Leaders Fail to Agree on Free Trade Talks

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Leaders Fail to Agree on Free Trade Talks

By ALAN CLENDENNING, AP Business Writer 31 minutes ago

MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina - Leaders from across the Americas ended their two-day summit Saturday without agreeing whether to restart talks on a free trade zone stretching from Alaska to Chile.
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Argentine Foreign Minister Rafael Bielsa said the summit's declaration would state two opposing views: one favoring the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas, and another saying discussions should wait until after
World Trade Organization talks in December.

The decision came after negotiations extended eight hours past the scheduled deadline. Almost all the leaders â€â€