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August 31, 2007 |
Hoffa: Mexican trucks are disaster for U.S.
Worldnet Daily
A test program being launched by the Bush Administration to allow what could be thousands of Mexican trucks and their drivers unrestricted access to U.S. highways will be a "disaster," according to the chief of the Teamsters. |
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August 30, 2007 |
Bush left Rice at home for North America summit
Worldnet Daily
Anticipating public backlash against the recent Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America summit in Canada, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper asked President Bush to leave Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at home. |
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August 29, 2007 |
Some say border to open to Mexican trucks Saturday
Miscellaneous
According to media reports, officials within the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration told members of the Teamsters union the border would open Saturday, Sept. 1. |
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August 28, 2007 |
The politics of corporate party crashing
Miscellaneous
The North American global justice movement just exposed the “Security and Prosperity Partnership” (SPP), the latest corporate assault on our democracy, environment and human rights. |
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August 24, 2007 |
Big Brother Democracy
The Nation
Recently, as protesters gathered outside the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) summit in Montebello, Quebec, to confront US President George W. Bush, Mexican President Felipe Calderón and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the Associated Press reported this surreal detail: "Leaders were not able to see the protesters in person, but they could watch the protesters on TV monitors inside the hotel.... |
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August 23, 2007 |
NAFTA “three amigos” agree agenda remains undisturbed
MercoPress
The two days “Three Amigos Summit”, as the Montebello Castle, Quebec meeting was described tried to refresh links among North American Free Trade Association members which critics say the US neglected after the September 11 attacks. |
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August 23, 2007 |
Sovereignty, NAFTA loom large at summit
Christian Science Monitor
With the leaders of the United States, Canada, and Mexico each facing rising anxieties at home over perceptions of weakening national sovereignty, that was the common objective of Tuesday's NAFTA summit at a wooded resort in Quebec. |
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August 23, 2007 |
Bush put on spot: Where's the fence?
Worldnet Daily
With only a small fraction of the border fence between the U.S. and Mexico complete, California congressman and Republican presidential candidate Duncan Hunter is warning President Bush the construction mandated by the Secure Fence Act is falling drastically behind schedule. |
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August 23, 2007 |
CFR: Summit Amid Trade Clouds
Council on Foreign Relations
The meetings opened amid anti-globalization protests (CTV), with activists expressing concerns over environmental matters like climate change and fresh water supplies. |
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August 23, 2007 |
Intriguing bedfellows at summit fringe
CanadianChristianity.com
BY ALL accounts, it was understandable that this week's meeting of the "three amigos" at Montebello, an hour east of Ottawa, should draw some flack and protest. |
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