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Article: Trade Summit Convenes in Jacksonville to Save Thousands of U.S. Jobs; Declining Trade with Puerto Rico Jeopardizes $61 Billion in Total Trade and 274,000 U.S. Mainland Jobs.

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August 21, 2003
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Representatives of Puerto Rico met with local elected officials and business leaders from across Florida at Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) today to present their strategy to save hundreds of thousands of jobs in the Jacksonville area and across the nation. The Puerto Rican government has proposed to amend Section 956 of the Internal Revenue Code to maintain Puerto Rico's long-standing trade relationship with the United States.

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The proposed strategy will allow trade with Puerto Rico to continue at current levels, with Puerto Rico purchasing ...

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