en-us Find, locate and Promote American Manufacturers who Keep Americans Working http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/index.php Shop Online for Quality American Made Products and Keep Americans Working http://www.buydirectusa.com/shop/index.html Logo intended to standardize documentation across continent. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=289 Outline of proposed 'harmonization' of North America uncovered http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=288 Republican presidential contenders voiced support for the Iraq war Wednesday night despite a warning from anti-war candidate Ron Paul that they risk dragging the party down to defeat in 2008. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=287 Congressman Ron Paul became the first presidential candidate to sign the death tax repeal pledge today at an event preceding tonight's New Hampshire presidential debate. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=286 Barbie toys make up the majority of the affected toys though no Barbie dolls were involved in the recall, the company says. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=285 A legal ruling by a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) tribunal will be released in February 2001. The NAFTA ruling -- requiring the U.S. to permit access to U.S. highways by Mexican trucks -- may not only put American motorists and communities.. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=284 As Labor Day kicked off the traditional start of the presidential campaign season, the Ron Paul campaign passed an important milestone: 40,000 volunteers signed up through Meetup.com to help Dr. Paul. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=282 When politicians return to Washington from their August recess next week, one of their first orders of business will be lobbing questions at Bush administration officials over recently disclosed plans to open up powerful spy satellites to police... http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=281 The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a voluntary recall of Chinese-made Robbie Ducky Kids Watering Cans sold by crafts retailer Jo-Ann Stores Inc because their beaks contain lead paint. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=263 Operation Shop USA will allow retailers who promote and sell USA Made Products and USA Manufactures an opportunity to advertise in the BuyDirectUSA.com Directory for half price http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=258 Poison in children's clothing is emerging as the latest health risk from China. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=236 Presidential candidate wins big in Alabama and New Hampshire. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=235 The Constitution Party, joins conservative groups and a growing number in Congress urging Americans to speak out against the formation of a North American Union http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=234 Americans may need passports to board domestic flights or to picnic in a national park next year if they live in one of the states defying the federal Real ID Act. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=233 Agency’s Use of North American Competitiveness Council in Violation of Federal Advisory Committee Act http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=232 Tests by two firms show elevated lead levels in bibs sold at Toys 'R' Us, but retailer, Feds have not recalled item. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=231 FEARS about cheap Chinese-made goods have been raised again after global toy company Mattel issued its second major recall of toys in two weeks. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=230 Red China is investing heavily in developing deep-water ports in Mexico to bring an unprecedented volume of containers into the U.S. along the emerging NAFTA Super Highway. This move signals China’s emergence as the unexpected economic winner in the North http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=229 Ron Paul finished fifth yesterday in the Iowa Straw poll, receiving over 1,300 votes. Dr. Paul beat six other candidates and won nearly 10 percent of the vote despite his relatively fresh campaign efforts in the Hawkeye State. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=219 Americans for Legal Immigration PAC ALIPAC is calling for a formal congressional investigation into the non-enforcement and under enforcement of America's popularly supported and existing immigration laws. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=207 GOP presidential candidate's eCampaign reaches unparalleled levels of success. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=207 Presidential Candidate Ron Paul today won the Coalition for New Hampshire Taxpayers (CNHT) Straw Poll at their annual picnic in Hopkinton, New Hampshire. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=206 The Chinese poisoning of America and Canada continues. A Chinese spray seasoning was at the bottom of the Veggie Booty snack food recall. Again, Chinese poison in our food. When will this end? http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=204 The calls, e-mails, and faxes are flying to US Senate offices as concerned citizens gather at the main state offices of each Senator that voted YES for CLOTURE on Tuesday of this week hoping to send a clear message that ... http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=199 ALIPAC, Save Our State, NumbersUSA, 9/11 Families, and MCDC are Uniting behind the plan for Thursday http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=196 Backers of the controversial immigration reform bill in the Senate got the 60 votes they needed to clear procedural hurdles and resurrect the bill today. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=195 Americans for Legal Immigration PAC President, William Gheen is leaving Raleigh, at 3am on Monday morning, on an emergency mission to Washington, in an effort to convince Senator Richard Burr not to make the tragic mistake of voting YES on CLOTURE for the Senate Amnesty bill, which could lead to the bills passage. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=192 Americans give both President Bush and the Congress failing marks on their handling of immigration, according to a new UPI Zogby poll on the topic http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=186 A historic coalition of organizations plan to converge on Washington, DC on April 22-26 to carry the message from the American public to lawmakers that America needs comprehensive immigration enforcement and not amnesty to deal with illegal immigration. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=88 S T O P the Bush Kennedy Plan to Give Trucker Jobs to Mexican Drivers. All 48 CONUS state legislature capital buildings circled and shut down. National Capital UCircled. Bumper to Bumper. Three Wide, Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday. April 23. 24. 25. 2007 http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=89 Morganelli said two of the men were able to get Bank of America credit cards under a new program where the bank does not require social security numbers or a credit history to open an account. http://www.bankofamericaboycott.com/news/index.shtml#news040507 Mr. Blinder's Shift Spotlights Warnings Of Deeper Downside http://link.toolbot.com/wsj.com/71222 USA-manufacturer Tough Traveler Ltd. has introduced The Add-On! ™ Accessory Luggage Strap to help people who carry wheeled luggage and want to carry an additional bag on top of their wheeled luggage. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=81 Tough Traveler Ltd. is announcing that the Schenectady, NY-based luggage, pack, and textile bag manufacturer will be receiving the prestigious Small Business Excellence Award from US Small Business Administration (SBA) http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=82 Energy Independence through Domestic Alternative Liquid Fuels. The American Energy Security Summit http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=85 Raleigh (NC), Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC) is calling on state lawmakers and the IRS to stop the non profit organization El Pueblo from lobbying for benefits for illegal aliens in North Carolina. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=86 The U.S. Commerce Department, reversing more than two decades of practice, decided today to levy new duties on imports from China to compensate for Chinese subsidies to exporters. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=87 Alan Greenspan says our skilled workers are paid too much -- and recommends we open a "signficant window of skilled workers" to come to the US and eliminate the remaining concentration of higher pay for skilled jobs in the American workforce. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=83 Parties Initiate Due Diligence Phase on a 10,000 to 30,000 Barrel Per Day Facility of AMERICAN OIL! http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=74 The U.S. Senate Wants to Restrict Your Access to Vitamins. ACT NOW! http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=72 Under the auspices of the Department of Commerce, the Security and Prosperity Partnership rolls on toward creating a North American Union virtually untouched, but not without at least a few thorns in their side. http://newswithviews.com/Wood/patrick21.htm mericans for Legal Immigration PAC, a national organization with many supporters in North Carolina, is calling on their state and national supporters to contact Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) requesting a raid on the Smithfield Packing Company’s processing plant in Tar Heel, N.C. for knowingly hiring illegal aliens. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=68 I am writing this as an observer and participant in a Town Hall Meeting Tuesday August 16, 2005 which Representative Sue Myrick held in Gastonia for the Gardner Family. http://twistedpolitics.com/newsstories/08172005.shtml Tens of millions of Americans are in the process of purchasing Christmas presents. It's not for me to dictate how anyone feels about December 25th ... http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd234.htm I found the comments by Robert Pastor in the Dec. 1 guest commentary, “Making a competitive continent,” to be most interesting. http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2006/12/07/opinion/commentary/doc457823b93ea45946625334.txt The Virginia Republican, who represents the 5th District, is asking the House of Representatives to pass a resolution opposing U.S. entry into a North American Union with Mexico and Canada, similar to the European Union. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=59 10 universities participate in 'model Parliament' in Mexico to simulate 'integration' of 3 nations Under the sponsorship of the Canadian based North American Forum on Integration, students met in the Mexican Senate for five days in May in an event dubbed "Triumvirate," with organizers declaring "A North American Parliament is born." http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4308 Please join us in a national boycott of Miller Brewing Company of Milwaukee, WI. ALIPAC, FIRE Coalition, WeHireAliens.com and many other organizations and their supporters are boycotting Miller because this company is giving money to groups that support amnesty and benefits for illegal aliens currently inside of the United States! More information and actions you can take are at www.MillerBoycott.com http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4309 In a historical and unprecedented move, the North Carolina Legislator passed four measures to get tough on those who enter our country illegally. