{"id":24,"date":"2011-01-11T14:29:34","date_gmt":"2011-01-11T19:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citizenstrade.org\/draft\/us-colombia-fta-news-archive\/"},"modified":"2011-07-22T07:41:51","modified_gmt":"2011-07-22T11:41:51","slug":"us-colombia-fta-news-archive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/trade-policies\/colombia-free-trade-agreement\/us-colombia-fta-news-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombia FTA News Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a name=\"editorials\">Opinion<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/dan-kovalik\/the-big-lie-venezuela-lab_b_672131.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Lie: Venezuela and Labor<\/a> Huffington Post, August 5, 2010<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.teamster.org\/content\/colombia-doesnt-deserve-anti-worker-trade-pact\" target=\"_blank\">Colombia doesn&#8217;t deserve anit-worker trade pact<\/a> James P. Hoffa, September 9, 2009<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thevarsity.ca\/article\/19432-colombian-free-trade-agreement-making-a\" target=\"_blank\">Colombia free-trade agreement: making a bad situation worse<\/a> The Varsity, July 6 2009<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/101508_Colombia-HIGHCOST-of-Free-Trade.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Colombia: the High Cost of Free Trade<\/a> James McEnteer, October 15, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20080912_Colombia-The-Pain-and-Power-of-Memory.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Pain and Power of Memory<\/a> Dissident Voice, September 12, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20080903_kovalikcolombia_hufpost.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Columbia &#8211; A Case Study in Failed U.S. Intervention<\/a> Huffington Post, August 30, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20080718_rejectcolombia_dmregister.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Overhaul policies to benefit workers; reject Colombia deal<\/a> Des Moines Register, July 18, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bostonglobe\/editorial_opinion\/letters\/articles\/2008\/07\/16\/pact_is_perfect___for_us_corporations\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pact is Perfect &#8211; For US Corporations<\/a> Boston Globe, July 16, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20080714_uribehaswork_globemail.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Alvaro Uribe has more work to do<\/a> Globe and Mail (Canada), July 14, 2008<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/columnists\/story\/91106\/?ses=cad56805f3f876fe8becd249e49ee6ea\" target=\"_blank\">Celebrate Betancourt&#8217;s Release, Not Colombia&#8217;s Oppresive Regime<\/a> Alternet, July 10, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20080709_McCainStaysCourseInLatinAmerica_Progressive.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">McCain Stays the Course in Latin America<\/a> The Progressive, July 9, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20080708_FreeTradeFalsePromises_TheGuardian.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Free Trade&#8217;s False Promises<\/a> The Guardian, July 8, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20080606_colombiabaddeal_nhbr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Colombia deal is a bad one<\/a> New Hampshire Business Review, June 6, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/westlinn_cftabadforamerica_05012008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Columbia free trade bad for America<\/a> WestLinn Tidings, May 1, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/audits\/83595\/\" target=\"_blank\">Workers&#8217; Rights: a Good Reason to Oppose Colombia Trade Deal<\/a> The Hill, April 26, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20080414_sweeneynorightsnotradecolombia_washpost.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Colombia: No Rights, No Trade<\/a> Washington Post, April 14, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20080411_ColombiaTradeFightHumanRightsTest_Nation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Colombia Trade Fight is a Human Rights Test<\/a> The Nation, April 11, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reuters_righttoopposfta_04092008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Comment: Congress is right to oppose trade deal with Colombia<\/a> Reuters, April 9, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20080408_CFTABadDealForEveryone_RepsHare-Michaud.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Colombia Free Trade Agreement: A Bad Deal for Everyone Involved<\/a> Huffington Post, April 8, 2008<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nNews Stories<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20101108_houserepublicanspushtradedeals_dowjones.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Key House Republican Plans Agressive Push for Free Trade Deals<\/a> Dow Jones, November 8, 2010<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20090929_panamacolombiaftasprogressing_miamiherald.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Trade Representative: Free Trade Agreements Underway with Panama and Colombia<\/a> Miami Herald, September 29, 2009<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20090930_colombiapactunlikely_jco.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Colombia Trade Pact Unlikely This Year<\/a> Journal of Commerce Online, September 30, 2009<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20090916_debatescolombiakoreaftas_ictsd.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">US Debates Continue on FTAs with Colombia, South Korea<\/a> ICTSD, September 16, 2009<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20090910_uscolombiaftaheldupbyviolence_dre.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Obama Nominee Says U.S.