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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy'></meta></meta></meta></meta>The
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is an upcoming major multilateral trade
agreement. President Bush announced we would enter negotiations to join in
2008, and President Obama echoed this message in December of
2009. Current TPP members are <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>meeting
this week in <st1:country-region w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region></span></b>
to discuss expanding membership to four other nations -- <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Peru</st1:country-region>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Vietnam</st1:country-region> and the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><b><i><font size=2 color="#ff6600" face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:#FF6600;
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Will the TPP become NAFTA-lite for the <st1:place
w:st="on">Pacific Rim</st1:place>, or will it embody President Obama's
promise of trade reform articulated in 2008?</span></font></i></b><font
size=2 color="#ff6600" face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:#FF6600'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=navy face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy'>To join us for a briefing call on
the TPP, dial <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>1-800-240-3895 on Tuesday,
March 16th at 2:00 pm EST.</span></b> To RSVP, simply email <a
href="mailto:agussert@citizenstrade.org"
title="blocked::mailto:agussert@citizenstrade.org"><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'>agussert@citizenstrade.org</span></font></a> to get the
pass code. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><b><font size=2 color=navy face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Details</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=navy face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><b><font size=2 color=navy face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy;font-weight:bold'>What: </span></font></b><font
size=2 color=navy face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy'>Conference call briefing for key
trade and labor activists.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><b><font size=2 color=navy face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Who:
</span></font></b><font size=2 color=navy face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy'> </span></font><b><font
size=2 color="#ff6600" face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:#FF6600;font-weight:bold'>Rep. Mike
Michaud (D-ME), Chairman of the House Trade Working Group (HTWG)</span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color="#ff6600" face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:#FF6600;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p><b><font size=2 color="#ff6600" face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:#FF6600;
font-weight:bold'> Lori Wallach, Director of Public Citizen's
Global Trade Watch<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p><b><font size=2 color="#ff6600" face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:#FF6600;
font-weight:bold'> Andy Gussert, Director of Citizens Trade
Campaign<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p><b><font size=2 color=navy face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Why:
</span></font></b><font size=2 color=navy face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy'>To get
background on the agreement, an update on current negotiations, and focus
on future messaging. The call will be a short briefing, followed by
questions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><b><font size=2 color=navy face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy;font-weight:bold'>When: </span></font></b><font
size=2 color=navy face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy'>Tuesday, March 16th, at 2:00 pm
EST. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><b><font size=2 color=navy face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Where: </span></font></b><font
size=2 color=navy face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy'>Activists everywhere are
invited. RSVP at <a href="mailto:agussert@citizenstrade.org"
title="blocked::mailto:agussert@citizenstrade.org"><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'>agussert@citizenstrade.org</span></font></a> to receive
the pass code. Send questions to the same email during the conference
call.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy'>More
background on the TPP can be found at <a
href="http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=aKJB5FKSWkdc007dZfdpsp0CL7SAjllx"
title="blocked::http://www.citizenstrade.org/tpp.php"><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'>http://www.citizenstrade.org/tpp.php</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy'><a
href="http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=IdeAzlXhcoWfJCG3Ut8lAw9Vqbjw3HkW"
target="_self"
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