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A 10-page fact sheet, outlining the terms of the agreement, can be downloaded from the office of the United States Trade Representative by following <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ustr.gov\/assets\/Document_Library\/Fact_Sheets\/2007\/asset_upload_file649_11034.pdf\">this link<\/a>.  A shorter summary is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ustr.gov\/assets\/Document_Library\/Fact_Sheets\/2007\/asset_upload_file355_11035.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On April 1, the Office of the United States Trade Representative announced that it had concluded a free trade agreement 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