1.0 link 19584 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-love/the-usmalaysia-trade-pact_b_19584.html The United States is considering a new trade agreement with Malaysia, a country with a rising middle class but also a significant number of poor persons, particularly those living in rural areas. In all similiar agreements, the Bush Administration's US Trade Representative (USTR) has sought measures that increase drug prices, mostly through tough intellectual property rules that go considerably beyond the obligations in the World Trade Organization (which are already pretty tough). The USTR has asked for public comments on...

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