WORKING FURIOUSLY TO CEMENT THE BUSH LEGACY:

Obama Pursues Trade Pacts Set Up by Bush (GREG HITT, 5/19/09, WSJ)

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said he is seeking to wrap up some lingering trade initiatives launched by the Bush administration, but signaled a new priority for the Obama administration would be deepening U.S. trade ties with Asia.

Mr. Kirk, in a speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Monday, said the administration is "working furiously" to finalize a free-trade pact with Panama, and to push forward on a deal with Colombia. Both agreements had been initiated under the Bush administration but got bogged down after Democrats took control of Congress in 2007. [...]

Mr. Kirk said he would work to push forward with a proposed trade deal with South Korea, which was also initiated under the Bush administration.