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Sowing New Hope; Farmers Look to Next Federal Bill to End Continuing Need for Emergency Assistance

The Dallas Morning News | August 1, 2001 | By Steven H. Lee WALL, Texas - On another in a long string of searing 100-degree days here in the Concho Valley outside San Angelo, the prospect of continuing drought is filling farmers with a sense of dread.

Don""t Compromise Health, Safety for NAFTA

Chicago Tribune | Op-Ed | August 6, 2001 | Sen. Richard J. Durbin, (D-Ill) I am responding to your recent editorial regarding Mexican trucks. I can specifically recall during the debate on NAFTA--which I voted for--asking whether such an agreement would require the United States to compromise any of our health or safety standards.

Walking the Trade Tightrope, Confidently

New York Times | August 5, 2001 | By RICHARD W. STEVENSON WASHINGTON - Robert B. Zoellick, the United States trade representative, is an optimistic guy. He needs to be, given the difficulties he faces in pushing the free-trade agenda of the Bush administration.

Cairns Group Sets Timetable for Export Subsidies Elimination

Inside US Trade | August 3, 2001 | Vol. 19, No. 31 The Cairns group of agricultural exporters last week proposed the elimination of all industrialized nations' agricultural export subsidies four years after the implementation of a new agriculture agreement, but left unsaid how long after the conclusion of negotiations the implementation date will be.

Brazil to Raise U.S. Ag Subsidies Before WTO

Xinhua News Agency | August 03, 2001 BRASILIA, (Xinhua via COMTEX) - The Brazilian government will file a complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO) against the increase in U.S. agricultural subsidies, authorities said.

Lack of ""Fast Track"" Clout Dilutes Bush""s Trade Role

Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) | August 2, 2001 | By Holger Jensen "Fast track" or "wrong track?" Lawmakers haven't even begun that argument before their summer recess, which leaves President Bush without the authority to negotiate new trade agreements unfettered by congressional oversight.

USDA Official Urges Trade Reform to Help U.S. Agriculture

(Says export programs can expand global market share) August 1, 2001 (with an introduction from Office of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State)

Congress Poised to Shell Peanut Quota System, Replace It with Market Loans

Associated Press | July 29, 2001 | By JEFFREY McMURRAY, Associated Press Writer Many peanut farmers figured Alabama Rep. Terry Everett would be their knight in shining armor, a defender of the 60-year-old quota system against those wanting to end it.

Bush Fails to Win Support on Hill for "Fast Track" Trade

New York Times | July 31, 2001 | By David Stout WASHINGTON - In a disappointment for President Bush, his Republican allies in the House today abandoned their attempts, at least for now, to give him broad authority to negotiate trade agreements around the world.

WTO Members Remain Divided over Scope of Doha Talks; Farm Trade at Issue

By Ravi Kanth