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Analysis

 Canada to US: 
 Are We Still Friends? 

American protectionism worries our northern neighbor

Oct 8, 09 10:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Canada’s biggest problem now also happens to be its best friend: America. PM Stephen Harper once worried that Canada’s “special relationship” with the US had been lost under George W. Bush—and it hasn’t improved a bit under Obama, writes Luiza Ch. Savage in Macleans.... More »

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Canada • NAFTA • Stephen Harper • free trade • economic stimulus package • Canadian border • US-Canadian border • spy drones • Obama administration • President Obama

Free Trade Under Fire as Protectionism Surges

November's G-20 agreement is abandoned as nations erect commerce barriers

Mar 23, 09 8:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The global recession has protectionism making a comeback, the New York Times reports, dimming hopes that leaders can create lasting solutions to the crisis at April’s Group of 20 economic summit in London. The last G-20 meeting, held in November, yielded an agreement to promote free trade that was... More »

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China • Barack Obama • India • Mexico • tariffs • free trade • protectionism • free trade agreements • G20 • carbon emissions • trade barriers • financial crisis • Steven Chu

 Mexico Slaps US With Tariff 


Mar 17, 09 1:00 AM CDT
(AP) - Mexico said yesterday it will increase tariffs on about 90 US products in retaliation for last week's decision to end a pilot program that allowed some Mexican trucks to transport goods in the United States. The measure will affect about $2.4 billion in trade involving goods from 40 states.... More »

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Mexico • trade • NAFTA • tariffs • free trade • protectionism

New White House Tougher
on Trading Partners 

Trade nominee vows renegotiated pacts, tougher enforcement

Mar 10, 09 8:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration is taking a harder line with trading partners, reworking policy to  emphasize priorities from unemployment at home to climate change, the Washington Post reports. The White House will seek to renegotiate trade deals with South Korea and Colombia and will demand broad concessions from other countries at... More »

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Barack Obama • trade • free trade • protectionism • US Trade Representative • Obama administration • Ron Kirk

Crisis Cripples Obama Vows
on Taxes, Trade

Businesses gird for battle; hike on wealthy may have to wait

Feb 21, 09 3:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Some of President Obama’s best campaign applause lines will likely be silenced by economic reality, the Wall Street Journal reports. With the recession raging, Obama probably won't roll back the Bush tax cuts as promised, and his pledge to eliminate tax loopholes for corporations that shift jobs overseas... More »

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Barack Obama • taxes • budget • NAFTA • free trade • Obama administration

 Obama Heads 
 to Canada Amid 
 Trade Concerns 

NAFTA issues likely to loom large over visit

Feb 19, 09 6:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama makes his first foreign trip as president today to Canada, and his talks there are likely to touch on some thorny trade issues, the New York Times reports. Obama spoke forcefully in favor of reopening NAFTA while a candidate, but intends to focus on strengthening the US-Canada trade... More »

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Barack Obama • Canada • NAFTA • free trade • protectionism • Obama administration

 Senate Dilutes 
 'Buy American' Plan 

Amendment calls for stimulus plan to honor existing trade agreements

Feb 5, 09 3:58 AM CST
(Newser) - The Senate has voted to water down the "Buy American" clause in the economic stimulus package amid fears it could trigger a trade war, Reuters reports. The requirement that stimulus-funded projects use American-made iron, steel and manufactured goods now includes the proviso that it only be applied in a... More »

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Senate • iron • steel • free trade • protectionism • economic stimulus package • free trade agreements

Japan's PM Slams
'Buy American' Provision

World leaders roundly criticize stimulus provision

Feb 4, 09 5:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Japan’s prime minister today slammed the “Buy American” clause in the proposed economic-stimulus bill currently being considered by the US Senate, the Financial Times reports. Speaking in parliament, Taro Aso said that requiring stimulus projects to use US-made materials is “definitely wrong,” and contrary to the... More »

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Congress • Japan • Senate • prime minister • Taro Aso • free trade • protectionism • economic stimulus package • US Senate • fiscal policy

 Big Biz Slams 
 'Buy American' 
 Stimulus Clause 

Exporters warn of foreign backlash if package erects free-trade barriers

Jan 29, 09 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - American exporters are fighting to ditch "Buy American" provisions from the economic stimulus package, the Washington Post reports. The House version bars most foreign iron and steel from stimulus projects, while a Senate version calls for only American-made equipment and goods to be used in nearly all projects to... More »

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General Electric • iron • Caterpillar • US economy • steel • free trade • protectionism • US exports • economic stimulus package

 Chinese Sad to See Bush Go 

President's free-trade, Taiwan policies get thumbs-up

Jan 15, 09 6:36 AM CST
(Newser) - George Bush is leaving office with rock-bottom ratings in the US but he'll be missed by his many Chinese fans, reports the Los Angeles Times. The president—affectionately called Xiao Bush, or "Young Bush"—is credited with helping China's economy blossom with his free-trade policies. Many fear his... More »

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China • presidency • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Chinese economy • free trade • George W. Bush • Chinese Communist party

