27, 2011 www.washingtontimes.com Original Source Buoyed by success of recent free-trade deals The Obama administration is hoping to build on the momentum of recent free-trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama as attention turns to the Trans-Pacific Partnership and trade promotion authority. “We are not stopping there,” [...]
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