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India""s Message On Trade

National Journal's Congress Daily | April 7, 2004

Democracy Is In The Streets

The Nation | By Daniel Wilkinson | April 8, 2004 OPENING MEXICO: The Making of a Democracy. By Julia Preston and Samuel Dillon. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 592 pp. $ 30.

Pig Export fight Brews With U.S.

Calgary Herald (Alberta, Canada) | April 9, 2004 An agricultural trade battle between Canada and the United States heated up Thursday, with the U.S. saying it will investigate possible subsidies of imported Canadian pigs and Canada moving to have duties on certain of its wheat exports lifted.

Agriculture Battle Heats Up Between Canada And U.S.

Times Colonist | April 9, 2004 TORONTO (CP) -- An agricultural trade battle between Canada and the United States heated up Thursday, with the United States saying it will investigate possible subsidies of imported Canadian pigs and Canada moving to have duties on certain of its wheat exports lifted.

Ten Years Later; Was NAFTA Oversold?

Grand Forks Herald | By Mikkel Pates | April 6, 2004 The North American Free Trade Agreement is 10 years old. That's something for agriculture to note - even celebrate - but the free trade agreement and others like it have been oversold, said Gene Hugoson, Minnesota commissioner of agriculture.

Departure Of A Native Son

Salon.com | By Amy Kroin | April 6, 2004 Longtime activist Randall Robinson tells his story of the U.S. "coup" against Haiti's Aristide, calls Colin Powell the most dangerous black man alive, and explains why he quit the U.S. for St. Kitts.

US Fails In WTO Challenge In Wheat Case

AAP NEWSFEED | April 7, 2004 The United States has failed to curb Canada's wheat board in a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling, easing fears of a US complaint against Australia's monopoly wheat exporter.

WTO Appeals Panel Upholds Ruling Against EU Anti-Drug-Trafficking Deals

Associated Press Worldstream | By NAOMI KOPPEL | April 7, 2004 A World Trade Organization appeals panel Wednesday upheld a ruling declaring EU trade deals aimed at countering the production of illegal narcotics to be in breach of international law.

Lobbyists Have Taken In $6 Million For Work On Corporate Tax Bills

The Frontrunner | April 7, 2004

Farmers Organization Seeks To Be World-Best Cooperative

THE KOREA HERALD | By Sim Sung-tae | April 7, 2004 Over the last four decades, the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation has strongly supported farmers, rural communities and agriculture by carrying out various businesses such as marketing and supply, banking and credit, and insurance businesses as well as extension and guidance services.