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Amid concerns about a worldwide resurgence of trade protectionism, negotiators from the European Union and the U.S. met in Washington earlier this month to give new impetus to a stalled global trade accord. The World Trade Organization (WTO) suspended its so-called Doha Round last July because of disagreements between the U.S. and the E.U. over subsidies to their farmers, while countries from Australia to India complain that the ways both giants use such supports are a major trade distortion. There's not much time left for a new deal, since the special "fast-track" authority to negotiate trade agreements...
...Whether or not the Bush Administration decides to send more troops to help secure Baghdad, it's widely agreed that the essence of the problem is political rather than military - unless Iraq's factions, including the government, are willing to reach a new accord, no amount of U.S. troops will be able to put Iraq back together. And the macabre political theater of Saddam's hanging was a reminder that no matter how many divisions it has in Baghdad, what the U.S. appears to lack is an Iraqi partner...
...billion Amount Israeli businessman Avi Shaked has offered to pay Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya if he reaches a peace accord with Israel...
...billion Amount Israeli businessman Avi Shaked has offered to pay Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya if he reaches a peace accord with Israel $100 million Amount Shaked says he would give if the Palestinian and Israeli Premiers simply sit down to talk...
...quote from Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, from a Nov. 23 press conference, and read it to Gates: "The crisis is political, and it is the politicians who must try to prevent more violence and bloodletting. The terrorist acts are a reflection of the lack of political accord." Levin asked Gates if he agreed with Maliki's statement...