Apr. 10, 2008 20:58
"This is not about trade, this is about the guiding principle of the Bush administration, which is arrogance," said Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Tex describing the House vote against the Colombia trade agreement. It's payback time...http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/10/MN1L103BP3.DTL
Apr. 10, 2008 20:26
Escalating food prices and poor countries
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World Bank President Robert Zoellick sought assistance from international governments to help poor countries to offset the rising cost of food prices. His call comes in response to protests, one of which resulted in a death, and in preparation for the upcoming World Bank meeting.
Apr. 10, 2008 11:22
Chocolate & contracts in the news
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On Tuesday, we briefly looked at issues that arise with respect to establishing a means for engaging in overseas trade. Read this article about Mars' (M&Ms) contract termination troubles in Indonesia.
Apr. 10, 2008 09:54
Here is a link to the Center for International Environmental Law description of the Ayahuasca patent issue mentioned in the article for class today.
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