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Article: Free trade is fine -- in the abstract
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- May 7, 2001
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Avrum D. Lank
Free trade is fine -- in the abstract
By AVRUM D. LANK
of the Journal Sentinel staff
Monday, May 7, 2001
Madison -- The most striking impression gathered at a forum on
free trade at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Thursday was
that all the speakers said they support the concept.
That is not what one would expect to find in Wisconsin's capital,
where to large portions of the population, free trade is about as
welcome as a ham sandwich in a synagogue.
It was especially surprising given the makeup of the panel at the
event, the inaugural Eagleburger Forum sponsored by UW-Madison's
International Institute.
Among the five panelists were Ciro Gomes, a socialist candidate
for ...