Ex-Dallas Mayor Kirk Will Be Obama's Trade Rep

Free-trade Democrat among few Southerners tabbed for cabinet

Dec 18, 08 3:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama will announce former Dallas mayor Ron Kirk as his nominee for trade representative tomorrow, the Dallas Morning News reports. Kirk, who ran unsuccessfully for Senate in 2002, is pro-trade and a staunch supporter of NAFTA. Kirk campaigned extensively for Obama, and is one of the few Southern faces... More »

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Barack Obama • Texas • Dallas • mayor • NAFTA • free trade • US Trade Representative • President Obama • Obama Cabinet • Ron Kirk

Obama: I Never Discussed My Seat With Blago

Prez-elect talks policy priorities, scandal in wide-ranging interview

Dec 10, 08 10:05 AM CST
(Newser) - The president-elect opined on a variety of issues with the Los Angeles Times yesterday, including how his name will be announced at inauguration (Barack Hussein Obama, as per tradition):
  • Priorities: He'll start with "a serious investment" in infrastructure for "a green-energy economy."
  • Centrist Cabinet:
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immigration • Islam • unions • religion • auto industry • free trade • Rod Blagojevich • economy • President Obama

OPINION

Obama Advisers Please the Right, But Not Much

Two 'pro-free-trade' centrists guide him,
up to a point

Aug 1, 08 6:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - If Barack Obama takes office, conservatives can take a small measure of comfort knowing that  two of his top economic advisers have generated angst on the left for being "centrist, pro-free-traders," writes Cesar Conda in the Weekly Standard. Austan Goolsbee and Jason Furman—the latter a Wal-Mart defender—... More »

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Barack Obama • globalization • Medicaid • NAFTA • George Will • free trade • protectionism • Austan Goolsbee • economic adviser • Jason Furman

 Global Trade Talks Collapse

Breakdown halts seven years of progress to hammer out deal

Jul 30, 08 4:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - World Trade Organization talks to forge a new global trade pact collapsed yesterday after seven years of negotiations. An EU spokesman called the breakdown a "massive blow to the confidence in the global economy." The talks fell apart as China and India demanded the authortity to impose "... More »

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China • India • Brazil • tariffs • Geneva • Globalization • free trade • Max Baucus • free trade agreements • World Trade Organization. • subsidies • global food crisis • Susan Schwab • Doha Round • William J. Bernstein • Pascal Lamy

OPINION

Canada Could Hurt Firms It Tries to 'Protect'

Blocking US purchase of space division is 'significant risk'

Jun 17, 08 3:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - A move last month by the Canadian government to block the country's top space-tech firm from selling one of its divisions to a US buyer illustrates a tricky balancing act, Christopher Sands writes in the American: How far should Ottawa go to appease nationalist sentiment if it eats into economic... More »

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aerospace • Canada • business • foreign investment • Stephen Harper • Defense Industry • free trade • protectionism • MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates

OPINION

Globalization Gives Pols an Easy Villain

Stump talk against free trade ignores real jobs stealer: technology

May 2, 08 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - The candidates can complain all they want about globalization killing American workplaces, David Brooks writes in the New York Times, but job losses “would be happening even if you tore up every free trade deal ever inked.” It's no mystery, he argues: "The chief force reshaping manufacturing... More »

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globalization • free trade • skilled labor • pandering

Pelosi, Dems Hijack Colombia Free-Trade Deal

They change House rules to avoid a vote, angering Bush

Apr 9, 08 6:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Congressional Democrats thumbed their noses today at Bush's renewed efforts to pass a free-trade pact with Colombia. Bush sent the bill over Monday, mandating Congress to vote yea or nay within 90 days. Or so he thought. Nancy Pelosi is changing the House rules and won't allow a vote until... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Congress • Latin America • White House • Colombia • recession • US economy • domestic policy • congressional Democrats • free trade • free trade agreements • George W. Bush • Colombia Free Trade Pact

Bush to Give Congress Colombia Bill

But Dems will likely
kill trade pact over human rights

Apr 7, 08 7:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush said today he is handing Congress a much-disputed Colombia free trade pact, the Washington Post reports. But with both Democratic presidential candidates and many lawmakers opposing it, the bill has little chance of passing. Democrats have long blasted Colombia for failing to protect labor advocates and curb violence.... More »

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Latin America • Democrats • Colombia • free trade • Alvaro Uribe • George W. Bush • Colombia Free Trade Pact

updated

Colombia Fires Clinton Aide Over Remark

Says apology for
trade meeting showed 'lack of respect'

Apr 5, 08 2:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Colombia fired a Washington lobbying firm today after its CEO, a top Hillary Clinton strategist, apologized for meeting with the country's US envoy, Politico reports. Mark Penn called the trade meeting an “error in judgment” that “will not be repeated,” but the remark ruffled feathers in Colombia.... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Colombia • labor unions • free trade • ambassador • Mark Penn • Change to Win

OPINION

What Obama Promises, McCain Delivers

Voters must guard against letting stars in their eyes blind them

Feb 29, 08 6:48 PM CST
(Newser) - The international press corps is so seduced by Barack Obama and so disgusted by John McCain that neither man can live up to his reputation, London Times US editor Gerard Baker writes. The “grown men wandering the corridors of London, Brussels and Berlin, crooning” about Obama are the same... More »

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Iraq • climate change • Barack Obama • John McCain • Darth Vader • free trade • Luke Skywalker • expectations

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