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US Congress votes through South Korea trade deal

October 13th, 2011 | Comments Off on US Congress votes through South Korea trade deal »

US lawmakers have approved a long-delayed free trade agreement with South Korea, calling it the most significant in 16 years. Both houses of Congress voted in quick succession on Wednesday to approve the agreement, as well as pacts with Panama and Colombia. It will now go to President Barack Obama to be signed into law. […]