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February 14, 2013

U.S., EU to Start Talks on Massive Free-Trade Deal 
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The European Union and United States have confirmed plans to begin
negotiating what could be the largest-ever free-trade deal of its kind.
President Obama noted the potential agreement in his State of the Union
speech Tuesday. Lori Wallach of the group Public Citizen criticized the
plan, writing, "These talks are aimed at eliminating a list of what
multinational corporations call 'trade irritants,' but the rest of us
know as strong food safety, environmental and health safeguards," she
wrote.

 

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