Trade, stimulus, jobs

Friday, June 5, 2009

One Bush agenda item that President Obama is determined to pick up and complete: free trade deals with Panama, Columbia and South Korea. The White House is mounting a full-court press with Congress, making the same arguments Bush did: Failure to ratify the Panama and Columbia agreements risks alienating two key allies in Latin America and bolsters Venezuela's efforts to undermine the U.S. in the area. Similarly, leaving the pact with South Korea dangling could damage that alliance at a time when Seoul's help is essential in containing a nuclear armed North Korea.

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