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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was in Colombia yesterday pushing for the free trade agreement between the U.S. and the country led by President Alvaro Uribe. The FTA, was first signed in 2006, but has not yet been passed by the U.S. Congress. During the trip, she met with President Alvaro Uribe, as well as with trade unionists who are opposed to the FTA. The major reason for the opposition is that the TLC, as the FTA is known in Colombia, doesn’t automatically protect the rights of union workers, an important issue in a country where union leaders and activists are getting killed (40 in the last year alone).

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