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	NAFtA AND CAFTA

mbthorman

2-14-2008 11:34 PM

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mbthorman says:

Here in Costa Rica, CAFTA is already running into major problems. The legislative body is refusing to rewrite the country's laws to comply with CAFTA requirements. The plebicite to accept CAFTA split the country practically in half. The vote was extremely close.

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