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Obama Softens NAFTA Rhetoric

Posted on Friday, June 20 at 08:19 by NAUWATCH

Before the Ohio primary in March, the battle between Democratic candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton morphed into a fierce debate over free trade – a clash that seemed to hinge on which candidate could appear more anti-NAFTA.

Now, in an interview with Fortune magazine, Obama appears to backing off his tough talk on trade.

"Sometimes during campaigns the rhetoric gets overheated and amplified," Obama told Fortune.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/19/obama-softens-nafta-rhetoric/bbbbb

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  1. by crh
    Wed Jun 25, 2008 2:16 pm
    It looks like the lobbyists got to him.

  2. by avatar SphinxMontreal
    Tue Jul 08, 2008 6:35 pm
    Nobody got to him. This crap was all staged from Day 1.



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