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=44 Oman Free Trade Deal Passes http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=41 Deal will allow Dubai to operate U.S. Ports. America Screwed by Congress again. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=40 A new billboard on the westbound side of Interstate 40 heading into Hickory wants you -- to purchase American-made socks. http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2717 Senate leaders reached a deal Thursday on reviving a broad immigration bill that could provide millions of illegal immigrants a chance to become American citizens and said they'll try to pass it before Memorial Day. (AMNESTY) http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-130403.html ou Don't Speak for Me!, a new national coalition of American Hispanics that supports immigration enforcement, is joining with leaders in the House of Representatives who have sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist opposing legislation that would grant amnesty to 12 million or more illegal aliens. http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-130403.html An Asian company purchased Taylorsville-based upholstery maker Craftmaster Furniture. http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3761 May 5th (Cinco De Mayo!) and 6th - National Illegal Immigrant Protest http://www.illegalimmigrantprotest.com/ Hundreds of angry demonstrators raised flags, signs and their voices Saturday, blanketing the steps Cullman County Courthouse to protest amnesty for illegal immigrants. More Rallys Spring up Across the United States by Americans. http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-22980.html ... of the Americas by signing a mutual investment treaty with the United States while others stood strong against the US-backed Free Trade Area of the Americas. ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2241 ... "NAFTA and CAFTA have given us what? ...That's right, the SHAFTA... NAFTA was the North American Free Trade Agreement and CAFTA the Central American Free Trade Agreement. ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2240 .Organizers of two separate immigration counter-rallies say they don't know how many people to expect at the state Capitol on Saturday and Monday. They are responding to last Mondays huge march in support of legal status for illegal immigrants. http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-22738.html ... and the United States should increase by 30 per cent as of the implementation of the Free Trade Agreement with Central America and the United States (DR-CAFTA ... http://www.californiaconservative.org/ Photos that you wont see in the manin stream media. This will anger anyone who loves the United States. http://www.californiaconservative.org/ An Alabama employment agency that sent 70 laborers and construction workers to job sites in that state in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina says the men were sent home after just two weeks on the job by employers who told them "the Mexicans had arrived" and were willing to work for less. http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-22066.html ...our government seems oblivious to a growing threat of civil war right here in the United States. As anyone can see, millions of illegal aliens living here are becoming more vocal, more demonstrative, more belligerent, and more violence-prone by the day. Unless our government takes deliberate and significant action immediately, America could be in for serious civil unrest real soon. http://www.newswithviews.com/baldwin/baldwin293.htm The Mexican government constantly hectors the American people about how we should treat its illegal migrants. President Vicente Fox, Foreign Secretary Ernesto Derbez, and Mexican consuls in the United States insist that Americans should be grateful for the hundreds of thousands of surplus Mexicans who break across our border each year. http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-22262.html The fact that the Dems are recruiting at these protests isn't a surprise. It fits into their big picture of race and politics (which is why the flyer's visual puts Texas and Mexico together). The Democrats classify people based upon race and then work to corner the racial voting collectives. http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-22287.html On one end, Oscar Bautista of El Salvador leaned against a low stone wall, hands shoved deep into his jeans pockets, and said he had been waiting more than three hours for a job. Across the lot, Art Jackson loaded potting soil into his Dodge Durango. Gesturing toward Bautista, he complained that immigrants are making it harder for Americans to keep good jobs, especially blacks. http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-22310.html What will happen to the United States if the Senate rewards a guest worker amnesty to 20 million illegal aliens? The answer is simple: when you allow lawlessness, you invite more of it. http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-22308.html The Congress has received lots of free advice lately from Mexican government officials and illegal aliens waving Mexico's flag in mass demonstrations coast-to-coast. Most of it takes the form of bitter complaints about our actual or prospective treatment of immigrants from that country who have gotten into this one illegally -- or who aspire to do so. http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-21495.html The controversial proposal to give illegal aliens taxpayer subsidized in-state tuition at American universities is included in the immigration "reform" bill that also contains the Guest Worker Amnesty proposals according to the Washington Times! http://www.alipac.us/ftopic-21271-days0-orderasc-0.html It is a video made of clips of illegal aliens protesting in American streets with the audio of speeches made over the last 10 years by core leaders of the pro-illegal alien movement and some that are on our side like Congressman Tancredo. http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-21568.html What exactly are the dangers in having workers who have TB handling the meat that you feed to your family? Is a risk worth taking? http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-20961.html Senator John McCain recently praised the illegal activities of the illegal aliens who paraded through our streets and demanded rights. http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2214 BEYOND WORDS...LOU DOBBS REFERS TO THE ILLEGALS AS AN INVADING ARMY. Take Action and Visit Your Senators office ASAP to Voice Your Concerns! http://twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2208 North Carolina William Gheen, President of Americans for Legal Immigration PAC, is filing a formal complaint and calling for an inquiry by city officials to determine why there were no visible police officers or security at a protest attended by thousands of illegal aliens in downtown Charlotte on Saturday, March 25, 2006 http://www.alipac.us/article-1123-thread-1-0.html The following letter is being sent to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police, Charlotte City Council members and Mayor, Mecklenburg County Commissioners, NC Media, and NC Attorney General's Office. http://www.alipac.us/article-1122-thread-1-0.html Illegal immigration in the United States, can never be fully stopped; however it can be reversed. We can greatly reduce the number of aliens that attempt to enter America illegally, by reversing this flow with remedies that already exist in United States Law. http://alipac.us/article-1111--0-0.html True to his name. The man who flipped and flopped on NAFTA and CAFTA and supported them both, now says to Buy American http://twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2142 Last-minute switch on trade agreement brings rewards to GOP congressman The Concord Republican, who saved the pact by changing his no vote to a last minute yes, is getting high-profile, expensive help in his re-election bid http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/14079513.htm ... Our complicit Congress favors big business over the working masses by passing and considering treasonous trade agreements, such as NAFTA, CAFTA and the FTAA. ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2088 We are not the only people who are proud of their country and want it to be free and independent. Many South American people are physically resisting CAFTA and FTAA. http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2086 The Information Technology Professionals Association of America (ITPAA), an advocacy group based in Wilmington, Delaware representing professionals in the high-tech field has handed out its first Weasel Award of 2005 to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D - NY). The organization, representing over 1,200 IT professionals nationwide, presents this award to business and political leaders that it believes betrays the trust of the American people. http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2089 ... countries agreed to. In some areas, Cafta is not precise, said Enrique Lacs, the vice minister of foreign trade in Guatemala. The US ... http://twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2079 Finaly a member of congress doing something right for America! Third District Representative Walter B. Jones (R-NC) yesterday introduced H.R. 4808, the Unfair Chinese Automotive Tariff Equalization Act, a bill that would prevent imports of passenger cars from China until the U.S. and Chinese tariffs on these items are equal. Representative Dale Kildee of Michigan is the bill's principle Democratic cosponsor. http://twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2076 There it is, folks, in black and white. Hemispheric integration is about more than trade. It is a political construct, and from the standpoint of our future, a very dangerous one. http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1918 This past Saturday, January 7th, immigration reform groups protested in 20 states to draw attention to America's illegal immigration crisis. In several locations, the protesters were met by large, hostile crowds promoting.... http://www.alipac.us/article-965-thread-1-0.html Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC), Latino Americans for Immigration Reform (LAIR), and www.WeHireAliens.com released a new flyer to the nation today that tells employers how to only hire legal labor and tells employees how to report employers that hire illegal aliens to the authorities. http://www.alipac.us/article-969-thread-1-0.html The Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR), touted by the George W. Bush administration as a tool to promote freedom and democracy in Central America ... http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=31769 The Colombian Action Network opposing Free Trade and the Free Trade Area of the Americas (RECALCA, in Spanish) noted that this court action was one of its ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1878 ... 