ABC News Reports EDWARDS to hit Rivals on (Peru) Free Trade Agreement..LINK

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http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/11/edwards-to-hit-.html

"It has very strong labor and environmental protections," Clinton said in the statement, referring to the Peru pact. "This agreement makes meaningful progress on advancing workers' rights, and also levels the playing field for American workers."

Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has also said he plans to vote for the Peru deal when it comes to the Senate floor as soon as next week.

But Edwards, D-N.C., is fiercely opposing the deal. Friday afternoon in Iowa, he plans to criticize Clinton in particular for supporting it, casting the measure as a "flawed trade deal that expands the NAFTA model," a campaign official tells ABC News.

The Peru pact has split the Democratic Party, reviving memories of President Bill Clinton's battle to pass NAFTA more than a decade ago. On Thursday, 109 House Democrats voted with the vast majority of Republicans to approve the Peru deal, while 116 Democrats voted no."

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1. This is a good issue for Edwards.

I don't know why Hillary is letting Edwards beat her over the head with it. It wouldn't surprise me if she missed the vote.

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2. Go John.Nail her. and anyone else who supports this!

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3. Should have been no doubt where the Dem Party stood against this free trade agreement

I don't hear anyone within the Democratic Party trumpeting the Peru Free Trade Agreement as being good for American workers, or effectively helping to improve the working conditions for workers in Peru.

The items included in the bill which Clinton alleged would 'advance workers' rights' have no teeth in them, and can easily be ignored.

Edwards is right to speak out on this travesty.