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Whispers of ""FTAA Lite""

Miami Herald | By Douglas Hanks III | Nov. 20, 2003 Today is the deadline for cities to join the hemispheric contest for the headquarters of the Free Trade Area of the Americas. But the prize itself is getting fuzzier and fuzzier.

Latin America Waking from Its Economic Siesta

Christian Science Monitor | By Tom Hennigan | Nov. 20, 2003

China, U.S. Square Off Over Textiles

Reuters | By Scott Hillis | Nov. 19, 2003 BEIJING (Reuters) - China struck back at the United States over a cap on selected textile imports on Wednesday, saying the move ran against the spirit of free trade and hinting at possible retaliation.

Trade Negotiators Work On Draft For World""s Largest Free Trade Region

Associated Press | By TRACI CARL | November 19, 2003 : 534 words Trade negotiators worked on a draft for the world's largest free trade region, with Canada, Mexico, Chile and several Caribbean nations advocating a compromise agreement that attempts to skirt the thorny issue of agriculture.

Poor Worried Trade Pacts Will Hurt Them, Latin Leaders Warn

The Miami Herald | By Tyler Bridges | November 19, 2003 SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia _ The free-trade discussions in Miami this week must address the rising concerns in Latin America that eliminating trade barriers hurts the poor, some of the region's presidents said during a summit in Bolivia.

The New Miami Dolphins March to Oppose the FTAA

U.S. Newswire | November 19, 2003

Tariffs Would Control Oversupply

Miami Herald | By Mark Ritchie | Nov. 19, 2003 Last September in Cancun, the Bush administration's promises of free trade's benefits ran headlong into the reality of the last ten years under the World Trade Organization and the U.S.-Canada-Mexico arrangement known as NAFTA -- the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Ministers Begin Talks on Free Trade Pact

Associated Press | By John Pain | Nov. 17, 2003 MIAMI - Negotiations to turn the Americas into the world's largest free trade zone hit a roadblock Monday on the second day of talks.

Miami Trade Talks Hit Their First Snag

Associated Press | Nov. 18, 2003 MIAMI (AP) -- Early conflicts among negotiators trying to turn the Americas into the world's largest free trade zone have focused on the scope of the proposed agreement.

U.S. Farm Groups Oppose Favoring Brazil in WTO

Southwest Farm Press | By Forrest Laws | November 20, 2003 The nation's largest farm organizations have written the Bush administration, asking it to continue to fight efforts by Brazil and other so-called "developing" countries to garner preferential treatment in the Doha Round of WTO negotiations.