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New York Times | December 4, 1999 WASHINGTON - Two months ago, Minnesota farmer Mark Ufer was, according to this story, ready to swear off genetically engineered crops, figuring that the growing controversy over biotech food would make it easier to sell conventional corn and soybeans next year.

A Whiff of Democracy in Seattle By Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman Democracy was certainly in the streets of Seattle last week, and a whiff -- perhaps carried by teargas -- even made it into the convention center where trade ministers from the World Trade Organization (WTO) member states met.

IF WE DON'T USE SCIENCE TO FARM MORE INTELLIGENTLY, WE PUT PEOPLE AND ECOSYSTEMS AT RISK. Los Angeles Times | December 3, 1999

Dow Jones | December 2, 1999 CHICAGO - After two days of dodging protesters, agriculture negotiators at the World Trade Organization meetings in Seattle have made some headway on the volatile issue of genetically-modified crops, U.S. grain industry officials told reporters in a conference call Thursday.

Reuters | December 5, 1999 One of the initiatives that fell victim to the failure of the Seattle World Trade Organization (WTO) conference was a U.S. proposal to extend a ban on Internet duties, a European Union official said Saturday.Reuters:

WTO summit ends in failure Saturday, December 4, 1999 By MICHAEL PAULSON Mail Author and ROBERT McCLURE SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTERS The world's trade ministers last night abandoned their effort to launch a new round of global trade negotiations, bringing an ugly conclusion to an ugly week.

GUARDIAN (London) | December 3, 1999 John Vidal gets an insider's view of the world trade talks in Seattle Four tables, each 30 yards long. More than 100 ministers each sit opposite a diplomat or civil servant. A few observers line two walls. It is standing room only in Hall 6B.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch | December 3, 1999 | By Bill Lambrecht, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau The Associated Press Contributed Information For This Report