-Colombia FTA Still Being Held Up Over Labor Violence<\/a> Daily Report for Executives, September 10, 2009<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20090908_protestsagainstcolombiaheartssoon_washcitypaper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Protest Against Colombian Hearts Starting Soon<\/a> Washington City Paper, September 8, 2009<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20090908_humanrightsgroupsprotestexhibit_wjla.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Human Rights Groups Protest Colombia Exhibit at Union Station<\/a> WJLA, September 8, 2009<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20090813_movementcolombiapanamaftas_dre.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Lawmakers See Movement on FTAs with Colombia, Panama<\/a> Daily Report for Executive, August 24, 2009<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20090813_colombialobbiesfortradepact_cq.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Colombia Lobbies Without Sucess for Stalled Trade Pact<\/a> CQ Today, August 19, 2009<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20090810_newlabormeasurscfta_dowjones.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">US Commerce Secy: May Add New Labour Measures to Colombia Trade Deal<\/a> Dow Jones, August 10, 2009<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ituc-csi.org\/two-more-trade-unionists.html?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\">Two More Trade Unionists Assasinated in Colombia<\/a> International Trade Union Confederation, July 7, 2010<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20100430_levinsaysnoimprovementscolombialaborrights_iust.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Levin Says Colombia Has Made No Improvements on Labour Rights<\/a> Inside US Trade, April 30, 2010<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/290609_obamaoptimismcolombia_ap.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Obama expresses optimism about Colombia Free Trade<\/a> Associated Press, June 29, 2009<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20090626_ftaprospectsnotgood_afp.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Free trade pacts prospects &#8216;not good&#8217;: top US lawmaker<\/a> AFP, June 26, 2009<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/1015008_Update-Massacre-Colombia.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Update &#8211; Massacre &#8216;imminent&#8217;: Indigenous uprising continues in Colombia<\/a> The Dominion, October 15, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/101508_Andean-Region-Must-Integrate-to-Face-World-Crisis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Andean Region Must Integrate to Face World Crisis, Leaders Say<\/a> Bloomberg.net, October 14, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20081009_Obama-Opposes-Vote-on-Colombia-FTA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Obama Opposes Vote on Colombia FTA<\/a> The Miami Herald, October 8, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20080917_Witness-Ties-Colombian-General-to-Paramilitaries.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Witness Ties Colombian General To Paramilitaries<\/a> Washington Post Foreign Service, September 17, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20080730_OutlookGloomyForColombiaTradeDeal_RollCall.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Outlook Gloomy for Colombia Trade Deal<\/a> Roll Call, July 30, 2008<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20080725_GOPColombiaDemandsDelayForBaucusBill_TheHill.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">GOP Colombia demands prompt delay for Baucus bill<\/a> The Hill, July 25, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20080722_BushMakesRenewedPushCFTA_VOANews.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bush Makes Renewed Push for Colombia Free Trade Agreement<\/a> Voice of America, July 22, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20080715_constagecrisiscontinues_latimes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">For many in Colombia, hostage nightmare goes on<\/a> LA Times, July 15, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20080713_ColombiaTradeDealThreatened_nyt.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Colombia Trade Deal Is Threatened<\/a> New York Times, July 13, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/colombiareports.com\/2008\/07\/10\/constitutional-court-to-rule-on-us-trade-pact\/\" target=\"_blank\">Constitutional Court to rule on US trade pact<\/a> Colombia Reports, July 10, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20080703_mccainskepticallatinam_csm.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">McCain visits a skeptical Latin America<\/a> Christian Science Monitor, July 3, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20080702_McCainurgesColombiatradedeal_bbc.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">McCain urges Colombia trade deal<\/a> BBC News, July 2, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20080701_McCainHeadsToColombiaEmphasizeTrade_Bloomberg.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">McCain Heads to Colombia to Emphasize Trade, Security Link<\/a> Bloomberg, July 1, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/07\/01\/us\/politics\/01black.html?adxnnl=1&amp;ref=occidentalpetroleumcorporation&amp;adxnnlx=1304435421-9VCvgkdKXqFeI9ImM1BWFQ\" target=\"_blank\">McCain Heads Today for Colombia, Where Advisor Has Long Had Ties<\/a> New York Times, July 1, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20080624_McCainToVisitColombia_AP.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">McCain to visit Colombia next month<\/a> Associated Press, June 25, 2008<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/20080624_CourtingBlackCaucusInColombia_TheHill.