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No US Breakthroughs With Brazil Reported In Trade Talks

DOW JONES NEWSWIRES | November 8, 2003 WASHINGTON (AP)--The Bush administration reported no breakthroughs Saturday in informal discussions aimed at trying to resolve deep differences between the U.S. and Brazil over the scope of a hemisphere-wide free trade agreement.

Harbinson Resigns As Chairman Of WTO Agriculture Negotiations

Inside US Trade | November 7, 2003 Stuart Harbinson announced Nov. 6 that he would resign as chairman of the World Trade Organization agriculture negotiations once a successor is chosen. He will continue serving as chief of staff for the office of Director-General Supachai Panitchpakdi, a Geneva source said.

Japan Farms: An Old Man""s Game

New York Times | By James Brooke | Nov. 7, 2003 MIHARU, Japan, Nov. 6 - When the motorcade of earnest agricultural promotion agents rolled up the other morning to his father's rice paddy, Shunseki Ouchi sensed a lecture on the virtues of farming. Without even a bow, Mr. Ouchi, a 22-year-old college student, ran away.

Putin Wins WTO Assurances, but Yukos Haunts EU-Russia Summit

Agence France Presse | Nov. 6, 2003 ROME (AFP) - President Vladimir Putin won support from the European Union for Russia's membership of the World Trade Organisation by the end of next year at a summit with EU leaders overshadowed by controversy over the Yukos affair and Chechnya.

Miami Girds for Melee as Trade Talks Near

Reuters | By Jane Sutton | Nov. 6, 2003 MIAMI (Reuters) - Miami is preparing for protests during the Americas trade talks as if for a human hurricane, with federal judges moving trials out of town, cruise ships heading for calmer ports and security guards becoming the hottest date for the opera.

New Book: Debating the Tobin Tax

New Rules for Global Finance Coalition | November 4, 2003

Iraq War Bill Includes Millions For Miami Trade Meeting

Palm Beach Post | By Alex Clifton | November 4, 2003 Buried in a bill that provides money for the war in Iraq is an $8.5 million federal boost for Miami to host the Free Trade Area of the Americas conference later this month. Passed in the House last week and the Senate Monday, the FTAA money is a single line within the massive Iraq bill.

Brazil Takes Cotton War to U.S.

BBC | November 4, 2003

Sugar, Citrus At Odds With Bush

The Miami Herald | By PETER WALLSTEN | November 3, 2003 Listeners to Spanish-language radio in South Florida tuned in last week to hear a surprising political ad aired by the state's sugar makers.

Taking Health Care Off The Table

The Toronto Star | By Carol Goar | November 3, 2003 Roy Romanow's health-care blueprint is about to be put to its second big test. It still hasn't passed Test #1.