Congress Said Set to Back Mideast Trade
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Congress will vote as early as February on a free trade agreement with Bahrain and stands ready to consider agreements with other countries in the Middle East, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee said Wednesday.
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US-funded efforts to spread democracy in Middle East meet with resistance.
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A US congress panel backs legislation which would stop net firms co-operating with Chinese authorities.
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US President George W Bush is expected to defend his Middle East policy at the UN General Assembly.
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Expiring U.S. trade benefits for  Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia would be renewed through  the end of this year under a bill approved on Thursday by a  U.S. House of Representatives committee.
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Hurdles to civilian nuclear trade between the United States and India could be removed by May if the two houses of U.S. Congress jointly approve the deal within the next week, Washington's envoy to India said on Wednesday.
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The European Union and its allies got the go-ahead on Tuesday to slap potentially heavy sanctions on U.S. goods in a row that could stir trade tensions ahead of the U.S. elections.
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The Bush administration's winning streak in getting Congress to go along with trade agreements may be in trouble, particularly if Democrats make the gains predicted for them in November's election.
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The closest thing Congress has to a peace movement &#151; 71 liberals who want to yank Iraq funding and bring troops home swiftly &#151; faces a dilemma: The lawmakers can back a Democratic plan they think is too weak, or they can block it and risk an embarrassing defeat for their cause.
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Bloomberg - June 22 (Bloomberg) -- The collapse of World Trade Organization talks over a new global agreement leaves President George W. Bush without a lever to prod Congress to renew his trade promotion authority before it expires at the end of this month, lawmakers and business lobbyists say.
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Bill aimed at companies with presence in America could result in trade war, say diplomats.
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The chairman of the Federal Reserve told members of Congress he would back tax cuts or spending measures, so long as they are temporary.
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The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee wants to know what contingency plans the United States has in place to counter a disruption in crude oil and petroleum product imports from Venezuela.
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Two key congressional chairmen add their support to a measure embracing the Sept. 11 commission&#39;s recommendations. BY JESSE J. HOLLAND.
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With elections and economic woes, congressional approval of foreign trade accords will be an uphill battle.
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The US textile industry officials would plead for blocking Chinese imports to the Bush administration this month. Earlier this year, the White House had rejected a similar request made by 130 Republican and Democratic members of Congress.
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President Bush's top trade negotiator said Tuesday that the recent takeover of Congress by Democrats would not derail the administration's aggressive trade agenda.