Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on Monday to make completing the Doha round of world trade talks a priority, saying a lack of political will in Washington had undermined efforts to reach a deal.
"We were within a millimeter of reaching a deal. But at the last moment I would say the U.S. government didn't have the political will for a deal |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.