REUTERS: Voters Demanding Fair Trade Agenda

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More on trade and the 2008 election:

PITTSBURGH, Nov 14 (Reuters) - It could be expected that Iraq would play a big role in the 2008 U.S. election campaign. But if recent populist rallies are an indication, another country may be rousing even more anger from voters: China.

In all corners of an overflowing convention room this week in the industrial Rust-Belt city of Pittsburgh, voters, union officials and company executives alike railed against unfair trade -- and demanded U.S. politicians do something.

As I keep saying, this issue is going to be THE domestic issue in the 2008 presidential election.


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