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To: LindyBill who wrote (48646)	6/4/2004 10:22:22 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 794011

The Core is ready to get real on ag subsidies Thomas Barnett Blog “W.T.O. Moves to Revive Talks on Farm Subsidies: After disappointment in Cancun, a mood for compromise between the rich and the poor,” by Elizabeth Becker, New York Times, 2 June, p. C4. The Old Core led by U.S. Trade Rep Bob Zoellick (the underappreciated visionary of this administration) is ready to deal on ag subsidies, and the EU as a whole is stepping up to the plate—with the French grumbling mightily, mais oui! Look for a real breakthrough on this current set of negotiations done in advance of a bigger meeting later this summer. Experts always love to talk about the WTO talks “breaking down” and “collapsing.” Reality is, people deal when they are ready to deal—and they are getting ready to deal on this one. This is both very good and very important.