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The Settlement in Seattle: WTO Protesters to Get $1M Settlement

Posted by Jeff from SFGate.com

As part of the settlement, which a federal judge must approve, the city will seal the arrest records and ask any law enforcement agencies that received copies to expunge them, Withey said. Each protester will be eligible to receive $3,000 to $10,000, and some of the settlement will be used to pay legal fees.

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World trade talks collapse over farm and manufactured goods

Posted by Jon from Seattle Times

WTO members called a halt to more than five years of commerce liberalization talks today as differences over farm aid proved unbridgeable.

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Bush blocks Russia's WTO bid

Posted by Billbar from Sun Times

In a chilly summit prelude, President Bush blocked Russia's entry into the World Trade Organization on Saturday, and President Vladimir Putin mockingly said Moscow doesn't want the kind of violence-plagued democracy the United States has fostered in Iraq.

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WTO Powers Seek Elusive Common Ground in Brazil

Posted by Damianmann from Deutsche Welle

The EU, US and Brazilian trade chiefs are meeting in Rio de Janeiro this weekend in a bid to bridge yawning differences on how to tear down global trade barriers before an April deadline.

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Protesters battle past police, reach WTO venue - Asia-Pacific

Posted by Jeff from MSNBC

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Protesters denounce WTO at Hong Kong rallies

Posted by Billbar from Reuters

Anti-globalisation protesters kicked off a flurry of demonstrations on Sunday against this week's World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting.

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