40,000: "Each one of us brought a shovel, a gravedigger's shovel, because [this] is the tomb of the Free Trade Area of the Americas." (Before Thanksgiving ... http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/articles.php?artno=1648 ... America on Wednesday (1/18) to promote trade in Florida, but more importantly to continue Miami's pursuit of the Free Trade Area of the Americas secretariat. ... http://www.miamitodaynews.com/news/060112/story6.shtml ... If the United States succeeds in advancing the FTAA, a proposed free-trade bloc that incorporates every country of the hemisphere except Cuba, Cuba will become ... http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/fhr130106.html ... This is epitomized in the emergence of super-states, such as the European Union and other forms of international bodies (UN) and treaties (FTAA, WTO, NATO, etc ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1869 ... highlighted the distances between Mexico (faithful promoter of the U.S. proposal for the creation of the Free Trade Area of the Americas) and the countries of Mercosur, who rejected the proposal to put the FTAA on the Summit's agenda.... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1867 .... of the US proposal for the creation of the Free Trade Area of the Americas) and the countries of Mercosur, who rejected the proposal to put the FTAA on the ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1868 ... to help the Florida business community capitalize on the opportunities presented by a recently enacted US trade pact, known by the acronym CAFTA-DR, with five ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1863 ... CAFTA has become a hot issue in next month's presidential election in Costa Rica, the only country that hasn't ratified the agreement, and anti-trade ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1863 ... have stalled. The administration hopes eventually to complete a hemisphere-wide Free Trade Area of the Americas. That ambitious ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1839 ... In relation to the trade agreements, NAFTA, CAFTA and now FTAA, (Free Trade Area of the Americas), our President Bush, Canada's Martin, and Vincente Fox have ... http://www.michnews.com/artman/publish/article_11141.shtml ... that has a nine time democratically elected leader while already struggling to gain Latin support for the anemic Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) proposal ... http://www.vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=47596 The Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA) is likened to a sudden change from civilisation to barbarism. ... The FTAA is in deed a capitalism monopoly. ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1816 The U.S. announced last week that the implementation of CAFTA would not meet its Jan. 1 target date because Central American countries have yet to legislate new laws to come into compliance with the agreements mandates. http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1818 ... President Chavez praised him for "joining the battle" against the Free Trade Area of the Americas backed by Washington and a number of countries in the region... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4583268.stm CAFTA-DR, the free trade agreement between the US, five Central American nations and the Dominican Republic, was signed by President Bush in August. ... http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/opinion/13553447.htm ... commitment to free trade. Only Venezuela -- of the five that didn't -- has vowed to ''bury'' the FTAA. The Mercosur countries -- Argentina ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1828 ... that people in Central America were clamoring for the controversial expansion of NAFTA - purveyed by corporate and Bush administration CAFTA supporters - has ... http://www.commondreams.org/news2006/0103-01.htm ... The indigenous movement in Cauca, the heart of popular resistance to the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) accord being hammered out with Washington, has ... http://www.vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=47590 ... An early November visit by President George W. Bush to Brazil may revive stalled talks on the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas, or FTAA, Brazils Trade and ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1722 ... These have become the most controversial issues among the 34 participant countries, given Washingtons refusal to compromise on either subsidies or the FTAA. ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1721 ... Jorge L. Arrizurieta, president of Florida FTAA, will serve as keynote speaker. With more than 20 years of service in the private ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1716 ... Ramazzini, a vocal opponent of the Central American Free Trade Agreement CAFTA, testified against the agreement before the US Congress in April. ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1715 ... free trade agreement with the EU. The growth of Mercosur makes approval of FTAA far more difficult. What South America must now ... http://www.vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=46470 ... and investors in Costa Rica and other countries in that region when the Dominican Republic Central America Free Trade Agreement, known as DR CAFTA, is ratified ... http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2005/10/21/ap2292792.html Costa Rica is the last country left that needs to approve CAFTA. Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic have already joined. ... http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2005/10/21/ap2292792.html ... Negotiations for creating the hemisphere-wide Free Trade Area of the Americas are presently stalled, because the Marxist government of Brazil has rallied ... http://www.thenewamerican.com/artman/publish/article_2448.shtml ... policy statement that outlines an alternative development for the Americas quite different from the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA, that is ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1709 The CAFTA trade accord linking five Central American countries and the Dominican Republic with the United States will enter into force on Jan. ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1708 ... Speaking before the US Chamber of Commerce, Gutierrez urged hemispheric governments to help establish the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas, which would ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1707 by Brian Schuette. Council members were asked at this weeks meeting what their current views are on Canadian Advocates for Tax Awareness CAFTA. ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1706 ... The White House said in a July 15 fact sheet that the trade pact known as CAFTA DR will help continue the transformation of the Americas into a more ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1705 ... the United States continues to encourage full and constructive Caribbean participation in negotiations to craft a proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1704 ... measures that the country should adopt, within the framework of the Free Trade Agreement with the United States and Central America DR CAFTA, while warning ... http://www.dominicantoday.com/app/article.aspx?id=6102 ... yesterday that he does not think the series of bombings in Port of Spain will affect or have any negative impact on the Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA. ... http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_business?id=109736962 ... Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, said passage of CAFTA will bring about a rising tide of prosperity across the region, telling attendees of the Border Trade Alliance ... http://www.voicesmag.com/Archives/dougherty/cafta_nafta_redux_immigration_101905.htm ... in western Colombia, while Bonilla was covering a demonstration by indigenous people protesting a proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA agreement. ... http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/69883/ ... Meanwhile, the hotly protested Free Trade Area of the Americas, an agreement that involves 37 countries, is looking at Miami as the location for its permanent ... http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051019/LOCAL/51019005/1078/news ... The negotiations concerning investment and service trade in the future China ASEAN Free Trade Area (CAFTA ) are also proceeding in a smooth manner, said the ... http://english.people.com.cn/200510/19/eng20051019_215137.html ... Venezuela is proposing a regional integration system based on cooperation rather than trade, in contrast to the Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA promoted ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1695 ... He further encourages negotiations toward the passage of the Central American Trade American Agreement and a hemispherewide Free Trade Area of the Americas. ... http://theseoultimes.com/ST/?url=/ST/db/read.php?idx=2010 ... We did say that CAFTA is going to do all these ... From the standpoint of executing CAFTA, we're really only 10% of the way there. CAFTA is to take effect Jan. http://www.freep.com/money/business/gutierrez18e_20051018.htm There was good news and bad news from inside the negotiations of the Ministerial meeting for the Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA, held last week in Miami ... http://www.sfbg.com/40/02/x_corp.html ... the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas ALBA, as an alternative to the Washington-promoted Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA, which would ... http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/articles.php?artno=1579 ... hard to make good on his pledge to mend fences with Democrats after this summer's partisan bloodbath over the Central America Free Trade Agreement CAFTA. ... http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/101805/portman.html .... It has also worked toward achieving meaningful safeguards for US cattle producers in the Free Trade Area of the Americas Agreement and the World Trade ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1688 ... the unrestricted movement of goods and services in the region will bolster its ability to compete within the proposed US-backed Free Trade Area of the Americas ... http://www.coha.org/NEW_PRESS_RELEASES/New_Press_Releases_2005/05.108_Eye_for_an_Eye_FTAA.html ... There, under US leadership, they proposed a Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA to integrate the economies of the Americas, and planned on signing it by ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1723 ... countries politically, economically, and socially and is designed to thwart the US government's efforts to create the Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA. ... http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news.php?newsno=1786 ... The vote on CAFTA was held up for over an hour after the initial vote was showing the GOP about five votes down. In the end, CAFTA ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1683 ... History repeats itself a win-win-win situation for Capitalists. Free Trade treaties like NAFTA , CAFTA and the FTAA allow corporations to avoid environmental ... http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_john_kel_051015__b_wake_up_and_live_.htm ...Peru, Colombia and Ecuador have been in bloc negotiations to sign the Free Trade Treaty with the US since May 2004, and want to start it at the beginning of 2006.... