Given America's recent track record on trade, the sceptics will be out in force.
Another interesting prospect is Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel, who has a better good track record on trade and economic issues.
However, it seems likely that Democrats are going to flex their muscles on trade issues before returning fast track authority to any president.
Presidents have relied on their fast-track Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) to negotiate pacts that Congress can ratify or reject but not amend.
Index exchange-traded funds (ETFs) track benchmarks like index mutual funds but trade on exchanges like stocks.
More important, the future of the now-stalled Doha round of multilateral trade talks is essentially dependent on Congress' renewal of fast-track.
Senate Democrats need more details on President Bill Clinton's "fast track" trade legislation, according to Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.).
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So why is the success of fast-track still so uncertain, and the support for trade on Capitol Hill so lukewarm ( see article)?
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Also, South Korea's trade deficit has fallen a little, offering hope that the nation is on the right track.
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Meanwhile, Vice President Al Gore called on Congress to give Clinton the so-called fast track authority to negotiate free trade agreements.
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But the Police Federation, the policemen's trade union, is strongly opposed to fast-track entry which would give high-fliers on short-term contracts accelerated promotion into senior ranks without having to serve on the beat as a constable.
Congress already has four free trade agreements on the table, and it is considering whether to extend the president's "fast track" authority to negotiate trade agreements past the June 30 expiration.
While she favors a hike in the minimum wage and leans against fast track trade authority as a threat to state jobs, she "adamantly" favors a ban on partial birth abortions, is pro-life (with the usual exceptions), supports term limits and could support a Balanced Budget Amendment.
Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, talked about the challenges ahead in pushing through presidential "fast track" trade promotion authority and in crafting a prescription drug benefit for Medicare, something GOP pollsters say is essential to complete before the next election.
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