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Free Trade Debate Threatens Unity Of Democratic Party

Ventura County Star (California) | By Walter Cronkite | October 2, 2003 The candidates for the Democratic nomination clashed head-on in last week's debate on an issue that threatens party unity, foreign trade and the jobs it affects. The only good news for them is that this issue is bound to cause George Bush headaches as well.

Globalization Hurts USA

USA TODAY | By John Sweeney | October 2, 2003

U.S. to Mercosur: Just Make a Deal

Miami Herald | By JANE BUSSEY | October 1, 2003 America's top trade official called Tuesday on Brazil and its Mercosur partners to move ahead with full trade liberalization or a step-by-step process.

Brazil, U.S. Split Over Talks

The Miami Herald | By JANE BUSSEY | September 30, 2003 Brazil and the United States appear headed for a showdown over the scope of a proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas, according to trade negotiators attending a preliminary meeting this week in the capital of Trinidad and Tobago.

Peace, Global Trade Put On The Table At African Development Conference

Agence France Presse | By SHINO YUASA | September 30, 2003 Nearly 50 African nations and the international community on Tuesday discussed peace and the failure of global trade talks as they began the second day of a three-day conference on African development here.

Cancun Ministerial And After Effect -Textile Sector For Indo-African Cooperations

In The Financial Express | By Ashok B Sharma | September 29, 2003

Business: Going Up In Flames

Newsweek | By Jeffrey E. Garten | September 29, 2003 Cancun was just one example of faltering international talks, one symptom of decay in a leaderless global order

Americans Oppose Brazil Position in FTAA

Gazeta Mercatil Online (Brasil) | September 29, 2003

Fisheries Trade Liberalization And Food Insecurity (Analysis)

BusinessWorld | By Eusebio Jacinto, Jr., Bas Umali and Jaime Escober, Jr., Tambuyog Development Center | September 29, 2003 Mere liberalization of fisheries trade does not guarantee either resource sustainability or food security, particularly food security based on self-sufficiency or self-reliance on local food resources.

WTO Postpones Farming Meeting Indefinitely

AFX European Focus | September 29, 2003 A WTO meeting on agriculture that was due to be held on Oct 6-9 has been delayed indefinitely, said Chairman of the Special Session of the Committee on Agriculture Stuart Harbinson in a statement. No more talks will take place until after the General Council meets on Oct 21-22, according to a WTO official.