Colombia warns on US trade deal

Colombia's ties with the US could be severely damaged if Congress does not approve a planned free trade deal, the country's vice-president has warned. Francisco Santos-Calderon told the BBC that a US failure to sign the pact would be a "slap in the face" to a strong ally.

[it is, our congress is embarrassing us {ok, not exactly 'news' - but we've got to get off the dime here, like everyone else...}]

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