Badmouthing NAFTA?

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have been threatening to withdraw from NAFTA unless Mexico and Canada agree to changes, said Investor's Business Daily, but the trade agreement

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Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have been trying to outdo each other with criticism of NAFTA ahead of next week’s crucial primaries in Ohio and Texas. Both Democratic presidential candidates have threatened to withdraw from the 14-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement if Mexico and Canada refuse to negotiate changes to stem losses of American jobs. (The Boston Globe, free registration)

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