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USTR continues to withhold 1,000 pages of information on an antipiracy agreement.

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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has released some new details about an anticounterfeiting trade agreement that has been discussed in secret among the U.S., Japan, the European Union and other countries since 2006.

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The Office of U.S. Trade Representative pledges to review its transparency in light of criticism over a decision to withhold information about a trade pact.

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Decreasing support for free trade in the U.S. and elsewhere could compound economic problems by costing tens of thousands of jobs, the Consumer Electronics Association said Monday.

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Sixteen charged with exporting electronics to Iran

Eight people and eight companies from Dubai, Iran and Malaysia have been charged by a Florida grand jury with exporting sensitive electronics equipment from the U.S. to Iran. The indictment accuses the defendants of purchasing, then illegally exporting, numerous items that have commercial applications but could also be used by other countries' military or nuclear programs.

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