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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (12812)	8/6/2007 7:20:46 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224729

Edwards agrees with me>Democrat hopeful Edwards takes indirect swipe at former President Clinton over NAFTA The Associated Press Published: August 6, 2007 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa: Democratic presidential contender John Edwards on Monday criticized former President Bill Clinton, arguing that he allowed corporate insiders to shape the 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement that has cost U.S. jobs. Edwards' complaint about the former president was a defiant move meant to highlight rival Hillary Rodham Clinton's relationship with special interests. It comes two days after Clinton, who is also vying for the presidency in 2008, refused Edwards' challenge to stop taking campaign donations from lobbyists, saying many represent good causes. While Edwards' speech did not mention the name Clinton, the object of his complaint was obvious. Edwards criticized the presidential leadership during the 1993 passage of NAFTA, which was pushed through by Clinton. He said the trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada was "written by insiders in all three countries." Edwards criticized George W. Bush then added but "this is not just his doing." "For far too long, presidents from both parties have entered into trade agreements, agreements like NAFTA, promising that they would create millions of new jobs and enrich communities," he said. "Instead, too many of these agreements have cost jobs and devastated towns and communities across this country." Edwards' remarks come a day before he will share a stage with Hillary Clinton and other Democratic presidential candidates at an AFL-CIO forum in Chicago in which the White House hopefuls will make their appeal to labor. "Trade has become a bad word for working Americans for a very simple reason — it's because our trade policies have been bad for working Americans," he said.<