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1680 ... Rica's proven success in the BPO industry given the availability of a highly qualified labor force, political stability, a secure business environment and CAFTA ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1679 ... to work with Minister Amorim and others on the Brazilian team in advance of the Miami Ministerial for the ALCA, for the Free Trade Area of the Americas to come ... http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0510/S00268.htm ... Protest organizer and founder of Canadian Advocates for Tax Awareness CAFTA, Paul Hazell said before MPACs presentation, "We have to send a message back to ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1724 The Philippines is optimistic of winning back at least seven out of 40 holders of financial and technical assistance agreement FTAA back in 1995 with the ... http://www.mb.com.ph/BSNS2005101446654.html ... American economic integration. This is in direct contradiction to the US-dominated Free Trade Area of the Americas proposal. With both ... http://www.vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=46360 ... CAFTA is a comprehensive trade agreement among five countries of Central America -- Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua -- and the ... http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Oct2005/20051012_3027.html ... Natural disasters aside, they are still reeling from losing out on the Central America Free Trade Pact CAFTA earlier this year. ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1671 ... For its Brazilian trading relations, Canada continues to hope for a resurgence of negotiations for a Free Trade of the Americas FTAA, which would include ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1670 ... Nicaraguan labor unions will present appeals on the ground of unconstitutionality against the US-Central America Free Trade Agreement CAFTA, announced health ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1669 ... the role of law in the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas, which is a cooperation project diametrically opposed to the Free Trade Area of the Americas. ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1667 ... about Mercosur negotiations: the United States has, back again in 2003, has tried to come up with a framework for the ALCA, the FTAA negotiations, which will ... http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0510/S00217.htm By VOA News. The US State Department says it is encouraged by Nicaragua's decision to ratify the Central American Free Trade Agreement CAFTA. ... http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-10-11-voa79.cfm ... by the coalition against the government of President Uribe, and especially its decision to press ahead with a Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA agreement ... http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/article.php?article_id=7538 By a vote of 49 to 37, with three abstentions, lawmakers passed the so called CAFTA pact, which will take affect after President Enrique Bolanos directs that it ... http://twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1661 ... believe that Bush second term will mean more attention paid to Latin American issues, but point out that even the Republicans are divided on FTAA and its less ... http://www.newsahead.com/content/view/793/71/ ... By working together with Root Cause, the grassroots people of color organization to fight the Free Trade Area of the Americas meetings in Miami in 2004, the ... http://www.monthlyreview.org/1005leary.htm ... But according to Arthur to participate in the FTAA and the global economy, at some stage those countries are going to have to reduce their dependence on taxes ... http://twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1657 ... The deadline for the FTAA has passed and nobody noticed, Jeffrey Schott, a senior fellow at the Washington, DC based Institute for International Economics ... http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/business/3387692 ... Zoellick said that the US is no longer focusing on the Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA as a way of unifying the continent's economies. ... http://twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1654 I hope by now that you have heard of the CAFTA 15. The Central America Free Trade Agreement passed the House of Representatives back on July 28th, 217-215. ... http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/townsend071005.html ... Referring to a conversation he Sabga, had held with a Government Minister, he recounted, I said to him, understand that Trinidad joining the FTAA means that ... http://twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1652 ... Referring to a conversation he Sabga, had held with a Government Minister, he recounted, I said to him, understand that Trinidad joining the FTAA means that ... http://twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1651 ... Referring to a conversation he Sabga, had held with a Government Minister, he recounted, I said to him, understand that Trinidad joining the FTAA means that ... http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_business?id=106769453 ... goods. Saca said he hopes CAFTA will spur a broader Free Trade Area of the Americas agreement to include more of the hemisphere. ... http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/051006/elsalvador.shtml ... But talks to create a hemisphere wide Free Trade Area of the Americas have stalled, and much of South America is governed by left-leaning leaders critical of ... http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2002542652_bushlatin06.html ... Peru and Ecuador will contain many of the same provisions that they found objectionable in the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), which passed the ... http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/100605/demsbrief.html ... the deadlock in the Nicaraguan National Assembly is preventing the country from ratifying the Domincan Republic Central American Free Trade Agreement DR CAFTA ... http://narcosphere.narconews.com/story/2005/10/5/203437/871 ... Talks to create a hemisphere-wide Free Trade Area of the Americas have stalled and much of South America is governed by left-wing leaders critical of the neo ... http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/12826447.htm ... Summit of the Americas to express support and build momentum for the Doha Round on tariff reduction and for the Free Trade Area of the Americas," John Maisto ... http://www.thebusinessonline.com/DJStory.aspx?DJStoryID=20051005DN009416 ... While CAFTA followed the same path as the very popular, Clinton endorsed North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA of 1993, the difference in congressional ... http://www.michiganreview.com/article.php?id=1568 .... While he believes CAFTA hurts the 6,000-employee sock industry, which has a major presence in Fort Payne, it was good for most other North Alabama industries. ... http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/051004/oil.shtml ... 217-215. We are told that it will enhance our trade agreements. The Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (TAA is next. If it passes ... http://www.herald-dispatch.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051004/OPINION/510040304/1034 ... 217-215. We are told that it will enhance our trade agreements. The Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (TAA is next. If it passes ... http://www.herald-dispatch.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051004/OPINION/510040304/1034 ... The more dramatic repressive moves come against those who resist--the IWW then, protestors today, including some union members in the recent Miami FTAA protests ... http://www.counterpunch.org/furr04262004.html ... The US in particular showed little willingness to shrink its estimated $16 billion in agricultural subsidies while the CAFTA battle was underway. ... http://twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1639 The most recent example of this is the Central American Free Trade Agreement CAFTA. CAFTA passed the US House on July 28th by a vote of 217 to 215. ... http://www.therealitycheck.org/GuestColumnist/rtakala080105.htm ... Honduras, and El Salvador to promote the benefits arising from a US free trade agreement with Central America and the Dominican Republic, known as CAFTA DR. ... http://twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1637 ... enhanced market access in the areas of goods, services and investment in the context of the creation of the future Free Trade Agreement of the Americas FTAA ... http://twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1636 .... Mr. Aderholts decision to vote for CAFTA was all the more difficult because he had openly criticized the agreement before signing it at the 11th hour. ... http://twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1635 ... of State Robert Zoellick and Guatemalan President Oscar Berger discussed the US-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) and an array ... http://newsblaze.com/story/20051004235719nnnn.nb/newsblaze/TOPSTORY/Top-Story.html National Free Trade Agreement opened our nation's borders wider than ever to illegal immigrants, but the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas will make this already huge problem even bigger. http://www.rrstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051005/OPINION05/110050005/1139 ... victories electing progressive governments in Venezuela, Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina, stopping the Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA, Bolivian ... http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/articles.php?artno=1571 ... for the Central American Free Trade Agreement CAFTA indicates that their plan to enact the even more dangerous Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) pact ... http://twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1631 ... Well, CAFTA finally is the other very important subject we discussed, and we are very much in agreement that CAFTA is an opportunity for everyone. ... http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0510/S00069.htm1 ... also represented his country in the preparatory meetings for the Second Summit of the Americas and in negotiations for the Free Trade Area of the Americas. ... http://www.cuopm.com/newsitem.asp?articlenumber=661 ... just Venezuela. Dont rely on FTAA to carry the day. The FTAA is too slow acting to make a difference in the short run. Those ... http://www.vcrisis.com/index.php?content=letters/200510031455 ... "In the short term, South American countries, especially Brazil and Argentina, will reject FTAA because it is seen as too favorable to the United States," Mr ... http://www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20051003-094540-8576r ... Though Presidential Bush spoke eagerly of a Free Trade Area of the Americas, terrorism and Iraq have largely directed the Bush Administration's attention ... http://www.tuftsdaily.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/10/03/4340c2b1c9087 ... of important principles, such as the need for special attention to the situation of smaller economies in the Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA and the ... http://twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1625 The President of the United Mexican States, H.E. Vicente Fox Quesada, and the Prime Minister of Canada, the Rt Hon. Paul Martin, met today in Vancouver. On this occasion, they reviewed the bilateral relationship, as well as North American, hemispheric and global issues. http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/news.asp?id=600 ... But that is just the beginning. NAFTA and CAFTA are precursors for an even more egregious trade agreement called the Free Trade Area of the Americas. ... http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/commentary/wb/wb/xp-34498 ... South America is seeking free trade and integration after US led talks to create a Free Trade Area of the Americas stalled last year over market access issues. ... http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1174195 ... It does not appear in proposals like the Free Trade Area of the Americas or bilateral agreements pushed by Washington in its relations with Latin America or ... http://twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1618 ... that the Bush administration form a bipartisan commission to promote Latin American relations and help put the Free Trade Area of the Americas back on the ... http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/12779038.htm ... 