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Obama Administration Promises "Thorough Review" of USTR Policies

After all of the uproar surrounding some of the Obama administration's recent decisions, trade officials have promised a thorough review of the USTR policies regarding transparency. In an effort to ensure that the review includes all possible angles, the USTR is urging groups to make other proposals as well. "KEI is very impressed with the USTR decision to undertake a review of USTR transparency efforts. They are taking this much further than simply reviewing policies on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), or recent controversies over the secrecy surrounding the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) negotiations. The review offers the possibility of more transformative changes, including pro-active measures to enhance transparency, covering all aspects of USTR operations, including multilateral, plurilateral, regional, bilateral and unilateral trade policies and negotiations. We are also grateful that USTR is offering to have a continuing dialogue on this issues. KEI will offer additional suggestions on transparency to USTR, and we encourage others to do so also."

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  1. Re:Right, change my ass by Reality+Master+201 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I never said i was a nice person way deep down.

    I hope you and everyone in your family gets a serious form of cancer and dies painfully within 6-9 months.

  2. Re:Right, change my ass by Reality+Master+201 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    To add to my other remark:

    I especially wish cancer and sterility on any children you might have; failing that, maybe a nice brutal murder. If you don't have children, then I'd be OK with a really serious accident mutilating you genitals followed by cancer and death.

    No, seriously - suicide is too good for you.

  3. Re:Right, change my ass by Reality+Master+201 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Don't be coy - I'd love to have you prove me wrong.