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Courting the Black Caucus in Colombia<\/a> The Hill, June 24, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reuters_stillchanceforftas_05232008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bush: Still chance for Colombia, South Korea pacts<\/a> Reuters, May 23, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/ap_BushlobbiesCongressonFTAs_05232008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bush lobbies Congress to pass free-trade deals<\/a> Associated Press, May 23, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reuters_DemocraturgesHousevoteonFTAs_05222008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Democrat urges House vote on Korea, Colombia pacts<\/a> Reuters, May 22, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/poltico_lobbyingfortradedeals_05212008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Groups lobbying for stalled trade deals<\/a> Politico, May 21, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/bloomberg_colombialaborseeksinvestigation_05142008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Colombian Unions to Seek Investigation of Anti-Labor Activity<\/a> Bloomberg, May 14, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/latimes_colmbiaextraditesfourteen_05142008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Colombia extradites 14 paramilitary leaders to U.S.<\/a> LA Times, May 14, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/ips_guywithglasses_05082008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">COLOMBIA: &#8220;Mark Him on the Ballot &#8211; The One Wearing Glasses&#8221;<\/a> IPS, May 8, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/wsj_ColombiaExtraditesParamilitary_05082008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Colombia Extradites Paramilitary Leader<\/a> Wall Street Journal, May 8, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/thehill_WHfirebackoverColombia_05062008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">White House set to fire back at Dems over Colombia<\/a> The Hill, May 6, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/washpost_PlottoKillWitnessExposed_04262008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Plot to Kill Colombian Witness Exposed<\/a> Washington Post, April 26, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/ap_colomibamilitiascandal_04252008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Colombia&#8217;s Congress is crippled by militia scandal<\/a> Associated Press, April 25, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reuters_PelositiesColombiatogrowthbill_04232008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Pelosi ties Colombia deal to new growth bill<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/latbuschron_ceoletteroncolombia_12202007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">CEO Letter to Congress on Colombia FTA<\/a> Latin Business Chronicle, December 20, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reuters_colombiachiquitaprobe_12182007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Colombia opens probe into Chiquita militia links<\/a> Reuters, December 18, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/americas.irc-online.org\/am\/4830\" target=\"_blank\">Standing Up to NAFTA<\/a> Center for International Policy (CIP), December 18, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/forbes_hoffatobush_12162007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Hoffa To Bush: Drop Free Trade<\/a> Forbes, December 16, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reuters_tradedealclash_12142007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bush, Congress seem headed for clash on trade deals<\/a> Reuters, December 14, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/thehill_ceospushforcolombiafta_12122007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">CEOs push for passage of Colombia trade deal<\/a> The Hill, December 12, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reuters_usbusinesspushforcolombia_12112007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">US business chiefs urge Congress on Colombia trade<\/a> Reuters, December 11, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/coljournal_bushharpercolombia_12102007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bush and Harper Ignore Colombia\u2019s Labor Rights Reality<\/a> Colombia Journal, December 10, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/afp_bushcolombiavenezuela_12072007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bush wields Colombia trade deal to halt Venezuela<\/a> AFP, December 7, 2007<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coha.org\/2007\/12\/06\/peru-yes-colombia-free-trade-agreements-lessons-from-latin-america%E2%80%99s-recent-past\/\" target=\"_blank\">Peru, Yes; Colombia? Free Trade Agreements: Lessons from Latin America\u2019s Recent Past<\/a> Council on Hemispheric Affairs, November 6, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/torontostar_bushcitesharper_12052007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bush cites Harper on free trade . . . sort of<\/a> Toronto Star, December 5, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/iatp_agandimmigration_12032007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Trade Deals Ignore Agricultural Impacts on Immigration<\/a> IATP, December 3, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/oregonian_tradepitch_12012007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Trade pitch turns negative positive<\/a> The Oregonian, December 1, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/chicagotribune_sideagreementsstallftas_12012007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Side issues stall action on trade agreements<\/a> Chicago Tribune, December 1, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/houstonchron_commchiefurgespasscolombia_11302007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Commerce chief urges OK of Colombia treaty<\/a> Houston Chronicle, November 30, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/time_seecolombiaratifyfta_11282007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">See Colombia. Ratify Free Trade<\/a> Time, November 28, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/thehill_reidtoleadLAdeleg_11212007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Reid to lead delegation to Latin America<\/a> The Hill, November 21, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/mktwatch_demsplitonperuremains_11162007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Democratic split on trade remains<\/a> MarketWatch, November 16, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/thehill_pressingdemsoncolombiafta_11162007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">White House, Colombia press Democrats on FTA<\/a> The Hill, November 16, 2007<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/realclearpolitics_newconsensusontrade_11162007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">A New Consensus on Trade<\/a> Real Clear Politics, November 16, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reuters_colombiaftaearly2008_11152007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Colombia eyes early 2008 vote on US trade deal<\/a> Reuters, November 15, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedialogue.org\/uploads\/Corporate_Program\/LAA071114.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Is There Hope for Approval of the US-Colombia Free Trade Deal?<\/a> Inter-American Dialogue, November 14, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/dpa_colombiarefuseschanges_11132007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Colombia will wait for trade agreement with US but refuses changes<\/a> Deutsche Presse-Agentur, November 13, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/xinhua_gutierrezcontinuespush_11132007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Gutierrez continues pushing U.S.-Colombia free trade deal<\/a> Xinhua, November 13, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reuters_colombiadoingallitcan_11132007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Colombia doing all it can for trade pact: official<\/a> Reuters, November 13, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/csmonitor_colombianlaborapplaudsconvictions_11132007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Colombia labor applauds convictions<\/a> Christian Science Monitor, November 13, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reuters_colombiablastsClintonFTAopposition_11092007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Colombia blasts Clinton opposition to trade pact<\/a> Reuters, November 9, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reuters_laborurgesnocolombia_11092007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Labor urges no vote on Colombia trade deal in &#8217;08<\/a> Reuters, November 9, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reuters_clintonopposespanamacolombia_11092007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Sen. Clinton opposes Colombia, Panama trade deals<\/a> Reuters, November 9, 2007<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/bloomberg_clintonsuppotsperu_11082007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Clinton to Oppose Colombia, Panama Trade Deals, Supports Peru<\/a> Bloomberg, November 8, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/thompson_bushaddpolsecargs_11062007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bush adds political, security arguments to call for free trade agreements<\/a> Thompson Financial, November 6, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reuters_bushpushlatamtradedeals_11062007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bush presses Congress to pass Latam trade agreements<\/a> Reuters, November 6, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reuters_bushpushescolombia_11052007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bush seeks Colombia trade vote as soon as possible<\/a> Reuters, November 5, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reuters_rangelcolombiapatience_10312007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Rep. Rangel urges patience on U.S.-Colombia trade deal<\/a> Reuters, October 31, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/usatoday_taintedbusinessColombia_10292007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Murder and payoffs taint business in Colombia<\/a> USA Today, October 29, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/ft_uribeskisses_10252007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Uribe&#8217;s kisses intended to seal free trade deal<\/a> Financial Times, October 25, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/nyt_chavezcounterpoint_10242007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Using Chavez as Counterpoint, Bush Pursues Latin Trade Pacts<\/a> New York Times, October 24, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reuters_colombiadeservesfta_10222007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Colombia seen to deserve vote on trade pact<\/a> Reuters, October 22, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reuters_rangelcolombiapatience_10312007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Rep. Rangel urges patience on U.S.-Colombia trade deal<\/a> Reuters, October 21, 2007<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/creators_cultureofcorruption_10192007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Invisible Culture of Corruption<\/a> Daivd Sirota, October 19, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reuters_bushuribesavecolombiadeal_10162007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bush, Uribe action needed to save Colombia deal<\/a> Reuters, October 16, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/washpost_tradewindsshift_10142007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Trade winds shift for Bush<\/a> Washington Post, October 14, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/mktwatch_bushurgeslatinampass_10132007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bush urges passage of Latin American trade pacts<\/a> MarketWatch, October 13, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/teamsters_challengebushonftas_10122007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Teamsters Challenge Bush on Free Trade Arguments<\/a> Press Release, October 12, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reuters_bushsupportlatinamdeals_10122007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bush tries to build support for Latam trade deals<\/a> Reuters, October 12, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/sfchronicle_slowfade_10122007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">A slow fade for free trade<\/a> San Francisco Chronicle, October 12, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/wsj_whitehousefansout_10112007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">White House Fans Out For Trade Push, Aware of Skepticism<\/a> Wall Street Journal, October 11, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/wwd_tradekeypresrace_10102007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Trade in the Spotlight: Issue Seen as Key One In Race for White House<\/a> WWD, October 10, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/washpost_shiftbushtradepolitics_10102007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">A Shift in Bush&#8217;s Trade Politics<\/a> Washington Post, October 10, 2007<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/thehill_centristdemstradedebate_10102007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Centrist Dems tied to Clintons press influence in trade debate<\/a> The Hill, October 10, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/miamiherald_uspushingcolombiadeal_10072007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. pushing Colombian trade deal<\/a> Miami Herald, October 7, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/bloomberg_pressuretopasscolombia_10032007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bush Administration Boosts Pressure to Pass Colombia Trade Pact<\/a> Bloomberg, October 3, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reuters_tradedealhope_10032007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">House leader offers some hope on trade deals<\/a> Reuters, October 3, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/UAWLetterPendingFTAs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Letter to Congress on Pending Free Trade Agreements<\/a> UAW, October 2, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/politico_freemustbefair_09192007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Free trade must be fair trade<\/a> Rep. Phil Hare, September 19, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/wwd_tradedealpaths_09182007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Free Trade Agreements Taking Different Paths<\/a> Women&#8217;s Wear Daily, September 18, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/capitalpress_tradeagreementscrucial_09182007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Trade agreements seen as crucial<\/a> Capital Press, September 18, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/afp_globaltradeuniondeaths_09172007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Global trade union reports 144 activists killed in 2006<\/a> AFP, September 17, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reuters_colombiaafterperu_09172007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">White House urges Colombia trade vote after Peru<\/a> Reuters, September 17, 2007<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/ap_tradeprotectionconf_091720071.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Conference to Focus on Trade Protection<\/a> AP, September 17, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/miamiherald_peruprelude_09172007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Congress Considers Peru Trade Pact As Prelude to Tougher Deals<\/a> Miami Herald, September 17, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/miamiherald_freetradeonlifesupport_09162007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Free-Trade Initiatives are on Life-Support as Export Growth Slows<\/a> Miami Herald, September 16, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reuters_colombiaftaworkinprogress_09152007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Colombia trade deal a work in progress: U.S. lawmaker<\/a> Reuters, September 15, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reuters_bushadminwooscong_09102007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bush officials tout trade agenda, woo Congress<\/a> Reuters, September 10, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/bloomberg_colombiadeallost_09102007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Uribe&#8217;s Failure to Win U.S. Congress Signals Loss of Trade Pact<\/a> Bloomberg, September 10, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/yonhap_usgovtwebsiteftas_09102007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. gov&#8217;t launches fall campaign to pass FTAs with S. Korea, three other nations<\/a> Yonhap News Agency, September 10, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reuters_whitehousepushfortradedeals_09082007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">White House gearing up drive for Latam trade pacts<\/a> Reuters, September 8, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reuters_growingtradedealsupport_09052007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Support growing for trade pacts, U.S. Democrats say<\/a> Reuters, September 5, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/thehill_rockytradepath_09042007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Free-trade deals face rocky path<\/a> The Hill, September 4, 2007<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reuters_congressionalaides_08302007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Congress may move quickly on Peru trade: aides<\/a> Reuters, August 30, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reuters_colombiaunionkillingconvictions_08282007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Colombian