Siddiqui

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Another fucking blunder.

Why didn't Mr. Hopeandchange pick someone from the organic agriculture field instead of this pesticide asswipe?



Pesticide-Industry Rep Picked for Trade Post Draws Fire
By ALLISON WINTER of Greenwire

A coalition of advocacy groups launched a campaign today opposing President Obama's choice of a pesticide industry official to represent U.S. interests in agricultural trade negotiations.

The 85 groups -- including Earthjustice, the Sierra Club, the Organic Consumers Association, the National Family Farm Coalition and dozens of state farm worker groups -- sent a letter today to the Senate Finance Committee opposing the nomination ahead of a scheduled confirmation hearing tomorrow for Islam Siddiqui.

The Pesticide Action Network also has an online petition that has gained more than 38,000 signatures against the nominee.

Obama tapped Siddiqui last month to be the chief agriculture negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. If confirmed, he would oversee farm negotiations at the World Trade Organization's stalled Doha Round.

MORE:
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/11/03/03greenwire-pesticide-industry-rep-picked-for-trade-post-dr-4316.html


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