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Softening President Barack Obama's campaign-year trade rhetoric, the top U.S. trade official said the administration can strengthen provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement without having to renegotiate the pact.
On his maiden voyage outside U.S. borders as president, Barack Obama sought to reassure free-trading Canadians that his country is not cultivating a protectionist streak as its economy tanks and hemorrhages jobs.
President Barack Obama is seeking to assure Canada, the largest U.S. trading partner, that he has no interest in disturbing the two countries' economic relationship.
Mexico's president said Tuesday that U.S. President-elect Barack Obama did not mention reopening the North American Free Trade Agreement when the two met, but did stress the need to address labor and environmental protection aspects of the pact.
In a cross-border political attack, John McCain said Friday that Barack Obama's opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement is "nothing more than retreating behind protectionist walls."
John McCain said Democratic rival Barack Obama is bad for business in a speech to small business owners. McCain said Tuesday that Obama's policies would mean higher taxes and higher overhead costs. The Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting also criticized Obama for pledging to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.
President Bush chastised lawmakers on Tuesday for letting international trade deals falter in Congress and criticized Democratic presidential contenders for wanting to scrap or amend the vast North American free-trade zone.
Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton is sketching an agenda for her first 100 days in office that includes the beginning of a troop withdrawal from Iraq and signing legislation that President Bush vetoed.
Sen. John McCain said Tuesday that proposals by Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton to use pressure tactics to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement could undermine U.S. trade relationships with other nations.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper's office denied on Friday that Canadian officials received back-channel assurances from Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign that her comments on NAFTA were for political show.
Canada's conservative government said Tuesday it was investigating the leak of a memo that suggested Barack Obama's harsh words about the North American Free Trade Agreement were for political show.
Barack Obama said Monday that his campaign never gave Canada back-channel assurances that his harsh words about the North American Free Trade Agreement were for political show — despite the disclosure of a Canadian memo indicating otherwise.
Republican John McCain said the desire by Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement would jeopardize crucial military support from Canada.
The Canadian embassy and Barack Obama's campaign are denying a report that the presidential candidate's criticism of the North American Free Trade Agreement is just campaign rhetoric that he doesn't really believe.
Obama attending U.S.-Canada-Mexico summitThe U.S. neighbors will want President Barack Obama to explain where America's economic recovery is going because both countries saw their own fortunes fall as a result of problems in the U.S.
Organized labor gives Obama high grades so farSo far, so good, union leaders say in assessing President Barack Obama's performance in his first two months in office, but some decisions are approaching which may test organized labor's loyalty to Obama.
SHERROD BROWN: Don't Call Me a ProtectionistOne country's deficit is another country's surplus. Our annual trade deficit helps fuel the growth of government-owned investment funds overseas. Free traders rarely mention these funds even as they proliferate.
Why Fix NAFTA: 'There's nothing broken. Why fix it?'WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House on Friday vigorously defended the 14-year-old free-trade agreement among the United States, Mexico and Canada against sharp criticism from Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama.
Canadian Leader on Obama LeakPrime Minister Stephen Harper said the leak of a Canadian diplomatic memorandum about Senator Barack Obama's position on Nafta was unfair to his campaign.
Opinion: Obama's First 100 Days. By Michael Gerson. Wednesday, March 5, 2008; Page A21As a thought experiment, consider the foreign policy achievements of Obama's first 100 days in office.
Class war converts?Excerpt: SUDDENLY, THE two Democrats vying for the party's presidential nomination are talking like hardened class warriors.
Bush Criticizes Democrats Running for President on Trade, Iraq and Cuba, but Not by NameIn a news conference, there was no masking the president's disdain for the Democrats' positions on several hot-button campaign issues.
The Politics of Trade in OhioThe Democratic presidential candidates' tough attacks on Nafta mask a more nuanced approach to trade policy.
Blocking Mexican TrucksKeeping Mexican trucks from delivering goods throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico harms American businesses and consumers.
For Mexican Trucks, a Road Into the U.S.A decision by the Transportation Department provisionally lifted restrictions confining Mexican truckers to the border region.
WorldNetDaily: The EU and North American UnionDid you notice the European Union celebrated its 50th anniversary this month? I don't know about you, but I distinctly recall the launch of the EU in 1993 – 14 years ago. How is it that a 14-year-old government is celebrating its 50th anniversary?
SKorea express regret over US lawmakers' free trade push - Yahoo! NewsSEOUL FTA.... America plays unfair AGAIN South Korea's foreign ministry on Sunday expressed regret over US lawmakers' push for opening the local carmarket in ongoing free trade agreement negotiations.
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