Are they serious? Will the U.S. trade proposal withstand election pressures?

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The new U.S. initiative to revitalize the Doha Development Round was welcomed in most capitols as a first step towards a new multilateral trade agreement. But will the promises made be possible to keep in an election year? In a letter to over 146 trade ministers on January 11, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick proposed several steps to move the negotiations forward. In the important area...

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