2010. Brazil has led opposition to quick approval of a US proposal for a hemispheric Free Trade Area of the Americas. Disagreements ... http://twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1616 ... generations to come. Venezuela's "Petroamerica" initiative is a rival to the US backed Free Trade Area of the Americas. The Supreme ... http://www.startribune.com/stories/484/5643223.html ... After they sign FTAA, Latin American countries will be more competitive, and will need to buy fewer Chinese goods, Jiang said. ... http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/12768766.htm ... summit declaration to express support and build momentum for the current World Trade Organization talks, as well as the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas ... http://twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1613 ... oil wealth with every nation in South America, aiming to strengthen ties while offering an alternative to the US backed Free Trade Area of the Americas.... http://twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1620 ... Here in the Americas of course there are cooperative economic structures such as NAFTA, CAFTA, Mercosur, and the Free Trade Area of the Americas .... http://www.fpa.org/topics_info2414/topics_info_show.htm?doc_id=302969 ... Here in the Americas of course there are cooperative economic structures such as NAFTA, CAFTA, Mercosur, and the Free Trade Area of the Americas .... http://www.fpa.org/topics_info2414/topics_info_show.htm?doc_id=302969 ... CPM is involved in many political campaigns including opposition to the Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA agreement and other neoliberal economic policies ... http://www.pww.org/article/view/7838/ ... It will further support the objectives of the CSME, the integration of the CARICOM economies into regional economic structures ACS, FTAA and the success of ... http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/NewViewNewsleft.cfm?Record=22969 ... summit. The all but stalled initiative of the Free Trade Area of the Americas is also a pending matter on the hemispheric agenda. ... http://twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1608 ... But to succeed, the White House must address the way that the CAFTA vote crystallized deep divisions between Republicans and Democrats that threaten to ... http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/opinion/12761570.htm ... civil disobedience. They also did so during the 2003 protests in Miami against the Free Trade Area of the Americas. The coalition ... http://www.vermontguardian.com/national/092005/CivilDisobedience.shtml THE Free Trade Area of the America FTAA negotiations, which have been stalled, faces several competing agendas both in the hemisphere and globally. ... http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/NewViewNewsleft.cfm?Record=22959 There was good news and bad news from inside the negotiations of the Ministerial meeting for the Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA, held last week in Miami ... http://www.sfbg.com/39/52/x_corp.html ... agreement being pursued by the 148 members of the World Trade Organization WTO, pending pacts include the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas FTAA and free ... http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=10793 Operating as an emotional overlay to the economic and trade arena is the not unrelated world of defense and strategic planning. http://twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1602 Sept 27, 05: PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Despite uncertainty about the future of the Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA, the Trinidad and Tobago government ... http://www.mycaribbeannews.com/business/050927.htm ... As Latin American allies have joined the CAFTA Central American Free Trade Agreement and FTAA Free Trade Agreement of the Americas, Lu went on, Project "Co ... http://www.chinapost.com.tw/i_latestdetail.asp?id=31079 ... official to oversee and coordinate US Government implementation efforts for the US Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement CAFTA DR.... http://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/textile-news/newsdetails.aspx?news_id=5327 ... But to succeed, the White House must address the way the CAFTA vote crystallized deep divisions between Republicans and Democrats that threaten to undermine ... http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-erikson26sep26,0,5107548.story ... are coalescing through the North American Free Trade Agreement, Central America Free Trade Agreement and, eventually, the Free Trade Area of the Americas. ... http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,16719917%255E2703,00.html ... Central America with a new series of free trade agreements with the likes of Thailand, Malaysia, and Egypt; with a Free Trade Area of the Americas that would ... http://www.americaneconomicalert.org/view_art.asp?Prod_ID=2092 ... the passage of the Central American Free Trade Agreement by the US Congress and the expected formation of the Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA, it has to ... http://www.chinapost.com.tw/i_latestdetail.asp?id=31025 ... the passage of the Central American Free Trade Agreement by the US Congress and the expected formation of the Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA, it has to ... http://www.chinapost.com.tw/i_latestdetail.asp?id=31025 ... Im thinking of course about CAFTA, the "Central American Free Trade Agreement" which passed in both houses of Congress, and which was applauded by Neo ... http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig6/peak1.html ... Many of these policies hurt North Dakota farmers. Johanns is pro CAFTA. In North Dakota, our farmers and agriculture community don't support CAFTA. ... http://twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1593 ... On the horizon is the Central American Free Trade Agreement CAFTA and the Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA and despite the obvious failings of FTA and ... http://twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1592 ... back on the map said Republican fundraiser Jorge Arrizurieta, who heads up Floridas effort to land the headquarters of the Free Trade Area of the Americas. ... http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/12718292.htm Between the Lines I've seen it one time too many: trailing after a news story about the trade deficit, the mindlessly repeated line about the "insatiable appetite of American consumers for cheap imported goods." http://www.valleyadvocate.com/gbase/News/content?oid=oid:124970 ... the streets. In Guatemala, the CAFTA debate took a life when a demonstrator against ratification was killed by police. Nicaragua ... http://twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1589 ... effect of popular dissatisfaction with the neoliberal free market and the US drive to globalize it under the cover of the Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA ... http://www.counterpunch.org/sandels09232005.html ... such as Antigua and Barbuda to be in a competitive position within the multilateral trading arena of the CSME, WTO, ACP EU and the possible FTAA" the release ... http://twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1587 Intellectual property issues continue to get more problematic for the residential furniture fabric business, and as more suppliers use Chinese fabrics and more domestic mills supplement lines with imported goods, it will get worse.... http://twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1586 ...Sold under Ralph Lauren's Polo label, they were like no others I'd ever seen: built with six separate hinges, these shades folded into a compact little rectangle that fit into a hard pocket-sized case that seemed pretty much indestructible.... http://www.sacbee.com/24hour/jobs/ THE INTERNATIONAL FORECASTER editor Bob Chapman writes: At least for now FTAA is still on the backburner, although the elitists are far from giving up.... http://www.vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=460092 ... global justice activists, most of whom filled out questionnaires during the protests surrounding the Free Trade Area of the Americas ministerial conference in ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1582 ... Gonzalez said that without Delta, nothing will happen as far as attracting the secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas in other words, Atlanta ... http://www.mlive.com/business/ambizdaily/bizjournals/index.ssf?/base/abd-1/112745040058521.xml ... the people. Chavez didn't privatize anything, he doubled the budget for social spending and he is openly against FTAA. That is ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1580 ... He urged hemispheric governments to help establish the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas, which would eliminate trade barriers throughout the region... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1579 ... The demonstration against the proposed Central American Free Trade Agreement CAFTA earlier this month was expected to be about 20,000 people strong.... http://abcnews.go.com/International/CSM/story?id=1147268 ... Sep 21 Prensa Latina Social groups of Costa Rica maintained their disapproval Wednesday of the US Central America Free Trade Agreement CAFTA, in spite of ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1577 ... signature to such agreements. One notable fatality could be the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas. That agreement would enshrine ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1576 ... Tonight, US Trade Representative Rob Portman, President Bushs chief emissary on CAFTA, will cohost a political fundraiser for LaTourette ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1575 ... inconvenient and untimely for the administration, because it had been pushing hard this year to ram another glob of globaloney called "CAFTA" down our throats. ... http://yankton.net/login.shtml?orq:http://www.yankton.net/stories/092105/opEd_20050921003.shtml In Gulfport, after Katrina, the first word on everyones lips is CAFTA, the recently signed free trade agreement whose passage ranks as one of George W. Bushs... http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0538,websass,67985,6.html In Gulfport, after Katrina, the first word on everyones lips is CAFTA, the recently signed free trade agreement whose passage ranks as one of George W. Bushs... http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0538,websass,67985,6.html ...has lowered its earnings expectations for the year following the effects of Hurricane Katrina, delays in the full implementation of CAFTA and other ongoing ... http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2005/09/19/daily2.html?jst=b_ln_hl ...These channels are the instruments of the FTAA free trade area of the Americas or of the various agreements of free commerce... