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To: TobagoJack who wrote (28270)	1/23/2008 7:28:24 PM
From: Snowshoe	Respond to of 218415

>>the socialists in Congress are basically proposing to kill all new mine development in the country<< The proposed bill only affects federal land. Wouldn't affect Northern Dynasty's Pebble Mine (which is on Alaska state land), or NovaGold's Donlin Creek Mine (which is on Alaska native corporation land). When Alaska's land was divided up, the state and native corps grabbed the best resource development land. The feds focused more on important wildlife habitat.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (28270)	1/23/2008 8:45:17 PM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218415

China replaces US as Japan's biggest export market. Overtook the United States as Japan's biggest export destination in 2007 for the first time in modern history, data from Japan's Ministry of Finance showed on Thursday. In December alone, Japan's trade surplus fell a slightly larger than expected 20.9 percent from a year earlier to 877.9 billion yen ($8.23 billion). [JPTBAL=ECI] That compared with economists' median forecast for a 15.2 percent decline in the surplus to 941.5 billion yen. Following is a table of the main figures for December.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (28270)	1/23/2008 8:48:35 PM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218415

China becomes Chile's biggest export destination in 2007 replacing the United States Jan. 24, 2008 (China Knowledge) - China is Chile's biggest export destination in 2007, replacing the United States, according to statistics released on Tuesday by Chile's customs authorities. Statistics indicate that Chile's export volume recorded a 14.7% rise in 2007, totaling US$65.484 billion, while exports to China reach US$10.172 billion, accounting for 15.5% of the total and making China its largest export destination. The figures also show that China became Chile's second largest import source country, trailing behind the United States after surpassing Argentina and Brazil. Chilean entrepreneurs attribute the rapid growth of Chile-China trade to the 2005 free trade agreement (FTA) on commodity trade with China that became effective in 2006. Cristian Garcia Lorca, chair of the Chile-China Trade Association, said there was still potential for a further increase despite the rapid growth, and that Chilean businesses should make collective efforts to diversify the Chilean exports to China. China and Chile are undergoing new FTA talks covering service trade and investment that are expected to finish by end 2008. Decoupling, Mr. TJ!