41.   Clinton decided late on Thursday afternoon, while aboard Air Force One, that he needed to take drastic measures on the trade issue.

42.   China and the United States have repeatedly been at odds over a variety of trade issues.

43.   Choate has fairly extensive experience as a television commentator, again in discussing trade issues.

44.   Commerce Secretary William Daley will be in Houston, McAllen and San Antonio on Friday as the trade bill issue heats up in Congress.

45.   Clinton met with Hashimoto this afternoon to discuss environmental issues and security arrangements, as well as trade issues.

46.   Daley worries that the fragile political consensus around trade issues is ripe for rupture given the squirrelly nature of Washington politics.

47.   Contentious trade issues remain, however.

48.   Dole has backed Clinton on foreign trade issues, however, supporting passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

49.   Despite the obviousness of this situation, trade issues are always easily distorted by politicians seeking to use economic jingoism to woo voters.

50.   During his first term, Clinton spoke frequently about the centrality of trade issues to his foreign policy.