Friday, December 07, 2001

Using Battle of Terrorism for Victory on Trade
President Bush won a major victory on trade in the House of Representatives today by updating a time- honored argument: Wartime is no time to undercut the president. This is especially true now, Mr. Bush and his allies argued, when the world is watching for any sign that an embattled America is pulling up its drawbridges.

Like the outcome of the presidential race that ended a year ago next week, his margin of victory could not have been narrower. He won streamlined trade negotiating authority by only one vote, 215 to 214. Even getting that required his Republican allies on the floor of the House to twist arms after the official clock had run out.
a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/07/politics/07ASSE.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/07/politics/07ASSE.html

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