(edited for copyright purposes-proud patriot Moderator Demoratic Undeground)
The Fayetteville Observer
America should call a timeout on free trade agreements, says Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, to “figure out what works, what doesn’t work.”
“How long? I don’t know,” Clinton said following a speech at Methodist University on Thursday. “But a timeout long enough to evaluate every single trade agreement. I don’t think a trade agreement should be written in stone. It’s not the Constitution. We should evaluate them every five years.”
In an interview with The Fayetteville Observer, Clinton talked about the North American Free Trade Agreement, which has been blamed for the loss of thousands of manufacturing jobs in North Carolina. She also discussed the war in Iraq, immigration and union organizing efforts at the Smithfield Packing Co. plant in Tar Heel.
The interview was held in an empty classroom near the gymnasium. No television cameras, lights or other props, just two chairs facing each other. Clinton casually sipped a glass of water while listening to questions.
The interview came as the North Carolina Democratic campaign intensifies. Clinton and her rival, Sen. Barack Obama, are expected to make numerous appearances across the state before the May 6 primary.
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