3-Aug-2005
San Francisco Chronicle
President Bush signed the Central America Free Trade Agreement into law Tuesday.
17-Jul-2005
Hollister Free Lance
A few words of unsolicited advice to Congress and the President, who appear bent on approving a Central America Free Trade Agreement to go along with the North American one best known as NAFTA: Please go slowly.
13-Jul-2005
Barbados Advocate
The Caricom/Costa Rica free trade agreement is being held up while Costa Rica debates what is, essentially, a model for future trade pacts.
7-Jul-2005
Washington Post
Twelve years ago, amid heated rhetoric over job losses and heavy union pressure, the House passed the North American Free Trade Agreement with 102 Democratic votes. This month, as President Bush pushes the far less economically significant Central American Free Trade Agreement, he will be lucky to get more than 10.
1-Jul-2005
Seattle Post Intelligencer
The US Senate on Thursday endorsed a free trade agreement with six Latin American nations, handing a major win to President Bush.
30-Jun-2005
People’s Daily
Students, teachers and indigenous residents demonstrated Wednesday in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras, against the free trade agreement (FTA) between Central America and the United States.
30-Jun-2005
New York Times
An ambitious American plan for a hemispherewide trade pact, which President Bush described as a "vital link for prosperity," is mired in disputes that have led to widespread skepticism about its chances of ever materializing.