Wednesday, September 26, 2007
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS:
FREE TRADE?
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- "President Bush's speech at the UN was notable for a couple of reasons--not merely the fact that he ostentatiously rolled his R's in referring to Peru and Morocco." (CNBC, John Harwood)
- Clinton Wants To 'Go To Machu Picchu' (Martha Stewart press release)
FREE TRADE?
- 'Peru's Sol Rises To Nine-Year High On Trade Agreement Optimism' (Bloomberg, Alex Kennedy)
- 'Peru-US Free Trade Agreement Backed By House Panel' (Bloomberg, Mark Drajem)
- 'Peru Trade Pact Receives New Boost in 'Mock' House Markup' (Congressional Quarterly)
- 'Vote On US-Peru Trade Deal Welcomed' (Financial Times, Lucien Chauvin) "This gives our country long-term security, investment and employment,” Mr García said, adding that the US congress would be likely to vote on the deal around 10 October. Total bilateral trade between the two countries was estimated at $8.8bn in 2006."
- 'House Panel Approves A Trade Pact With Peru' (New York Times, Steven R. Weisman) "[Congressman Charles] Rangel traveled to Peru in August to win assurances from the Peruvian leadership that they would fully carry out the labor and environmental clauses of the trade deal, which were written in cooperation with the A.F.L.-C.I.O. “Today is a very special day in my legislative career,” Mr. Rangel said."
- 'US-Peru Trade Pact Revives Hopes For Bush's Agenda' (International Herald Tribune, Steven R. Weisman) same article as NYTimes above but with politicized headline
- 'House Panel Endorses Peru Trade Deal' (Associated Press, Jim Abrams) "The Peru deal still faces some opposition from Democrats, particularly freshman, from states with manufacturing sectors hit by foreign competition and some labor and environmental groups that question whether the new standards will be enforced."
- 'Peru Proposes 'Pacific Arc' ' (Embassy, Canada, Lee Berthiaume) "Mr. Garcia said a first meeting of members–which will include Peru, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Panama–will be held in Mexico sometime in the first half of 2008, adding that Canada may join at a later time."
- 'Peru Trade Deal Clears Congressional Hurdle' (MarketWatch, William L. Watts)
- Chile Supports Peru-US Free Trade (Miami Herald, Pablo Bachelet) "Chile's Bachelet told the Council of the Americas that she had sent U.S. House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi a letter asking Congress to approve free-trade agreements with Peru, Panama and Colombia."
- 'Peru Trade Pact Clears Major Hurdle In Congress' (Reuters Doug Palmer) "Committee action on Tuesday clears the way for the White House to formally submit the Peru agreement to Congress. Once that happens, lawmakers will have 90 days to approve or reject the pact without making changes."
- 'Free-Trade Pact Clears US Hurdle' (Miami Herald, via Reuters)
- 'House Committee Backs Peru Free Trade Agreement' (Stratfor)
- 'House Panel Passes US-Peru Accord' (Washington Post via Associated Press)
- 'Ways and Means Members Support US-Peru FTA' (US Congress' Committee On Ways And Means)
- Congressman Levin Supports Peru FTA, Not CAFTA (USINFO)
- 'NAM Statement On Unanimous Vote For Peru Agreement' (National Association of Manufacturers press release)
- 'House Committee Vote Masks Lack Of Democratic Rank-And-File Support For Bush NAFTA Expansion To Peru' (Public Citizen press release) "Not one key Democratic base group supports the expansion of NAFTA to Peru."
- 'House Trade Working Group Responds To Mock Mark Up' (Eyes On Trade, Public Citizen blog)
- 'Latino, Immigrant, Other Groups Tell Congress To Reject Peru NAFTA Expansion' (Eyes On Trade, Public Citizen blog)
- 'Fujimori Faces Six Different Trials In Peru' (Agence France-Press)
- 'Prison Doctors: Fujimori Isn't In Bad Health' (Associated Press; in USA Today)
- 'Fujimori's Luxurious Prison Shown' (Deutsche Press Agentur)
- Fujimori Eating 'Broasted Chicken' [2nd half of article] (Financial Times, Lucien Chauvin)
- OPINION: 'Fujimori's Luck Runs Out' (Guardian, UK, Maxwell A. Cameron) with a simmering comments section including pitucos, Mariategui, and more
- 'Last Samurai Still Has Support In Thankful Japan' (Japan Today, Jun Hongo and Eric Prideaux) re: "Organization to Rescue Former President of Peru Alberto Fujimori"; also interview: Mario Castro, El Comercio's correspondent in Tokyo
- 'Chilean President Visits Human Rights Watch In New York' (Human Rights Watch)
- 'Track Fujimori Assets, Urges Attorney' (Prensa Latina, Cuba)
- 'Peru's Garcia Says Can Govern Despite Fujimori Row' (Reuters) "Garcia's APRA party lacks a majority in Congress and he normally negotiates heavily with other parties to win votes for legislation, such as a free trade deal with the United States that Peru's Congress recently approved. ... Police photographs showed carpeted and spacious quarters [for Fujimori] ringed with windows. Japanese take-out food was on the dining room table near a bottle of the electric yellow soft drink Inca Kola."
