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Obama's Bets on Free Trade: Inside the Deals Behind the Deals

Published Friday, February 11, 2011
by Heather Berkman & Sean West

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk told the House Ways and Means Committee on Feb. 9 that the Obama administration is serious about progress on the South Korea, Panama, and Colombia free trade agreements. He wouldn't commit to a timeline, but we think Congress will pass all three deals this year -- though not without a round of serious political deal making.

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