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• Apec drops greenhouse gas emission target

  
  Looking for Words — Authority: 132
  Obama says no to Copenhagen climate deal, reports the Financial Times. That’s the big news today: Apec leaders drop climate target, reports the BBC . World leaders meeting in Singapore have said it will not be possible to reach a climate change deal ahead of next month’s UN conference in Denmark, it says. The ...
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• Apec drops greenhouse gas emission target

  
  Blowin' In The Wind — Authority: 474
  Obama says no to Copenhagen climate deal, reports the Financial Times. Thats the big news today: Apec leaders drop climate target, reports the BBC . World leaders meeting in Singapore have said it will not be possible to reach a climate change deal ahead of next months UN conference in Denmark, it says. Embedded ...
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• APEC to pledge support for stimulus (Reuters)

  
  Blogger — Authority: 165
  Reuters – Asia-Pacific leaders will pledge on Sunday to keep stimulus policies in place to stop the world from sliding back into recession, wrapping up a summit that has been dogged by accusations of U.S. trade protectionism. View original post here:  (Reuters)"> (Reuters)">APEC to pledge support ...
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• APEC leaders dilute carbon targets

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 432
  Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is jointly hosting a climate change breakfast on the sidelines of APEC in Singapore, though the Pacific rim leaders have watered down climate change targets in their final statement. Climate change has been the big new issue on the usually trade-centred agenda of the Asia Pacific Economic ...
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• Obama seeks rebalancing, Asia warns of protectionism

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 967
  SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama called on Saturday for a new strategy to rebalance global growth, but leaders around the Pacific rim, gathering for a weekend summit, took aim at signs of U.S. trade protectionism.
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• Obama seeks rebalancing, Asia warns of protectionism

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 967
  SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama called on Saturday for a new strategy to rebalance global growth, but leaders around the Pacific rim, gathering for a weekend summit, took aim at signs of U.S. trade protectionism.
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• Obama seeks rebalancing, Asia warns of protectionism

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 967
  SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama called on Saturday for a new strategy to rebalance global growth, but leaders around the Pacific rim, gathering for a weekend summit, took aim at signs of U.S. trade protectionism.
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• Bush warns of too much government

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 502
  Former President George W. Bush said Thursday that America must resist the "temptation" to allow the government to take over the private sector, taking a subtle shot at his Democratic successor by warning that too much state intervention and protectionism will squelch the economic recovery. As the Obama administration ...
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• Another argument defeated for state interference in the economy

  
  No Apologies — Authority: 146
  William Watson writes for the Fraser Institute’s Fraser Forum about what constitutes a “Public Good” vs. a Private Good. He draws on research which challenges the conventional notion that public goods should and must be funded by governments (with taxpayer dollars) because private entities don’t have any ...
  3 days ago

• Low Expectations for Asia Trip

  
  Managing The Dragon — Authority: 112
  The Obama Administration has lowered its expectations for what the President may accomplish on his four-nation Asia trip, which begins today in Japan, and also includes visits to Singapore, China and South Korea. As reported in The Wall Street Journal:Administration officials say the President isn’t likely to bring ...
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• IP and Protectionism: Intel v. AMD: More patent and antitrust waste

  
  Against Monopoly — Authority: 131
  %26lt;a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/13/technology/companies/13chip.html?_r=1%26amp;hp"%26gt;Intel Will Pay $1.25 Billion to Settle Disputes With Rival%26lt;/a%26gt; reports: "Ending the computer industrys most bitter legal war, the chip maker %26lt;a title="More information about Intel Corporation" ...
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• 反倾销，老生常谈还是贸易战的开端? Anti-dumping: Old Story or the Trigger of a New Trade War?

  
  The China Sourcing Blog — Authority: 114
  Building on the last post on this blog regarding protectionism, trade protectionism is now a big concern in China. Chinese GDP relied heavily on foreign trade before the financial crisis. As one of the three engines of Chinas GDP growth, the exporting sector has just started to recover in 2009, but it now faces the ...
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• Two Ts and an M

  
  Aristotle The Geek — Authority: 120
  Parochialism is not a new phenomenon in politics. Neither is hypocrisy. Therefore, when Raj Thackeray is criticized for his “sons of the soil” position on employment, and nothing is said when such discrimination is practiced at the national level, one shouldn’t be surprised. I am referring to this statement by ...
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• Rich nations should provide greater market access to developing countries: Sharma

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  New Delhi, Nov. 11 (ANI): Union Minister for Commerce and Industries Minister Anand Sharma on Wednesday urged developed nations to provide greater market access to developing and less developed countries.“We feel that there should be an understanding among the countries of the world i.e. between developing and ...
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• Asia-Pacific ministers warn economic crisis not over

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  Singapore, Nov 11 (DPA) Ministers of the Asia-Pacific economies Wednesday warned that the global economic crisis was not yet over, saying the situation was still fragile despite the current upturn.“The consensus is that this (crisis) is by no means over,” said Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo after hosting a ...
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• Pandering to populism

  
  Marginal Damage — Authority: 133
  Buy American: Bad for America | Marc Gunther . Got this non-economic, good common sense analysis of anecdotes surrounding the “Buy American” provision in the US stimulus package from Knowledge Problem . It seems that pandering to protectionism, populism and assorted - isms is hurting American companies, more ...
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• Standing still = falling behind in the Pacific Rim

  
  Daniel W. Drezner — Authority: 561
  Throughout the course of the Bush administration, a constant irritant in the Asia/Pacific region was Bushs tendency to place antiterrorism at the top of the queue in Asia/Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) discussions.  Not that anti-terrorism wasnt important, but APEC was not the proper forum for that -- APEC is ...
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• Obama’s pipe police in the bastion of free enterprise!

  
  No Apologies — Authority: 146
  For the complete story, click here. National Post – November 7, 2009 Canada-made pipes pulled from ground in California By Natalie Stechyson, Canwest News Service OTTAWA – For the second time in six months, pipe fittings in California are being ripped from the ground because they were stamped “Made in ...
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• Shadows of Protectionism - Obamas Visit Not a Moment Too Soon

  
  The China Sourcing Blog — Authority: 114
  The European Unions trade commissioner, Catherine Ashton, claimed in a document released last week that despite 223 restrictive trade measures since October 2008, a protectionist worst-case scenario has been avoided , especially as the Group of 20 leaders made commitments to protect free trade. Yet a spokesman from ...
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• Developed world should shun protectionism: Anand Sharma

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Commerce Minister Anand Sharma Sunday said if developed countries resorted to protectionist measures, it could lead to prolonging the economic slowdown.“If countries go in for protectionist measures, this could be counter-productive and only prolong recession,” Sharma told delegates at the ...
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