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1571 ...opened up import-export markets between the United States and Canada by doing away with tariffs and other costly barriers, proponents say CAFTAs benefit could... http://www.citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050918/NEWS0202/109180058/-1/CITIZEN ...The WTO is undeniably slow moving though plans for many panregional trade groupings, such as the Free Trade Area of the Americas, are also struggling to ... http://news.ft.com/cms/s/78507c2e-264e-11da-a4a7-00000e2511c8.html ...The Central American Free Trade Agreement Cafta passed by just two votes in the House of Representatives in July, with only 15 Democrats in favour; the vote ... http://news.ft.com/cms/s/e6022d2e-2614-11da-a4a7-00000e2511c8.html ...like the United Nations and the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement and should fight against future initiatives like the Free Trade Area of the Americas... http://www.bartlettexpress.com/articles/2005/09/15/news/05forum.txt ...The latter mirrors the US' position in the recent Central American Free Trade Agreement CAFTA, which requires all such measures to be ultimately phased out... http://www.wsoctv.com/news/4976897/detail.html ...Chavez has emerged as a leading critic of the US proposal for a Free Trade Area of the Americas, saying that plan would simply help big US companies at the ... http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002495813_chavezoil15.html ...free trade agreement. This is another step toward realizing our dream for a full Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA. In the ... http://www.thenewamerican.com/artman/publish/article_2222.shtml ...another step on the path toward building a borderless European Union style megastate in the Western Hemisphere via the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas ... http://www.thenewamerican.com/artman/publish/article_2222.shtml ...and the two cochairs Brazil and the United States cant resolve their differences, is that the Free Trade Area of the Americas initiative launched with ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1562 ...Chavez has emerged as a leading critic of the US government and its proposal for a Free Trade Area of the Americas, saying that plan would simply help big US... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1561 ...Soon after, following the December 1994 Summit of the Americas in Miami, Florida, 34 countries committed to creating a Free Trade Area of the Americas... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1560 ...By isolating Cuba from any association with the Free Trade Area of the Americas, the US is simply pushing Cuba into the waiting paws of the Eurobeast.... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1559 ...using large amounts of the country's oil revenues, his stance against the policies of US imperialism and the Free Trade Area of the Americas, are obviously... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1558 ... table. Early this year, a decade-long drive to reach a hemispheric trade deal Free Trade Area of the Americas ran aground. The . http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1557 ...34 sided negotiations begun in April 1998 at the Second Summit of the Americas in Santiago aimed at reaching a free trade area of the Americas FTAA by 2005 ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1156 ...are hosting a conference next week to bring together major US and Central American executives and industry experts to discuss Life AFTA CAFTA ... http://www.just-style.com/news_detail.asp?art=38635 ...Venezuela, they said, seeks to thwart the stalled Free Trade Area of the Americas, a zone meant to stretch from Alaska to the tip of South America, in favor of... http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-petrocaribe13sep13,0,6461987.story?coll=la-home-world ...and permanent job creation and the development of conference business that would be a natural and very lucrative adjunct of the ACS and FTAA headquarters in ... http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_business?id=101584217 ...and permanent job creation and the development of conference business that would be a natural and very lucrative adjunct of the ACS and FTAA headquarters in ... http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_business?id=101584217 ...When our congressmen voted for CAFTA, this mentality is what they supported. Which of the two above-mentioned scenarios is worse?... http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/opinions_more.php?id=67024_0_11_0_C ...As a result, Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA is completely off the table, indigenous rights champion and cocalero Evo Morales is in a strong position ... http://www.dailycollegian.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/09/13/43262ba6a0136 ...As a result, Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA is completely off the table, indigenous rights champion and cocalero Evo Morales is in a strong position ... http://www.dailycollegian.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/09/13/43262ba6a0136 ...recently lost a court fight over its request for the operational plan that police used during the protests of the Free Trade Area of the Americas summit in 2003... http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2005/09/12/s1b_dbCops_0912.html ...also includes meeting with US high ranking official, in order to accelerate negotiations on the Washington sponsored Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1097 ... As opposed to the Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA fostered by the United States, which could only lead to loss of sovereignty and control over these ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1096 ... facility. In fact, Prime Minister PJ Patterson appears in a Trinidadian promotional video pitching for the FTAA headquarters. Among ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1095 If this is true, he did not represent them in this issue. I am talking about the CAFTA bill that he supported. ... CAFTA, like NAFTA, fails the test. http://ydr.com/story/letters/84756/ ...government. The OAS also is the venue for negotiations for the Free Trade Area of the Americas, a US backed effort that Chavez opposes... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1093 ...is currently providing similar assistance to the Andean nations and has supported member countries involved in the Free Trade Area of the Americas project ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1092 ...the Chavez-Castro regional political integration initiative that seeks to displace both the US-centric Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA, and the ... http://www.vcrisis.com/index.php?content=letters/200509091944 ...The diplomat did not mention the Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA, even though US coordinator at the forum John Maisto tried to bring the project to the ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1090 ...The diplomat did not mention the Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA, even though US coordinator at the forum John Maisto tried to bring the project to the ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1090 ...America for Tshirt supremacy. The Central American countries are hoping in the long term to be boosted by CAFTA. World shipments of T... http://www.expresstextile.com/20050915/perspectives01.shtml ...in, further destroying our sovereignty. Bush wants the FTAA done by Dec. 31, 2005 -- and hell get it. Following the CAFTA vote... http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=46237 ...Portman conceded that the CAFTA vote was close and had it failed, the administrations entire trade agenda would have been in jeopardy... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1050 ...Only 15 Democrats voted for Cafta, and Portman said part of what he is trying to do is make sure that when the next free trade agreement comes up for a vote it ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1049 ... We have serious concerns about current US trade policy (unbalanced trade with China, CAFTA, a potential FTAA, etc). Ill be certain to send you our media kit. ... http://magic-city-news.com/article_4574.shtml 8 US Newswire 20,000 people will demonstrate against the Central America Free Trade Agreement CAFTA today in front of the National Assembly in Managua ... http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=52870 ... It also seeks for a Free Trade Agreement in America (FTAA), so the United States would not be in the position of putting pressure on the moves towards ... http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/biz/200509/kt2005090817210611860.htm An eerie calm fell over Capitol Hill on the morning of the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) vote. Police cars blocked ... http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/090805/cafta.html ... businesses to help further Georgias standing in the free trade market and help the state land the headquarters of the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas ... http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/stories/20050907/localnews/13272.shtml SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic. Dominican legislators overwhelmingly approved a free-trade agreement Tuesday with the United States and five Central ... http://www.sltrib.com/nationworld/ci_3007126 ... of the election, Chief Deputy Whip Eric Cantor R Va. told a crowd of lobbyists the day the House voted on the Central America Free Trade Agreement CAFTA ... http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/090705/k.html The so called CAFTA 15, House Democrats whose votes, combined with those of most of the Republican majority, narrowly passed the Central America Free ... http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/Business/090705_cafta.html The mills board of directors was forced to make the decision, because foreign sugar imports under the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) and the.. http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=52687 ... As was the case with the EU, the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas is being deceptively promoted as a "free-trade agreement," when in fact the real ... http://www.thenewamerican.com/artman/publish/article_2148.shtml ...How our state found its way into an obscure provision of the international agreement commonly known as CAFTA, and why it stayed there despite Gov.. http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=995 ...Chavez is firmly opposed to the US-proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas, and has instead sought to build support for his own proposal the Bolivarian ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=994 ...Americans have seen millions of jobs stripped from their communities and millions more are likely to follow with the recent passage of CAFTA by Congress... http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-10forum05sep05,0,7333249.story?coll=sfla-news-opinion ...Americans have seen millions of jobs stripped from their communities and millions more are likely to follow with the recent passage of CAFTA by Congress... http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-10forum05sep05,0,7333249.story?coll=sfla-news-opinion ...is an entrance, a first step towards the Bolivarian Alternative trade pact, considered as a counterweight to the Free Trade Area of the Americas proposed by... http://english.people.com.cn/200509/05/eng20050905_206601.html ...with and involvement in CARICOM, and secondly within the hemisphere and the manner in which we will participate in the Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA.... