Barring a late-hour change of heart by Democrats on Capitol Hill, President Bush tonight will lose his authority to negotiate new trade deals, the latest sign that a decades-old American campaign to expand world commerce is foundering in the face of public unease.

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Only 25 years ago, per capita income in Asia and Africa was roughly the same. Fast forward to today. Asia enjoys relative political stability, while Africa's history is marked by turmoil.

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