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Under the rubric of "national unity" conservatives & corporate special interests are rushing to move a narrow, divisive agenda through Congress with strong Republican support, while progressives fight to stiffen the Democrat's backbones (assuming they exist).
Senate Leaders have removed mention of Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from the Energy Policy bill they are working on, but the NY Times reports that Republican leaders think they will be able to move ANWR to a vote sometime soon.
Fast Track for the Free Trade Area of the Americas agreement has passed from the house committee and may be brought up for vote by the full House by the end of the session in November. Public Citizen says they have a good chance of stopping it. The LA Times reports the Administration is mixing post-S11 propaganda & free trade ideology to bring the bill to the House floor. The NY Times reports on Big Labor's response to Fast Track.
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