Wednesday, April 09 2008, 07:42 PM
White House and Democrats Clash Over Trade Pact
House Democrats said that they would defy President Bush?s demand for quick action on the Colombia free trade agreement.
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House Votes To Delay Colombia Trade Pact
The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to indefinitely delay action on a free trade agreement with Colombia, a move the White House said it feared would kill the pact.
Daily Kos
Pelosi Just Says ‘no’ To Colombia Fast-track Trade Deal
This is what Congressional spine look like: Defying the White House, Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday the House will change its rules to avoid a required vote this year on a hotly disputed free-trade agreement with Colombia. Pelosi said she will bring a pro
The Carpetbagger Report
Thursday?s Mini-report
Today’s edition of quick hits. * Pelosi vs. Bush: “House Democrats handed the White House a stinging defeat Thursday over a free-trade agreement with Colombia, rejecting President Bush’s bid to force a vote on the deal before the end of
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Pelosi To Block Vote On Colombia
Defying the White House [Finally!], House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday the House will change its rules to avoid a required vote this year on a free-trade agreement with Colombia. Pelosi, D-Calif., said the change would remove the timetable that say
The Carpetbagger Report
Wednesday?s Mini-report
Today’s edition of quick hits. * Speaker Pelosi flexes her muscles a bit on trade: “House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Wednesday that she’ll use a rare procedural option to block fast-track consideration of the Colombia free-trade agr
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- Bush Backs New Trade Pact With Colombia (washingtonpost.com - Politics)
- Clinton Voices Opposition To Colombia Deal (Politics: CBSNews.com)
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- Presidential Race Spotlights Politics of Free Trade (NPR Topics: Politics & Society)
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From The Right
WSJ.com: Opinion
Pelosi's Bad Faith
The Democratic Party's protectionist make-over was completed yesterday, when Nancy Pelosi decided to kill the Colombia free trade agreement.
memeorandum
Clinton Laughs Off Colombia Questions (cnn)
CNN: Clinton laughs off Colombia questions — PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (CNN) - Hillary Clinton used her trademark laugh Thursday to deflect a question about the $800,000 her husband earned in 2005 giving speeches for a Bogota-based group
The Sundries Shack
Aww, Who Needed That Ally Anyhow?
So, this is what working closely with our allies and improving our standing in the world looks like? The Democratic Party’s protectionist make-over was completed yesterday, when Nancy Pelosi decided to kill the Colombia free trade agreement. Her ob
memeorandum
Pelosi's Bad Faith (wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal: Pelosi's Bad Faith — The Democratic Party's protectionist make-over was completed yesterday, when Nancy Pelosi decided to kill the Colombia free trade agreement. Her objections had nothing to do with the evide
memeorandum
The New Liberal Taboo (wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal: The New Liberal Taboo — What a spectacle. It is now respectable for Democrats to assert, even to welcome, military defeat (see here). But if a Presidential campaign functionary so much as hints at suppor
