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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 08:00 PM
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Bush seeks to renew authority to fast track trade deal (Guardian)
Larry Elliott in Davos
Monday January 29, 2007
The Guardian

George Bush will tomorrow exploit the weekend's breakthrough in global trade talks when he announces that he wants an extra year to fast-track a deal covering agriculture, services and manufactured goods through Congress.

With Tony Blair now confident that a successful end to more than five years of tortuous negotiations is "now in sight", the US president wants to extend his trade promotion authority under which any global agreement would be made binding in the US without Capitol Hill being able to amend a trade bill clause by clause ...

http://business.guardian.co.uk/davos2007/story/0,,2001022,00.html
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tabasco Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 08:03 PM
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1. He's got that man-date and all.
Congress better do what The Decider says!

:sarcasm:
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Benhurst Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 08:04 PM
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2. To hell with that!
:argh:
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lovuian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 08:05 PM
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3. He can go to War Break Geneva Convention break treaties
and sign America's rights away to trade

isn't he the KING
even though 70% approval ratings
and Democratic Congress
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MidwestTransplant Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 08:07 PM
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4. Or else this popular war President will hammer down the Democrats
if they don't do what he want....good luck.
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USA No. 1 Donating Member (54 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 08:10 PM
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5. Walmart Needs More Stuff to Sell at Bargain Prices!
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Elwood P Dowd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 10:00 PM
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6. He won't get it
Not even remotely enough votes to get out of the House. People are fed up with this shit.
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Zhade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 10:07 PM
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7. Dems better say no.
I mean, if they really do care about the little guy and all.

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VegasWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 10:25 PM
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8. Hasn't Bush already proved that he is not even capable of wiping his own ass? nt
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LiberalFighter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-29-07 01:35 PM
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9. Why does he even bother? He will use a signing statement with another bill.
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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-29-07 03:17 PM
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10. W.House urges fast-track trade authority renewal
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The White House urged Congress on Monday to renew key trade negotiating authority that expires in just a few months and said time was running short for countries to reach a new world trade deal.

"We certainly think it is important that Congress renew it," White House spokesman Tony Snow said, referring to fast-track trade legislation that requires lawmakers to vote "yes" or "no" on agreements negotiated by the White House without making any changes.

"It is an important device in extending free trade, and also allowing negotiators to operate effectively," Snow said.

The White House's current fast-track trade promotion authority expires on July 1. Bush is expected to need an extension to complete the Doha round of world trade talks and possible trade deals with South Korea and Malaysia.

Bush planned to talk about it this week in remarks either in Illinois or New York, Snow said. Many business groups were disappointed when Bush did not call for renewal of fast-track authority in his State of the Union speech last week.

more: http://mobile.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N29203319.htm
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