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Kindred · Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 12:55 am Post subject: CAFTA Passed

Bush signs controversial CAFTA bill

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush signed a hard-fought free trade pact with five Central American nations and the Dominican Republic on Tuesday, saying the measure would "advance peace and prosperity throughout the region."

Bush's signature at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House put the final U.S. touch on the Central American Free Trade Agreement, a measure approved by Congress last week with just a two-vote margin in the House after a bruising battle over the future of U.S. trade policy.

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/02/bush.cafta.ap/index.html