Clinton woos union members at UAW regional conference.

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By MIKE GLOVER – 5 hours ago

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton told union activists Monday she would call a "time out" on trade agreement if she wins the White House to see if the deals are draining jobs from the U.S.

"I am going to do everything I can to move toward smart trade," said Clinton. She promised to appoint an official to ensure that trade agreement provisions designed to protect labor and environmental standards are enforced by groups such as the World Trade Organization and the International Labor Organization.

"I want to, if we're going to be trading, to lift everybody up," she said. "That's going to take presidential leadership to change the rules around the world."

Clinton spoke to about 250 delegates at a regional conference of the United Auto Workers, dealing with an issue that was a sore subject between labor leaders and her husband during his presidency. Former President Clinton pushed to approve pacts such as the North American Free Trade Agreement over the bitter objections of labor leaders, who complained the deals would and put U.S. workers in competition with cheap foreign labor.

More at the link - http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5haiTopphWwVMyxC0EbsEFHvZ119AD8SS8NQG0

She also told UAW members that CAFE standards have to rise.

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1. "to see if the deals are draining jobs from the U.S."

as if anyone needs to determine that.
clearly, this is not a sincere offer if she first needs to get elected and second needs to "study" whether there's a problem or not.

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2. Her trade votes of late.

Favors inclusion of Peru, but opposes Colombia into the Cafta orbit. If so, are we really so easily fooled. Bush negotiated the trade deal with Peru.