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US Senate defeats expanding Obama trade powers

2011-09-20T21:30:22Z

The US Senate on Tuesday rejected a Republican push to expand President Barack Obama's powers to negotiate trade deals, amid a broader fight over accords with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea.

With those three deals edging toward...

Obama committed to passing free-trade deals: Clinton

2010-05-13T09:15:27Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is committed to finalizing free-trade agreements with Colombia and Panama but faces "political winds" and an uncertain outcome, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on...

No clear Obama pledge on stalled trade pacts: lawmaker

2010-06-25T19:23:51Z

President Barack Obama made no commitments to move forward on stalled free trade pacts with Colombia, Panama and South Korea during private talks with lawmakers this week, a top ally said Thursday.

"In terms of specific trade agreements, there was no discussion," the number two Democ...

Free trade pacts prospects 'not good': top US lawmaker

2010-06-25T21:43:26Z

Prospects for reviving and approving US free trade pacts with Panama, Colombia and South Korea are "not good," Senate Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell warned Thursday.

And US President Barack Obama "is sending ...

Senator raps Obama stalling on trade deals

2010-06-25T21:50:28Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States risks being "wallflowers at the dance" as other countries pursue trade deals while the Obama administration sits on the sidelines, a senior Republican senator said on Thursday.

The Democratic Obama administration so far has only produced false starts on trade, allo...

Pro-trade Democrat raps White House on Panama deal

2010-06-25T22:02:12Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leading Senate Democrat urged the White House on Friday to say when it would send a free-trade agreement with Panama to Congress, saying he worried it was getting postponed amid work on healthcare reform.

The complaints from Senate Finance C...

School Board Shooting

2010-12-23T08:01:38Z

In this image taken from video released by WJHG-TV on Dec. 15, 2010, Ginger Littleton, right, sneaks up behind Clay Duke before hitting him with her purse, while he holds Bay City school board members hostage in Panama City, Fla. The purse that Littleton

Panama Climate Voices from the Dumps

2010-12-03T11:30:58Z

A scavenger walks along the landfill in Rio Hato, Panama, Thursday Dec. 2, 2010. Taking on companies building incinerators to burn landfill trash, waste pickers are making their voices heard at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico...

LLWS Canada Panama Baseball

2010-08-24T17:00:31Z

Vancouver, Canada third baseman Kristopher DeGuzman, right, forces out Chitre, Panama's Rafael DeLeon at third on a grounder by Panama's Irving Indunis during the third innin...

Panama Conjoined Twins

2010-08-18T18:45:10Z

Susana Gil, center, 22, carries her daughters, one-year-old conjoined twins Hannah Yinneth Gil, left, and Hannah Yanneth Gil, right, from Panama, at their home in Panama City, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010. The Siamese twins, joined at the stomach, are allegedly scheduled for a separation surgery at the end of Aug. in Panama City. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco...

APTOPIX Panama Conjoined Twins

2010-08-18T18:15:32Z

One-year-old conjoined twins Hannah Yinneth Gil, left, and Hannah Yanneth Gil, right, from Panama, lying on the ground, play at their home in Panama City, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010. The Siamese twins, joined at the stomach, are allegedly scheduled for a separation surgery at the end of Aug. in Panama City. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)