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Media Advisory: Canadian Labour Congress Secretary-Treasurer Joins Mexican Fact-Finding Tour Tens of thousands of electrical workers ..

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:30:56 GMT

Refer to a friend 2009-11-30 22:30:56 - OTTAWA, OTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 11/30/09 -- The Secretary-Treasurer of the Canadian Labour Congress, Hassan Yussuff, will be among Canadian and American trade union leaders undertaking a labour...
Source: PR-Inside.com

Senators Urge Renegotiation of U.S. Trade Deals

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:39:23 GMT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of U.S. senators urged President Barack Obama Monday to back legislation requiring the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement and a long list of other trade pacts they blame for millions of lost U.S.
Source: ABC News

Snipery in Bosnia

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:13:23 GMT

Go to the American Debate if you want well-considered words on Hillary Clinton's "misspeaking" about having been under fire when she landed in Bosnia in 1996.
Source: Philly.com

Michigan lawmakers decry South Korea trade deal

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:26:21 GMT

“If we don’t get an agreement on access for American automakers, I can’t support moving forward on an agreement,” said Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) in a short interview last week.
Source: The Hill

Qu’ils mangent de la brioche!

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:05:42 GMT

That wounded vet coming home from the wars? If he accepts any form of public assistance, John “Buy My Book” Miller will stab him right through the eye with his special book signing Sharpie. I love it.
Source: Sadly, No!

Your Opinion - Nov. 29, 2009

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:19:26 GMT

Vote ‘no’ on health reform bill proposal It’s been said in the past that there might not be enough money to handle Medicare in the future and now our politicians want to take money from Medicare to pay for the new health insurance. Give me a break.
Source: The Oakland Press

Obama Finds That Bipartisan Nirvana He's Been Looking-- Escalation In Afghanistan

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:00:01 GMT

Looks like Obama finally found the bipartisanship he craves so much more than just doing the right things for America.
Source: Down With Tyranny!

How Capitalism Failed Us

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:16:47 GMT

(CBS) Rebecca Solnit is the author of A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities that Arise in Disaster and co-author with her brother David of The Battle of the Story of the Battle of Seattle.
Source: CBS News

Quoted in 'ANTI-LIBERAL ZONE : START PACKING HEAT AT TEA PARTY EVENTS'

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:41:32 GMT

said in Town Hall:

Neoliberal economic policies targeting Latin America, like NAFTA and CAFTA, have pushed millions of people into abject poverty. Immigrants are forced to come to the U.S. to look for work. Nobody should be criminalized for attempting to survive. No human being is illegal. Racism against immigrants emanates from the same forces behind the U.S. war to conquer and control the wealth of Iraq.

Quoted in 'NAFTA feuding between U.S., Mexico hurts Texas firms'

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:04:04 GMT

said in Houston Chronicle:

The U.S. is in clear violation of our NAFTA commitments, and Mexico's retaliation costs U.S. producers every day

Photo from AP Photo

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:13:50 GMT

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, left, Canada's Trade Minister Stockwell Day, center, and Mexico's Secretary of the Economy Gerardo Ruiz Mateos, talk with each other before the start of the Free Trade Commission of the North American Free Trade Agree...

Photo from AP Photo

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:13:29 GMT

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, left, Canada's Trade Minister Stockwell Day, center, and Mexico's Secretary of the Economy Gerardo Ruiz Mateos, talk before the start of the Free Trade Commission of the North American Free Trade Agreement meeting in...

Dennis Kucinich - End NAFTA - Rebuild America

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 14:26:55 GMT