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=990 ...In late July, CAFTA passed by just a two vote margin and that was after the vote was held open for over an hour. ... CAFTA is a clear example.... http://www.villagesoup.com/Government/story.cfm?storyID=60092 ...The crowd cheered as union leaders bashed the North American and Central American free trade agreements NAFTA and CAFTA and the current administration. http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=988 ... Now well have to deal with CAFTA the Central American Free Trade Agreement, which squeaked through the US House of Representatives in late July by the ... http://www.bangornews.com/news/templates/?a=119336 ... well. Alive and well? The only reason CAFTA passed was because President Bush threatened Republicans opposed to CAFTA. He threatened ... http://www.dailypress.com/news/opinion/dp-76616sy0sep02,0,5933800.story?coll=dp-opinion-editorials The promise by the Bush administration and big business that the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) will revive the US textile... http://www.dailypress.com/news/opinion/dp-76616sy0sep02,0,5933800.story?coll=dp-opinion-editorials ...In late July, the House of Representatives barely passed the Central American Free Trade Agreement CAFTA by a vote of 217 to 215... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=984 ...eight countries and is itself part of CARICOM, which has 15 member states and also takes part in negotiations for the Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA.... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=961 ...Costa Rica is one of the few Central American countries that is delaying the passage of the US Central American Free Trade Agreement, or CAFTA... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=960 ..The signing of the agreement did nothing to lessen the disapproval of the concept of CAFTA. ... Americans are not the only ones who disagree with CAFTA. On Dec.... http://www.florala.net/media/paper293/news/2005/08/25/Viewpoints/Cafta.Bad.For.America-974335.shtml ...to Stop the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas has launched an all out drive to combat the globalist plan to establish a 34 nation FTAA Trade Agreement... http://www.mountaintimes.com/mtweekly/2005/0901/chairman.php3 ...for the organisation to rejuvenate itself as it faced the new challenges of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy, the Free Trade Area of the Americas and by.... http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/NewViewNewsleft.cfm?Record=22643 Should the recent passage of the Central America Free Trade Agreement CAFTA be viewed as a positive step in the direction of free trade? http://independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=1559 ...operations expertise to the team and will establish measurable impacts and metrics for manufacturing clients and noted that, The passage of CAFTA is a..... http://news.ft.com/cms/s/c8207d24-1a48-11da-b279-00000e2511c8.html ...argue that President George W. Bushs success in convincing a recalcitrant Congress to approve the Central American Free Trade Agreement (Cafta) augurs well..... http://news.ft.com/cms/s/c8207d24-1a48-11da-b279-00000e2511c8.html ...the race as Democrats savage Hayes for switching his vote at the last minute to help ensure passage last month of the White House-backed CAFTA trade agreement..... http://www.newsobserver.com/news/ncwire_news/story/2770792p-9209873c.html ...When I see the administration cutting deals on textiles to pass an agreement it has spent years negotiating and that threatens a critical industry in North Dakota, I see a trade policy on the wrong path.... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=736 ...A bilateral textile and apparel agreement being negotiated between China and the United States this week could help end uncertainty over the availability of apparel... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=721 ...November 2003, Fithian was profiled by The New York Times Magazine as she prepared to take part in protests at the Free Trade Area of the Americas meeting in... http://www.nationalreview.com/york/york200508290901.asp ...and capital account liberalisation within the context of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy initiative and the envisaged Free Trade Area of the Americas... http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/NewViewNewsleft.cfm?Record=22588 ...And he has stalled US efforts to enact the Free Trade Area of the Americas, slowing negotiations that would extend the provisions of NAFTA throughout the... http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2003/01/ma_208_01.html ...our markets, against the neoliberal plan of the International Monetary Fund IMF, against Haiti joining the Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA, said a... http://www.ww4report.com/node/1004 ...President Jorge L. Arrizurieta wrote that the passage of CAFTA positively impacts the prospects for the Free Trade Area of the Americas... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=694 ...President Fidel Castro noted that the White House sees force as its only card after the possible collapse of its Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA project... http://www.periodico26.cu/english_new/cuba/rumsfeld270805.htm ...The Central America Free Trade Agreement, known as CAFTA, was barely passed by Congress in late July after President Bush put on a masterly display of... http://www.startribune.com/stories/484/5580027.html ...losing ground. Our biggest carrot, the promise to create a Free Trade Area of the Americas, faces an uncertain future. Most Latin... http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/2005/08/28/sections/nation_world/nation_world_columns/article_652157.php ...Reed, 54, is hopeful the newly approved Central American Free Trade Agreement CAFTA will broaden his sales. I think CAFTA will... http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2005/08/28/WashingtonDCBureau/327737.html ... Trade, We see that NAFTA just made things worse, and CAFTA is going to do the same thing, he says, noting that Chocolas cast a decisive vote to pass CAFTA. ... http://www.southbendtribune.com/stories/thisday/opinion.20050828-sbt-MICH-B8-Some_new_twists_like.sto ... the World Trade Organization, the North American Free Trade Association, the Central America Free Trade Agreement, and the Free Trade Area of the Americas. ... http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/dunbarortiz270805.html The Central American free trade agreement Cafta will boost sales for enterprise resource planning solutions among SMEs as companies seek to improve... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=623 ValEncia, a professor at the Central University of Venezuela who acts in the international negotiations arena of the Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA. http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=622 The Central America Free Trade Agreement of the Americas CAFTA was created and negotiated to meet the requirements of ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=621 ...CAFTA, which was approved by Congress this summer, will eliminate most trade barriers between the United States and five Central American countries. Costa ... http://www.nola.com/business/t-p/index.ssf?/base/money-2/1125038240213420.xml ...wildlife. Prior to the vote, a letter signed by over 100 animal organizations was sent to every member of the House condemning DR CAFTA ... http://www.pww.org/article/articleview/7602/1/283 Public Citizens Global Trade Watch has announced the launch of the CAFTA Damage Report, an on going series of reports to track the consequences of the Central America Free Trade Agreement CAFTA http://www.citizen.org/hot_issues/issue.cfm?ID=1172 ...market. Since 1994 the IADB has contributed over US $10 million to support the Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA process ... http://towardfreedom.com/home/content/view/538/1/ ...There was no immediate word over whether Brazil which is at odds with the United States over what should be on the table at FTAA talks would send a ... http://www.truthabouttrade.org/article.asp?id=4324 ...There was no immediate word over whether Brazil which is at odds with the United States over what should be on the table at FTAA talks would send a ... http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/editorial/12467679.htm ...losing ground. Our biggest carrot, the promise to create a Free Trade Area of the Americas - faces an uncertain future. Most Latin ... http://americas.irc-online.org/am/386 ...NAFTA Plus for example, the advantages of deepening trilateral integration as a step towards enacting the Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA or the ... http://americas.irc-online.org/am/386 ...Senior trade officials from several Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA countries will gather in Puebla, Mexico .... http://www.mycaribbeannews.com/inter/050824.htm ...Wayne Allard touted the Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement CAFTA as good for Colorado farmers and ranchers Wednesday morning at a meeting sponsored by the Chamber of the Americas.... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=596 ...Mexico may impose an import tariff of up to 210 percent on U.S. corn sweetener after the World Trade Organization ruled a local tax on high fructose violates trade agreements, said a Mexican trade official.... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=601 ...Melissa Hart for her vote to approve the Central American Free Trade Agreement CAFTA as a betrayal of working families. ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=595 ...Hayes had said repeatedly he opposed CAFTA, then changed his vote at the last moment to ensure passage of the agreement. Bye Bye Flip Flopin Hayes ... http://www.newsobserver.com/news/ncwire_news/story/2750131p-9187763c.html ...Jeb Bush and sponsored in part by Florida FTAA - which is working to bring the secretariat to Miami if the Western Hemispheres 34 nations sign a free-trade ... http://www.miamitodaynews.com/news/050825/story3.shtml ...World Trade Center and other organizations will sponsor a luncheon seminar from 12 noon until 2 pm at the WTC on Preparing for CAFTA Getting Started ... http://neworleans.dbusinessnews.com/ ...of Commerce president, said that the Texas economy is inextricably linked with exports markets and will have 44 million new customers when CAFTA goes into... http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/business/12461904.htm ...After all, you deserve a little relaxation after the passage of CAFTA, the energy bill and the transportation bill, among other recent accomplishments... http://washingtontimes.com/commentary/20050823-091720-5736r.htm ...two trains on single track racing towards each other at a high rate of speed. One train is the importation of people (legal and illegal, the other the exportation of jobs to foreign countries ie CAFTA and China most favored nation status... