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Bonneville Seattle is raising funds for the construction of a second Fisher House at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma and we need your help.Obama meets with Rice, signs Russian trade bill
December 14, 2012 @ 1:12 am
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is meeting privately with U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, a day after she withdrew her name from consideration to be the next secretary of state.
In a busy Friday schedule, the president also will sign into law a Russian trade and human rights bill.
The measure opens new export opportunities for American businesses. But a section that would punish Russian officials who allegedly commit human rights violations has antagonized Moscow.
The bill establishes permanent normal trade relations with Russia and eliminates a long-obsolete 1974 provision, called the Jackson-Vanik Amendment, that tied trade relations with the former Soviet Union to the emigration of Jews and other Soviet minorities.
The president also will likely work on trying to strike a deal with Republicans to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff.
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CldWtrSrf wrote...Also on the agenda....November 28, 2012 12:35 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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CH wrote...Ya just like the republicans to protect the Rich?December 10, 2012 5:39 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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