Yesterday, key government officials, trade stakeholders, and members of the press were on hand to witness U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Panamanian Minister of Commerce and Industry Ricardo Quijano sign a letter exchange setting a date for the entry-into-force of the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA).

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Mary Schapiro, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the agency responsible for securities regulation, wrote a letter full of objections.

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In exchange, the Chinese oil firm signed a letter of intent with BP Amoco calling for the establishment of a gas-marketing joint venture in eastern China.

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The Securities and Exchange Commission has sent a letter to the Kentucky Retirement System seeking information about millions of dollars in payments to placement agents used by the fund.

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