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Thursday, November 8, 2007 - 00:00
The House on Wednesday took up a free trade agreement with Peru, the first under new Democratic standards that elevate labor rights and the environment to a more central role in trade pacts.
Thursday, November 8, 2007 - 00:00
Defying appeals from labor leaders, environmentalists and foes of free-trade, nearly half the Democrats in the House joined today with the Bush administration’s backers to support a trade liberalization agreement with Peru
Thursday, November 8, 2007 - 00:00
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a free trade pact with Peru, bringing President George W. Bush to the brink of his first trade victory since Democrats took control of Congress.
Thursday, November 8, 2007 - 00:00
The House of Representatives approved a free-trade agreement with Peru today, the first such accord passed by Congress since Democrats won control last year.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 - 00:00
Democrats should vote for it. While the agreement is expected to pass on the strength of a majority of Republican votes, it would be a pity if Democratic leaders were not able to muster a substantial number of votes in favor of a deal they played such a l
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 - 00:00
In a rare show of bipartisan cooperation, President Bush and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appealed Tuesday for passage of a free-trade agreement with Peru in a vote scheduled for Wednesday in the House of Representatives.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 - 00:00
Mr. Colom said he chose Dr. Espada in part because he had credibility among the elites in Guatemala that may be suspicious of him, and that decades of living in the United States reduced the likelihood that he was corrupt.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 - 00:00
Tens of thousands of university students marched to Venezuela's Supreme Court on Wednesday, demanding that it postpone a December referendum on constitutional reforms
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 - 00:00
Police cracking down on rampant tax evasion in Brazil detained 19 people allegedly tied to a money-laundering scheme that involves two Swiss banks and U.S.-based American International Group Inc., the world's largest insurer.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 - 00:00
The question: How many Democrats can Pelosi deliver?