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Much to my relief, U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman announced today that the U.S. had reached an important agreement with Mexico on tequila trade. No worries about your margaritas, Americans! Bulk tequila exports from Mexico to the United States "will continue without interruption."I don't know about you, but I'm going to go drink a shot of Patron tonight to celebrate our nation's diplomatic acumen.
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Silja J.A. Talvi, a senior editor at In These Times, is an investigative journalist and essayist with credits in many dozens of newspapers and magazines nationwide, including The Nation, Salon, Santa Fe Reporter, Utne, and the Christian Science Monitor.
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