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UPDATE, July 19, 2006. The House is expected to vote on the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA) very soon.   The Senate has already approved this trade pact by 60-34 in June. This could be another CAFTA-type cliff hanger in the House, so please contact your representative immediately via phone, fax, or email, in strong opposition to the U.S.-Oman FTA. Phone is preferable due to the shortness of time and the bigger impact. Help Preserve Jobs and National Security & Independence: Defeat the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement What's it all mean?We have a golden opportunity to derail the NAFTA/CAFTA series of...

ABU DHABI: Free trade talks between the UAE and the United States, which were postponed amid a row over the operation of American ports by a Dubai company, will resume in May, an official said yesterday."Talks between the UAE and the US will take place in Abu Dhabi between May 9 and 11 to continue free trade negotiations," the official Wam news agency quoted state minister for financial and industrial affairs Mohammad Khalfan bin Kharbash as saying.He said the two sides were keen to "push the negotiations towards an agreement that serves the interests of the two countries." The talks...