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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><font size=3 color="#cc0000"
face="Lucida Sans Unicode"><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode";
color:#CC0000;font-weight:bold'>Inside <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> Trade - 7/9/2010<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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color:#CC0000;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<h1 style='background:white'><b><font size=5 color="#000033" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Critics Seek Details On Extent,
Nature Of Possible <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Korea</st1:country-region></st1:place>
FTA Changes<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>Private-sector stakeholders and members of
Congress who oppose the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement in its current form are
engaged in informal contacts with the Obama administration to ascertain the
extent and the nature of the changes the administration is seeking from <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Korea</st1:place></st1:country-region>,
according to informed sources.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>These critics are trying to find out if the
administration will seek changes in areas other than market access for beef and
autos, and also want to know exactly what changes the administration is seeking
in a given area.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>Both opponents and supporters agree that the
administration has provided few details on what changes it wants to seek on
autos and beef, the two areas that officials have identified as the focus of
their efforts. Officials have answered private inquiries about what they want
in these areas by saying these details are still being worked out, sources
said.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>Because the administration’s plans on
Korea FTA changes remain murky, those who oppose the FTA in its current form --
including unions and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander Levin (D-MI) --
are generally “keeping their powder dry” in order to avoid an
unnecessary battle with the administration over its decision to move ahead with
the Korea FTA, sources said.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>In the past, Levin has stressed the need to
fix autos, but has also cited the need to address other non-tariff barriers
that prevent <st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region> companies
from readily selling refrigerators in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Korea</st1:place></st1:country-region>, for example. On the other
hand, one observer argued that autos is the main issue and other non-tariff
barriers would not hold up the FTA if a successful fix for autos can be found.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>One informed source said members of Congress,
not staff, will have to decide in which areas the administration needs to seek
changes.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>Under the May 10, 2007 agreement on trade
policy worked out between House Democrats and the Bush administration,
Democrats stated that the “problem of Korea’s systemic barriers in
the automotive, manufactured, agricultural and services markets will have to be
addressed” for the FTA to move forward.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> Some observers believe that the low-key
approach that is now underway among FTA critics to ascertain the
administration’s plans will not continue beyond a few more weeks, as it
could become clear at that point that the administration’s goals for
Korea FTA changes fall short of their demands.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>Leading labor unions, including those
represented by the AFL-CIO, have made it clear that the administration has to
go beyond the areas of automobiles and beef in terms of changes to the U.S.-Korea
FTA. These unions have also stressed to the administration that the labor
community is unified in opposing the Korea FTA as it now stands, sources said.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>Labor sources this week argued that absent
substantial and far-reaching changes, the administration will face unified and
fierce opposition from the labor community.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>At the same time, these unions are still
consulting internally on how best to proceed and what specifically must be
changed in the Korea FTA. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka issued a statement
last week urging the administration to seek changes in the areas of investment,
services and procurement.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>While business supporters agreed that
negotiations with <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Korea</st1:place></st1:country-region>
are now set to ramp up, some business sources and Republican congressional
staffers this week were skeptical that they would produce results in the near
term.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>These sources said that passing the Korea FTA
will require significant political capital, and argued that it remains unclear
the administration is dedicated to expending it. However, other supporters said
the administration, by announcing its intention to resolve issues related to
the FTA by November, is now obligated to do so.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>The form of any changes is also unclear,
although a source close to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Korea</st1:place></st1:country-region>
this week said that changing the text of the FTA is “out of the
question,” as the two sides have already negotiated the deal. Neither
side wants to create a situation where the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> would have to secure fast
track negotiating authority to submit the deal to an up-or-down vote, this
source said.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>“We think that without a radical
revision, this trade agreement needs to be fought, and we will fight it,”
Larry Cohen, president of the Communication Workers of America (CWA), said in
an interview with <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Inside U.S. Trade</span></i>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>CWA is an affiliate of the AFL-CIO, and Cohen
said that other “fair trade” unions and environmental groups felt
the same, a point another union official said was accurate.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>According to Cohen, such a “radical
revision” would have to include changes to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> labor laws, such as by passing
provisions contained in the Employee Free Choice Act, which has stalled in
Congress. That bill, which is extremely controversial and opposed by many
business groups, removes obstacles to employees who want collective bargaining,
and allows employees to form unions by signing cards authorizing union
representation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>The AFL-CIO and its affiliated unions are
already in the process of coming up with proposals on changes for the FTA,
Cohen said. These “position papers” will likely cover areas
including workers rights, financial services regulation, and offshoring, and
could be submitted to the administration by sometime in August, he said.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>But another union source only said that unions
may make specific proposals to the administration on how to change the Korea
FTA.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>As part of their initial strategy of sending a
political message to the administration, some opponents of the FTA as it now
stands are working in congressional districts to press Democrats to sign a
letter to President Obama requesting a meeting to discuss specific ways to
improve the current FTA.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>These critics are especially focusing their
efforts this week on Ways and Means Democrats, as this would help bolster the
strength of the letter, one source said.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>While the deadline for signing the letter,
organized by Rep. Mike Michaud (D-ME), was originally set for July 6, it was
extended by one week in order to allow time for further district-level
lobbying, this source said. At mid-week, the letter had 56 signatories, sources
said.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>However, one source said that as of mid-week,
there were still no Ways and Means members on the letter. This source said it
would clearly be preferable to convince some committee members -- such as Reps.
John Lewis (D-GA), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Linda Sanchez (D-CA), Shelley Berkley
(D-NV) or John Yarmuth (D-KY) -- to sign it prior to submission to the
president.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>Ways and Means Committee members have
generally declined sign letters or co-sponsor legislation that deal with
controversial trade issues, as they do not want to “step on the
toes” of the committee chairman.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>For example, there is only one Ways and Means
members currently endorsing the Trade Reform, Accountability, Development and
Employment (TRADE) Act, sources pointed out. It is Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>In addition, opponents of the Korea FTA as it
currently stands will look to lobby the current supporters of the TRADE Act and
those members of Congress that opposed the Peru FTA, stressing the need for
far-reaching changes, sources said.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>There are currently 143 voting Democrats
members of Congress that have endorsed the TRADE Act, more than half of House
Democrats. However, FTA opponents conceded that this does not mean all those
members will necessarily vote against the Korea FTA.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>FTA opponents said it may be challenging to
get members of Congress to commit to vote against the Korea FTA before those
members can consider any new changes the administration negotiates. But one
source said opponents can stress the importance of far-reaching changes and
“set the bar high” for the administration.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>Opponents also suggested that the Korea FTA
would now become an election issue. Signatories of the letter organized by
Michaud are likely to raise to the administration the fact that moving on the
Korea FTA will make it harder to rally the Democratic base for turning out the
vote in November, one source said.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>This source said labor groups will also now
make the Korea FTA a campaign issue, asking members to at least commit to
opposing the Korea FTA as originally negotiated.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.75pt;line-height:15.6pt;background:
white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>FTA opponents will also use arguments
criticizing the financial services provisions in the FTA to help garner
opposition to the FTA, sources said.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>Opponents argue that the Korea FTA would help
further financial deregulation, which was at the root of the recent financial
crisis, and will look to use this “hot button” issue to garner
opposition, sources said.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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white'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>A business source called these claims
completely false, arguing that the FTA, like the World Trade
Organizations’ General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), contains
prudential carve-out measures that would ensure the ability to regulate in the
event of a financial crisis. <i><span style='font-style:italic'>-- Jamie
Strawbridg</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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