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Hundreds of Peaceful Protesters Arrested Amid Continued
Reports of Police Aggression
Authorities in Seattle cracked down indiscriminately on WTO protesters Wednesday, as the
arrests of hundreds of demonstrators brought the two-day arrest total to more than 500.(more)
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Clinton Talks Green, But U.S. Negotiators Cutting
Destructive Deals
In speeches to WTO delegates and meetings with U.S. environmental leaders, President
Clinton on Wednesday said the administration is committed to making environmental, labor,
and human-rights standards an integral part of trade negotiations. But even as he spoke,
he was instructing the U.S. negotiating team in Seattle to press for the adoption of
measures that could cause serious environmental harm. (more)
Biotech Throws EU Into Turmoil (Observer
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The controversy over whether to bring biotechnology under the authority of the World Trade
Organization heated up yesterday when key European Union (EU) environment ministers
resoundingly rejected the European Union commission’s own proposal to establish a WTO
working group on biotech. (more)
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