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Free trade and the presidential campaign.

Hello again, I'm Mormon-Aulny, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Obama says Pennsylvania's

rural voters are bitter over lost jobs. Clinton bellies up for a beer with a whiskey chaser

in a working class Indiana bar. So go the latest primaries with voting scheduled for next week

and another televised debate tomorrow. One real issue that might come up is free trade,

like the deal with Columbia,

which Democrats have scuttled, at least for the moment. On to the point, what are the pros and

cons? Why do Bill and Hillary Clinton disagree? Is free trade America's only choice in the global

economy? On reporter's notebook later on, on April 15th, what are the candidates saying about taxes? First,

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International Program Fund, whose contributors include the Ford Foundation and the John D. and

Catherine T. McArthur Foundation. Hello again, Warren and only back with To the Point. Democrats in Pennsylvania will be voting next week. Obama and Clinton

have been exchanging barbs about bitter voters, religion, and guns. In tomorrow's final debate,

one issue that might well come up is free trade, including the deal with Colombia. On To the

point, would it be good or bad for American workers?

Why are Democratic leaders opposing what they've supported before? On reporter's notebook on

income tax day, we'll try to figure out what the candidates are saying about taxes. First,

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