51.   He said Clinton needs to fix the global warming treaty if he wants Congress to support his call for broader negotiating powers to strike new trade deals.

52.   His new trade minister, German Gref, is a self-confessed economic liberal.

53.   House leaders decided to postpone a vote on a new global trade pact until after the elections.

54.   If true, that could lead to another embarrassing defeat for the United States in the new trade body.

55.   If new trade deals are going to get done, the world needs to reinvent the way it thinks about trade and globalization to accommodate this U.S. political reality.

56.   In many ways, the new trade pact defines the border more sharply, requiring more detailed inspections there, especially to screen out goods from beyond North America.

57.   In the last few years, Mexico signed a trade agreement with the Europeans, while Canada has a new trade pact with Chile.

58.   Instead, just a dozen or so companies are expected to sign on as charter members of the new trade group.

59.   It was the only nation in the hemisphere that was not invited to the summit meeting and would not be eligible to take part in the new trade agreement.

60.   It will also create new trade opportunities for private investors.