soldiers get 40 years for union killings<\/a> Reuters, August 28, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reuters_colombiaftaontrack_08102007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">US sees Colombia trade deal on track amid concerns<\/a> Reuters, August 10, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/ft_colombiaunionistgenocide_08072007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Colombia suffering from unionist &#8216;genocide&#8217;<\/a> Financial Times, August 7, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizen.org\/pressroom\/release.cfm?ID=2481\" target=\"_blank\">New Report Reveals How Pending Trade Agreements Will Worsen Imported Food Safety Problem<\/a> Public Citizen, July 25, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.coha.org\/2007\/07\/19\/colombian-free-trade-pact-shot-down-one-step-forward-for-the-us-one-back-for-canada-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Colombian Free Trade Pact Shot Down: One Step Forward for the U.S., One Back for Canada<\/a> Council on Hemispheric Affairs, July 19, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/miamiherald_assassins_07132007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Assassins Still Targeting Colombian Unionists<\/a> Miami Herald, July 13, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/hrw.org\/english\/docs\/2007\/07\/23\/colomb16458.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Congressional Testimony on Violence against Trade Unionists and Human Rights in Colombia<\/a> Maria McFarland S\u00e1nchez-Moreno, June 28, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/ibt_letterontradedeal_06122007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Teamsters Letter to Congress Expressing Opposition to Trade Deal<\/a> June 12, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/unionletter_colombiaaidtrade_06112007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Trade Union Letter to Congress on Colombia<\/a> June 11, 2007<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/usw_letteronaidtocolombia_06062007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">USW Letter to House on Colombia Aid<\/a> United Steelworkers, June 6, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/ctc_housedeal3_05252007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">House Democratic Leadership&#8217;s Deal With USTR Has Serious Problems<\/a> Statement by Citizens Trade Campaign, May 23, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/washpostfs_paramilitarytiesdetailed_05222007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Paramilitary Ties to Elite in Colombia are Detailed<\/a> Washington Post Foreign Service, May 22, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ituc-csi.org\/spip.php?article1062&amp;var_recherche=colombia\" target=\"_blank\">Colombia: Damning New Evidence of Security Service Collaboration With Death Squads to Kill Unionists<\/a> International Trade Union Confederation, April 19, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/colombiangos_lettertocongress_04192007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Colombian NGOs Urge U.S. Congress to Reject U.S.-Colombian FTA<\/a> April 19, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizen.org\/documents\/ONIC_and_CoverLetter_ColombiaFTA_041807.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Letter in Opposition to the U.S.-Colombia FTA<\/a> National Indigenous Organization of Colombia, April 18, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/ap_antilaborviolence_03062007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Anti-labor violence in Colombia imperils U.S. free trade pact<\/a> Associated Press, March 6, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/colombianoilworkers_lettertocongress_02172007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">An Open Letter to the United States Congress<\/a> Colombian Oil Workers Union (USO), February 21, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizen.org\/documents\/Peru2pgFactSheet_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">What You Need to Know About The Peru, Colombia and Panama FTAs<\/a> Public Citizen, February, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/afrodes_rangelletter_01182007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Afro-Colombians and Afro-Peruvians Urge Chairman Rangel to Renegotiate FTAs<\/a> January 19, 2007<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/lulac_PeruColombialetter_01192007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">LULAC Urges Renegotiation of Core Text of Peru and Colombia FTAs<\/a> LULAC Letter to Chairman Rangel, January 19, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/health_lettertorangel_01172007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Open Letter to Chairman Rangel on Access to Medicines and the US-Peru and US-Colombia FTAs<\/a> January 17, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/colombiansolidarity_humanrights_01172007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Letter on Human Rights and the US-Colombia FTA<\/a> Colombia Human Rights Committee, January 17, 2007<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/afrolatinoletter_perucolombia_11132006.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Afro-Latino Letter Opposing Peru and Colombia FTAs<\/a> November 13, 2006<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fpif.org\/fpiftxt\/3810\" target=\"_blank\">Peru, Colombia Trade Deals Would Lock in More Bad Investment Rules<\/a> Foreign Policy in Focus, December 18, 2006<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usleap.org\/Resources\/PRNovember2106.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Violence Against Colombian Workers Grows; Signing of Free Trade Agreement Denounced<\/a> US Labor Education in the Americas Project, November 21, 2006<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/miamiherald_nestlesuitcolombia_10282006.