Trading US interests

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http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/IA03Dj01.html

WASHINGTON - The coming Democratic takeover of the US House and Senate throws a formidable monkey wrench into President George W Bush's overall policy agenda, and nowhere with more potential for problems than in the area of international trade.

Bush is not going to shrink from being an activist president, and



like Bill Clinton after the 1994 Republican election victory, he firmly believes he is "still relevant". But this position only increases the potential either for frustration or for confrontation over a range of key trade issues during 2007 and 2008.

It has already been widely reported that there is a heightened level of skepticism among newly elected House Democrats about the effects of globalization that will make it difficult to reach a consensus on trade. Indeed, most of the newly elected Democrats spoke negatively about trade reform in their campaigns and 16 of those Democrats will be replacing Republicans that often voted in favor of trade bills.
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I hope Democrats stop this bleeding of jobs