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05/18/09
New TAA Programs Come into Effect TodayProvisions in the stimulus bill expanded eligibility and increased funding to help workers and firms with Trade Adjustment Assistance.

12/23/08
Ron Kirk Nominated to be USTRPresident-elect Barack Obama has nominated former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk to be America’s top trade official. The United States Trade Representative ..

10/30/08
USTR Says It Will Limit WTO NotificationA senior negotiator told states that USTR will modify its procedures for notifying the WTO about how states regulate trade in goods.

06/19/08
Rep. Michael Michaud Introduces New TRADE ActA new 'fair trade bill, with sixty co-sponsors in the House and Senate, was introduced in Congress this week. The Trade Reform Accountability ..

05/01/08
WTO push to finish DohaMeetings in Geneva over the next few weeks could determine whether the Bush administration will strike a deal in the current round of global trade ..


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The Boeing – Airbus dispute is the most complicated case facing the WTO.
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