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British Prime Minister David Cameron.
British Prime Minister David Cameron.
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Cameron’s push for EU-U.S. trade pact a worthy endeavour

British Prime Minister David Cameron has a worthy goal for Britain’s 12-month presidency of the G8 group of wealthy nations. He wants the group to start work on an EU-U.S. free trade agreement. Global trade deals are nearly impossible and bilateral ones tangle world commerce. But a pact between the two Western blocs could set new standards while also boosting the world economy.