Los Angeles Times

Editorial/Seal the deal on Colombian trade pact

Nov 12 -- A free-trade agreement with our closest ally in South America is good for the U.S. and for Colombia.

12 de noviembre de 2008

The Colombia Free Trade Agreement is once again a political football in Washington. Almost as soon as Barack Obama won the election, it came into play. Now it is being punted, fumbled, spiked and maybe even hurled in a desperate Hail Mary pass to Congress as its chief supporter, President Bush, prepares to leave office.

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