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Harvesting Poverty; The Fabric of Lubbock""s Life

New York Times | October 19, 2003 Lubbock is a rock-solid, conservative kind of place, located where northwest Texas meets the southernmost part of the great American plains. Its citizens like to think of themselves as self-reliant straight talkers. It seems strange, then, to think of this region as a sprawling welfare case.

Pigs May Fly

The Economist | October 18, 2003 U.S. Edition

US "Aggressively" Seeking Regional, Bilateral Free Trade Pacts: Evans

Agence France Presse | October 17, 2003 The United States "will aggressively pursue regional and bilateral free-trade agreements" while continuing its engagement in World Trade Organization negotiations, US Commerce Secretary Donald Evans said Friday.

Rule of Law; Beyond Cancun

BusinessWorld | By Augusto R. Bundang | October 17, 2003

Bolivia""s Poor Proclaim Abiding Distrust of Globalization

The New York Times | By LARRY ROHTER | October 17, The many Indian protesters who choked the streets and highways of this Andean nation again on Thursday may be poor and speak broken or accented Spanish, but they have a powerful message.

Saatchi Warns Of Plot To Blot Adland""s Creative Copybook

The Australian | By Simon Canning | October 17, 2003 MAURICE Saatchi, a pioneer of globalisation in advertising, has warned of a global conspiracy by multinational networks to commoditise the industry and eliminate creativity as a point of difference between agencies.

U.S. President Emerges As No. 1 Target Of Protesters At Asia-Pacific Summit

Associated Press | By UAMDAO NOIKORN | October 17, 2003 A ritual curse has been placed on him. His spirit will be potted and thrown into a river. Some want him tried for murder and terrorism.

Canada Launches Nafta Challenge Of U.S. Wheat Ruling

USDA FAS Daily Attache Report Digest | October 1, 2003

EU Calls On US, Canada To End Sanctions On Beef Containing Hormones

AFX.COM | October 15, 2003 The European Commission called on the US and Canada to lift sanctions imposed in a row over beef containing hormones, saying it has complied with a WTO ruling on the issue. The WTO in 1998 condemned the EU for banning the use of certain growth promoting hormones without an scientific assessment of the risk.

APEC Needs Major Revamp

Agence France Presse | By P. PARAMESWARAN | October 15, 2003 Fourteen years after its establishment as the premier economic and trade forum in the Asia-Pacific region, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) has lost ground because of its weak operational structure and needs a major shake-up, according to analysts.