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Obama Promises Push on Trade Pacts (SHERYL GAY STOLBERG, 7/08/10, NY Times)

President Obama, who vowed in his State of the Union address to double American exports over the next five years, said on Wednesday that he would renew his efforts to renegotiate long-stalled free trade agreements with Panama and Colombia and persuade Congress to adopt them.

The two trade pacts, and a third one with South Korea, were negotiated by the administration of former President George W. Bush, but all three have languished in Congress because of deep opposition from Democrats.

His path to a second term lies in such aping of Bill Clinton.

Posted by Orrin Judd at July 9, 2010 5:22 AM