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Bush: Trade Key to US Recovery

Prez urges quick action on international deals, offers help to affected workers

By Jim O'Neill, Newser User

Posted Jan 31, 2008 11:21 AM CST

(Newser) – Saying "free trade means good-paying jobs for Americans," President Bush yesterday urged Congress to approve proposed deals with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea, the core of a trade agenda he feels can revitalize a shaky US economy. Bush also offered to help lawmakers... Read full story »

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