Guardian Unlimited Article on CAFTA Passage

[joemurphy]

In a last-minute effort to ensure the pact was passed, the president, George Bush, and his vice-president, Dick Cheney, took the unusual step of personally rallying recalcitrant Republicans to the cause. According to reports, various side deals were cut offering new highways, high-profile committee posts and special interest protection for certain industries in return for support.
The president also stressed national security, arguing that trade helps cement the relatively new democracies in the region, providing stability and preventing the further northward migration that US conservatives dread.

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