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Taking Health Care Off The Table

The Toronto Star | By Carol Goar | November 3, 2003 Roy Romanow's health-care blueprint is about to be put to its second big test. It still hasn't passed Test #1.

Sugar, Citrus At Odds With Bush

The Miami Herald | By PETER WALLSTEN | November 3, 2003 Listeners to Spanish-language radio in South Florida tuned in last week to hear a surprising political ad aired by the state's sugar makers.

Citrus Industry Fears For Survival

The Miami Herald | By NANCY SAN MARTIN AND RICHARD BRAND | November 2, 2003 The oranges that weigh branches down on row after row of trees as far as the eye can see make a beautiful sight. But immersed in the intoxicating scent of citrus is a death threat to Florida's signature industry.

UN Alarmed At Slow Rate Of Third World Development

Agence France Presse | By GERALDINE AMIEL | October 31, 2003 Eighteen months after an international summit on financing Third World development and slashing world poverty, the United Nations Thursday deplored the stagnating pace of progress.

Drug Makers Hope To Profit From WTO Decision On Medications

Drug Week | October 31, 2003 Inside a laboratory in Brazil's coffee-growing region, scientists painstakingly replicate brand name drugs and oversee mass production of cheap copies to treat ailments ranging from Parkinson disease to AIDS.

Farm Subsidies Seen As Central To FTAA

The Miami Herald | By JANE BUSSEY | October 29, 2003 Only if the United States makes major concessions on the politically charged issue of farm subsidies will the Western Hemisphere be able to craft a Free Trade Area of the Americas, several leading regional trade analysts agreed Tuesday.

The U.S.""S Blunt Message To China

The International Herald Tribune | By Chris Buckley | October 29, 2003 China's relatively unfettered access to American markets may be jeopardized if it fails to move more swiftly to open its markets to American goods and services, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Donald Evans, warned on Tuesday.

Foley Urges Protection For Agriculture During Trade Talks

Palm Beach Post (Florida) By SUSAN SALISBURY | October 28, 2003 Florida agriculture is an economic powerhouse for the state that cannot be sacrificed in the upcoming negotiations for the Free Trade Area of the Americas, U.S. Rep. Mark Foley said Monday.

Finance Ministers From 20 Rich And Poor Nations Look For Ways To Help World Economy

Associated Press | By TRACI CARL | October 24, 2003 Finance officials from twenty rich and poor nations are looking for ways to revitalize the sluggish global economy and to get world trade talks back on track.

A Regional Barrier To Free Trade? ; Geographical Groupings Hinder Global Pact, WTO Chief Says

The International Herald Tribune | By Thomas Crampton | October 24, 2003 The failure of trade talks in Cancun, Mexico, last month has prompted headline-grabbing politicians to jeopardize free trade by moving toward rival regional trade groupings, the head of the World Trade Organization said in an interview from Geneva on Thursday.