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    Congress Passes Three Contentious Trade Deals

    Last night, Congress passed the most significant expansion of trade relations in decades with Panama , Colombia and South Korea . Today, President Obama and South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak met with reporters.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Last night, Congress passed the most significant expansion of trade relations in decades with Panama, Colombia and South Korea. Today, President Obama and South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak met with reporters. Obama praised the legislation for increasing employment opportunities for American farmers, manufacturers -- including small businesses, and automakers. Joe Schatz covers economic policy reporter for Congressional Quarterly.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Caitlin Shamberg

      KCRW

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      Joe Schatz

      Congressional Quarterly

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Ditching the Big, Bad Banks
    1. 0:00Congress Passes Three Contentious Trade DealsYou’re reading this
    2. 7:37Big Banks: Are There Alternatives?
    3. 42:35Who Should Clean Up Zuccotti Park?
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