Bush Agrees to Consider Textile Limits

[kskiska]

Probably because his boy DeMint is about to lose for Senator in SC.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 - On Friday, just days before the presidential election, the Bush administration agreed to consider a petition from a coalition of embattled textile manufacturers that would limit some imports from China.

American manufacturers and the labor union representing textile workers have been pressing for help in advance of the lifting of all trade quotas on textiles and apparel on Jan. 1, 2005, allowing for the free flow of goods around the globe.

Last month, the manufacturers' coalition presented the petition to the administration, knowing that the deadline would fall just before voting in the tight presidential election.

Members of the World Trade Organization agreed to the Jan. 1 deadline a decade ago but as the date nears, manufacturers in the United States and other textile-producing countries have been scrambling to protect their industries from competition from China.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/30/business/30trade.html?oref=login

[madmax]

1. Too late

You're on your way out the door, shrub.

[BlueCollar]

2. Right...and I "Agree to consider voting Republican"

ain't gonna f***ing happen.

John Kerry needs to sit down with Labour on Wednesday though...we've busted our asses for this ticket...:-)

[Rose Siding]

3. Had the NC polls tightened?

I hadn't heard.

[w4rma]

4. Bush's loyalty lies with Walmart more than American manufacturers.

And if Walmart can't undercut everyone with their Chinese products, they will lose money and marketshare.