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U.S. Imposes Tariff on Canada Wood

By: KATHERINE PFLEGERAP, AP Online | WASHINGTON, The Bush administration said Wednesday it would impose another tariff on Canadian lumber after finding Canada is dumping its wood on the United States at artifically low prices.

Apple Farming Near the End: Maine""s Struggling Apple Farmers Look to Congress for Help

Portland Press Herald | October 29, 2001 | BY: BART JANSEN Staff Writer

New WTO Round

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Multilateral Versus Regional Trade Accords-- Rivals Or...

By: KATE MILLAR Agence France Presse GENEVA, The multilateral trading system is under pressure as the drift towards regional trade agreements picks up speed, adding weight to calls for a new round of global trade liberalisation negotiations.

EU to Give Developing Countries More Access on Textiles to Gain Support for Trade Round

International Trade Daily | October 29, 2001 | By Daniel Pruzin GENEVA--The European Union is preparing to offer new concessions to developing countries for market access on their textile and clothing exports in an apparent bid to win their support for a broad trade round.

Hoping to Broaden the Trade Dialogue; Q&A with Mike Moore

International Herald Tribune | October 29, 2001 | By Alan Friedman

FTAA (Free Trade in the Americas) Is a Threat, Warns Nobel Laureate

Inter Press Service | October 29, 2001 | by Kintto Lucas QUITO - Free trade in the Americas will not benefit the Latin American or Caribbean nations as long as the United States refuses to lift its import barriers, warns US economist Joseph Stiglitz, a winner of this year's Nobel Prize for economics.

Debate Revs Up Over Fast-track Trade Measures

By: David R. Francis The Christian Science Monitor Presidential trade representative Robert Zoellick last week called for the House of Representatives to set a date for a vote on "fast track" legislation. "The eyes of the world will be on Congress," he said. But getting what is now called Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) won't be easy.

EU Calls For ""Flexibility"" at Doha WTO Conference

BY: ROBERT MACPHERSON Agence France Presse LUXEMBOURG, The European Union spelled out Monday its objectives for the WTO ministerial conference that opens November 9 in Doha, saying it wants to see "flexibility" from all sides and a better break for the developing world.