A clash of hemispheres
TRADE is a tetchy subject in Washington these days. President Clinton has made it clear that securing fast-track negotiating authority from Congress is at the top of his policy priorities; but now that he is back in Washington, he is finding (as Chile, see article, has found for years) that the fast-track process is far from fast. In fact, it is proving difficult even to get it started.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “A clash of hemispheres”
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