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Murder in Colombia Prompts Group to Sue Nestle Units in Miami<\/a> Miami Herald, October 28, 2006<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.afsc.org\/trade-matters\/trade-agreements\/Colombia\/statement.htm\" target=\"_blank\">The U.S.-Colombia FTA: Fuels the Fires of the Conflict<\/a> American Friends Service Committee, August 14, 2006<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/washpost_ratifyingdeathincolombia_06142006.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Ratifying Death in Colombia<\/a> Washington Post, June 14, 2006<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/nyt_adangerousjobincolombia_07122006.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">A Dangerous Job in Colombia<\/a> New York Times, July 12, 2006<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/lulac_resolutionperuandcolombiafta_2006.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Reject New Trade Agreements With Peru and Colombia<\/a> League of United Latin American Citizens, May 21, 2006<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opinion The Big Lie: Venezuela and Labor Huffington Post, August 5, 2010 Colombia doesn&#8217;t deserve anit-worker trade pact James P. Hoffa, September 9, 2009 Colombia free-trade agreement: making a bad [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":23,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Colombia FTA News Archive - Citizens Trade Campaign<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/trade-policies\/colombia-free-trade-agreement\/us-colombia-fta-news-archive\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Colombia FTA News Archive - Citizens Trade Campaign\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Opinion The Big Lie: Venezuela and Labor Huffington Post, August 5, 2010 Colombia doesn&#8217;t deserve anit-worker trade pact James P. Hoffa, September 9, 2009 Colombia free-trade agreement: making a bad [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/trade-policies\/colombia-free-trade-agreement\/us-colombia-fta-news-archive\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Citizens Trade Campaign\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2011-07-22T11:41:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"9 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/\",\"name\":\"Citizens Trade Campaign\",\"description\":\"Working Together for Social and Environmental Justice in Trade  Policy\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/trade-policies\/colombia-free-trade-agreement\/us-colombia-fta-news-archive\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/trade-policies\/colombia-free-trade-agreement\/us-colombia-fta-news-archive\/\",\"name\":\"Colombia FTA News Archive - Citizens Trade Campaign\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2011-01-11T19:29:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2011-07-22T11:41:51+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/trade-policies\/colombia-free-trade-agreement\/us-colombia-fta-news-archive\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/trade-policies\/colombia-free-trade-agreement\/us-colombia-fta-news-archive\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/trade-policies\/colombia-free-trade-agreement\/us-colombia-fta-news-archive\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Trade Policies\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/trade-policies\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"The Colombia Free Trade Agreement\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/trade-policies\/colombia-free-trade-agreement\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Colombia FTA News Archive\"}]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Colombia FTA News Archive - Citizens Trade Campaign","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/trade-policies\/colombia-free-trade-agreement\/us-colombia-fta-news-archive\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Colombia FTA News Archive - Citizens Trade Campaign","og_description":"Opinion The Big Lie: Venezuela and Labor Huffington Post, August 5, 2010 Colombia doesn&#8217;t deserve anit-worker trade pact James P. Hoffa, September 9, 2009 Colombia free-trade agreement: making a bad [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/trade-policies\/colombia-free-trade-agreement\/us-colombia-fta-news-archive\/","og_site_name":"Citizens Trade Campaign","article_modified_time":"2011-07-22T11:41:51+00:00","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"9 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/","name":"Citizens Trade Campaign","description":"Working Together for Social and Environmental Justice in Trade  Policy","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/trade-policies\/colombia-free-trade-agreement\/us-colombia-fta-news-archive\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/trade-policies\/colombia-free-trade-agreement\/us-colombia-fta-news-archive\/","name":"Colombia FTA News Archive - Citizens Trade Campaign","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/#website"},"datePublished":"2011-01-11T19:29:34+00:00","dateModified":"2011-07-22T11:41:51+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/trade-policies\/colombia-free-trade-agreement\/us-colombia-fta-news-archive\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/trade-policies\/colombia-free-trade-agreement\/us-colombia-fta-news-archive\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/trade-policies\/colombia-free-trade-agreement\/us-colombia-fta-news-archive\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Trade Policies","item":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/trade-policies\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"The Colombia Free Trade Agreement","item":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/trade-policies\/colombia-free-trade-agreement\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Colombia FTA News Archive"}]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}