Edwards Touts Trade Policy for Workers

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Associated Press

By HOLLY RAMER

PLYMOUTH, N.H. (AP) - With intensity that matched the heat, Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards continued his scorching criticism of special interests Saturday, telling voters his trade policies would work for them, not big corporations.


Democratic presidential hopeful former Sen. John Edwards speaks at a health care event at Elliot Hospital in Manchester, N.H., Friday Aug. 24, 2007. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter)

As temperatures hit the upper 90s, the former senator wondered jokingly whether he actually was in his home state of North Carolina before turning serious.

"The question that has been asked as we negotiate our international trade deals has been: 'Is this good for the profits of big multinational corporations?' That's the wrong question," he said outside an elementary school. "The question should be: 'Is this trade agreement good for working middle-class Americans?'"

Edwards said he will insist that the nation's trade partners meet strict labor and environmental standards and will enact regulations barring other countries from manipulating their currencies.


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[Liberty Belle]

1. If only the MSM would give Edwards more air time...but of course the corporate lapdogs fear him most

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