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=553 That sucking noise of jobs from Alabama and other states going to Mexico began with NAFTA and its going to continue with CAFTA. http://www.al.com/ Venezuelas oil facility initiative for the Caribbean, Petrocaribe, will move one step closer to implementation today when that countrys President Hugo Chavez arrives in Jamaica for a one day visit. http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_news?id=97463673 ... their deep displeasure with Democrats in the US House of Representatives who voted for the Central American Free Trade Agreement CAFTA, by walking out of the ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=541 ... Not coincidentally Miami, Mr Bushs home city, is also seeking to become the centre of the Free Trade Area of the Americas, a regional trade agreement whose ... http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-8603.html The mechanics strike at Northwest Airlines Corp. has refocused attention on the airline industrys ongoing push to reduce costs by outsourcing maintenance jobs. http://news.ft.com/cms/s/6be6a952-125f-11da-8cc3-00000e2511c8.html ... integration. The initiative, he noted, is a counterweight to the fading Free Trade Area of the Americas pushed by Washington. Speaking ... http://www.twistedpolitics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=488 ... He pointed out that peoples resistance killed the US backed Free Trade Area of the Americas, and that the alternative promoted by Venezuela and Cuba, the ... http://www.greenleft.org.au/back/2005/639/639p12.htm ... He pointed out that peoples resistance killed the US backed Free Trade Area of the Americas, and that the alternative promoted by Venezuela and Cuba, the ... http://www.greenleft.org.au/back/2005/639/639p12.htm ... CAFTA also is seen as a step toward the Free Trade Area of the Americas, a more ambitious proposal involving South American and Caribbean nations, except Cuba. ... http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050821/BUSINESS/508210317/1003 Massa said CAFTA will cost the district - and the nation - jobs which will go overseas in a similar fashion after the North American Free Trade Agreement was... http://www.the-leader.com/articles/2005/08/21/local_news/local02.txt Responding to public statements by law enforcement and district attorneys, ALIPAC has launched a campaign to accurately inform the public, lawmakers, law enforcement agencies, and the media regarding the role of local law enforcement in immigration matters by calling for local and state police in NC and the entire nation to take action immediately. http://www.alipac.us/article-623-thread-1-0.html The closeness of the CAFTA vote despite the political pressures the administration applied shows that we can defeat the FTAA. http://www.stoptheftaa.org/artman/publish/article_536.shtml In addition, he said, Georgias bid to have Atlanta named as the headquarters for the emerging Free Trade Area of the Americas is creating publicity and opening doors for the state http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/fayette/0805/18lesser.html will host a presentation on the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), which will include a screening of the video "Stepping Stone to World Government: The FTAA," at 7 p.m. at the McArthur Library, first floor meeting room, 270 Main St., Biddeford, Maine. For information on the John Birch Society, contact Frank Nulton at (207) 282-1811. Thurday, AUG. 18 http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/08172005/communit/58235.htm Learn about how the future of your business and the prospects of your job security will be affected by the Free Trade Area of the Americas Act, which ... http://www.elpasotimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050816/BUSINESS/508160309/1003 Americas. FTAA is nothing more than a regional governing board of unaccountable bureaucrats. We must stand up to stop the FTAA now! http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050807/OPINION/508070594/1029 ... Latin America, the Bush administrations efforts to draft and pass the hemisphere-wide Free Trade Area of the Americas Agreement (FTAA) have registered a ... http://www.politicalaffairs.net/article/articleview/1669/1/114/ ... Central American countries. Add more alphabet soup and we have the pending FTAA -- Free Trade Area of the Americas. They all intend ... http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/letters/sfl-brpb70aug16,0,4680968.story?coll=sfla-news-letters ... the organization established by the Governor of Georgia to lead Atlantas effort to be named the Permanent Secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas. ... http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2005/08/15/daily2.html?jst=b_ln_hl The hallmark of the last century is one of conflict and upheaval. At least that is the popular view of history. Yet, when you examine the end results of all that turmoil, the discord all points to a concerted strategy with similar objectives. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=25 Whatever happened to the oath that our elected servants pledge to uphold the Constitution and defend America? http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-7590.html Utah Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., emerging as the focal point of a "solution" to illegal immigration, has an unsettling record where U.S. interests are concerned. http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-7649.html The board of Cnooc, the Chinese oil company, had one thing right: its bid to buy an American oil company was killed by political opposition http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-7647.html On June 10, 2005 he said in an interview with WBT Radio that he would vote NO on CAFTA. Listen to the interview on how he changed his vote to help destroy America. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=25 Fewer Americans are openly supporting George W. Bush, according to a poll by Gallup released by CNN and USA Today. 44 per cent of respondents approve of the presidents performance, a five per cent drop in less than a week. http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-7401.html Did President Bush show what he really thinks of the media with a flip of his middle finger? Jay Leno thinks so. On "The Tonight Show" Wednesday, the late-night comic showed videotape of the president leaving a meeting with congressional Republicans on Capitol Hill earlier in the day and passing by a clutch of reporters shouting questions on the fate of the Central American trade pact. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/28/AR2005072801906.html Did President Bush show what he really thinks of the media with a flip of his middle finger? Could this reflect how he truly feels towards the American Public? Is this what a CHRISTIAN would do? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/28/AR2005072801906.html On Monday, I reported that the US, formerly a superpower until afflicted with "new economy" syndrome, has lost so much manufacturing capability that it can scarcely produce one submarine every two years and one aircraft carrier every five years. US manufacturing capability is so reduced and shrinking so fast that the president of the American Shipbuilding Association recently said that in the next several years "more and more manufacturing of ship components and systems will migrate to China. http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-7429.html The Bush administration has clammed up on immigration, just as Congress starts to seriously debate it. http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-7378.html The Carolinas and four other Southern states have become the "new settlement areas" for still-surging waves of Latinos -- most of them young (median age 27), male (63 percent), foreign-born (57 percent) and drawn, like many native-born whites and blacks, by the regions robust economy. http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-7378.html The final vote on CAFTA, the free trade agreement between the US and Central America, rolled out in the wee hours of July 28. It was a tight vote in the House, a squeaking 217-215, where 15 Democrats crossed over to support the measure while 27 Republicans voted against it. http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-7425.html Top officials at the Department of Homeland Security recently announced that arrests during the first two years of Operation Predator have exceeded 6,000. http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-7393.html I am working on my computer when I discover that the House has passed CAFTA. I turn on the TV for the eleven-o-clock news. The local channels are full of reports...about an uptown homicide. On cable, both Fox and MSNBC each have a specialist standing near a pond in Aruba talking with great earnestness, I have the sound turned off. On CNN, Paula Zahn is interviewing an expert on the size of the debris from the space shuttle. http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-7424.html I am writing to draw to your attention a provision in the Energy Conference Report that raises serious procedural and substantive concerns. At its essence, this provision is a 1.5 billion giveaway to the oil industry, Halliburton, and Sugar Land, Texas http://www.rense.com/general67/neil.htm An Alabama lawmaker switched his vote in late bargaining. Critics call the dealings unseemly. http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-7355.html Rep. Charles Taylor says an electronic glitch kept his vote against the controversial Central American Free Trade Agreement from registering, but his explanation hasnt stopped criticism from some Democrats. http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-7357.html Two N.C. Republicans took heat yesterday after the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved the Central American Free Trade Agreement. http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-7354.html The House of Representatives top Democrat accused Republicans on Thursday of possibly illegal action to encourage some Democrats to vote for a free-trade pact with Central America. http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-7343.html U.S. Rep. Charles Taylors failure to register a vote during final approval of the Central American Free Trade Agreement brought criticism Thursday from a would-be opponent in next years congressional elections. http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-7344.html At 2,400 pages, the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) isnt really about trade. Frankly, you dont need 2,400 pages to eliminate tariffs and regulations on exports and imports. But, you might need 2,400 pages to smuggle through a new set of transnational corporate rights disguised by complicated legalese. I wonder, how many of our Congressional representatives will have even attempted to read this trade to me before next weeks vote? http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0727-33.htm Just what exactly is the significance of the CAFTA vote as it relates to our ability as American citizens to shape our destiny?. http://www.newswithviews.com/iserbyt/iserbyt28.htm President Bush eked out a very narrow victory on his top trade priority, with the House of Representatives approving a free-trade agreement with Central American countries by just two votes. The House vote was held open for more than one hour to ensure passage. The final tally was 217 to 215. http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20050728/cm_thenation/48811/nc:742 In response to the public outcry over the preventable murder of Scott Gardner and the injury of his family by a drunk driving illegal alien arrested thrice before, Representative Sue Myrick has written the department of homeland security director Chertoff to demand an explanation as to why North Carolina has only 1 deportation officer. http://www.alipac.us/article-568-thread-1-0.html Old Fort, NC 2005 BuyDirectUSA.com officially opens online shop so consumers can find products manufactured in the USA. BuyDirectUSA.com currently offers a venue for U.S. Manufactures to list their products as well as a place for retailers and consumers to locate them. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=23 Our nations trade deficit is at a staggering $46.1 billion at last check and growing. The free trade agreements made with NAFTA, WTO and FTAA, CAFTA are not improving our trade. http://www.buydirectusa.com/links/article.php?n=2