- 'Jailed Former Peruvian President's Health Deteriorating' (Xinhua News Agency) "due to high blood pressure and seclusion"
- 'Fujimori Not In Poor Health, Doctors Say' (Miami Herald via Associated Press)
- OPINION: 'Uganda: Dictators Can Run But Can No Longer Hide' (New Vision, Kampala)
- 'Peruvian Fest' (Chicago Sun-Times) re: Swisshotel Chicago's Peruvian Celebration; some proceeds to go to quake victims
- 'Vital Communication Links Restored By ITU After Peru Quake' (Developing Telecoms, Michael Schwartz)
- 'Helping The Four-Legged Victims Of Tragedy Following Peruvian Quake' (Midnorth Monitor, Canada, Rosalind Raby) re: Karen Belanger "“I chose the word dog rather than pets because it soon became apparent to us that there was a shocking absence of cats. There were hundreds of stray and owned dogs walking the streets, but barely a cat in sight. It seems that it is tradition to eat cats in Peru."
- 'Peru To Speed Up Mining Development' (Bloomberg)
- 'Copper Rises In Asia On Concern Labor Disputes May Cut Supplies' (Bloomberg, Glenys Sims) re: Southern Copper
- 'Peru Outlook: An Above-Trend 2008' (Dismal Scientist, Juan Pablo Fuentes) re: Juan Pablo Fuentes is an Economist at Moody’s Economy.com
- 'Brazil's Votorantim Metais To Expand Peru Zinc Refinery' (Dow Jones)
- 'Peru's Buenaventura To Hold From Sell' (Dow Jones)
- 'Germany To Swap Loans For Health Projects' (Financial Times, Andrew Jack and Hugh Williamson) "Merkel will launch the first €50m waiver of debts in a "debt2health" conversion, set to be followed by deals for Kenya, Peru and Pakistan."
- 'NewMarket Plans Expansion Into Peru With Premier Oracle Integrator Wi-Fi' (NewMarket press release)
- 'New Report Examines The Telecommunications Market In Peru' (Research and Markets press release)
- 'Humala Suggests Membership Of Peru In ALBA' (El Universal, Venezuela)
- 'Radius Commences Exploration At The Rubi Gold-Silver Property In Peru' (Radius Gold press release) re: in Ayacucho
- 'Peruvian minister urges better mobile service quality' (Telecom Paper)
- Thailand's Udomphol Ninnad Becoming Ambassador to Peru (Bangkok Post)
- 'Learning While Working Is Popular For Diplomats' (Embassy, Canada) Alfredo Fortes García "recently received his Masters degree in international law from the University of Ottawa. Working within consular affairs at the Peruvian embassy for the past five years."
- 'Space Junk Threat To Earth' (Geelong Advertiser, Australia)
- 'Wild Theories About Meteorite In Peru Discounted' (Globe and Mail, Canada, Mark Hume) "One of the first scientists to visit the site of a sensational meteor strike in Peru was Lionel Jackson, of the Geological Survey of Canada, who was working nearby when a fireball scorched across the sky over Lake Titicaca a little over a week ago."
- “Inside Lost Worlds presents Peru's Lost Pyramid City' (National Geographic Channel) "What drove the world’s last great pyramid-building civilization to the point of extinction?" Tonight, 9:00pm, USA
- 'Young Liars Still FInd True Love' (New York Times, Caryn James) re: David Holstein's 'True Genius' play in Edinburgh; "Lila and Scooter actually have a couple of funny scenes as they tell their inflated stories; she claims to have been a child nun in Peru."
- 'Firefighters Salute Fallen, Donate Gear At Convention' (Chicago Tribune, Denise Linke) "Crews in Ecuador and Peru benefit at event honoring those who died in 2001 attacks."
- 'Securing Panama Canal Interests' (ISN Security Watch, Zurich) At Panamax 2007, "Peru contributed the frigate BAP Bolognesi and missile corvette BAP Sanchez Carrion."
- Clinton Wants To 'Go To Machu Picchu' (Martha Stewart press release)
- 'North Carolina Group Helps Missionaries Translate Bible' (NBC 17 Raleigh) re: Gene Scott translates Bible into Sharanahua; see accompanying video
- 'Pro Mujer Celebrates Service to Over One Million Women and Their Families' (Pro Mujer press release) October 22: 2nd Benefit Celebration in Chelsea Piers, New York City
- Peruvian Cuisine & Music Festival (Swissotel Chicago) re: Sept 24-28
- Foreign Minister Garcia Belaunde on Darfur At UN Security Council (United Nations Security Council; and IANS)
- 'Citizenship Granted To Fallen Soldier' (Columbia Journalist, Evangel Fung) "Juan Muriel Alcantara received American citizenship today, but he didn’t attend the ceremony. The only people who got to hold his certificate were his grief-stricken mother, two sisters, his fiancée and their two-month old baby. Juan Alcantara, 22, was a U.S. Army corporal who died last month in Iraq. .... Alarcon had been in the U.S. since he was 6 and waited a year for his citizenship to be processed."
- 'White Lotus, Green Living' (Daily Targum, Rutgers University) "Marlon Pando, the owner and president of White Lotus Home, said being green is the way of life."
- 'Movie Opens Old Wounds' (Florida Today, Chris Kridler) re: Ibis "Jenny" Haun, widow of Capt. Leland "Tim" Haun
- Nyack Women's Soccer (Nyack College press release) "Laurie Stuart (Trujillo, Peru) had a great all around game with 10 kills, 7 aces."
- 'Kody Bradford Learns, Grows In Peru' (The Oklahoman, Andrea Cohen) "19-year-old is on his Mormon mission in Peru."
- OPINION: 'Muy Bueno! Trip To Peru Sure To Serve Up Interesting Times' (San Marcos Daily Record, Jerry Hall) re: Manu and Cusco "I hope to finally see a cock-of-the-rock, the national bird of Peru, and a splendid species that has been my most-wanted bird for several years."
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