Free Trade Debate Intensifies Over American Manufacturing Jobs
The national debate centers on the outsourcings and a rising trade deficit seen as eroding U.S. manufacturing. Senate and House leaders Daschle and Pelosi hosted a roundtable with governors from Pennsylvania Michigan and Wisconsin. Governors Rendell Granholm urge action on Crane-Rangel-Manzullo and stronger WTO enforcement. The piece cites studies tying trade deficits to job losses and modest wage effects, urging robust policy to protect domestic industry.
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Winn-Dixie to cut 10000 jobs and sell 156 stores
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