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mfcorey1

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Sun Jun 9, 2013, 09:17 AM Jun 2013

Biden heads to Brazil after ‘brutal’ discussions in Caribbean

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden left Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday after what he and leaders of the mostly English-speaking 15-member Caribbean Community and the Dominican Republic called “frank” discussions on issues of mutual interests.

“It was completely open, completely frank and completely straightforward — even where we disagreed,” Biden said before heading to Brazil, where he will spend three days discussing energy matters and improved U.S. relations with the South American power.


Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/28/3421312/biden-heads-to-brazil-after-brutal.html#storylink=cpy

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Biden heads to Brazil after ‘brutal’ discussions in Caribbean (Original Post) mfcorey1 Jun 2013 OP
I hate having to dig through the whole article for the buried lede' hlthe2b Jun 2013 #1

hlthe2b

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1. I hate having to dig through the whole article for the buried lede'
Sun Jun 9, 2013, 09:22 AM
Jun 2013

Here's the meat of the matter:

Persad-Bissessar said the leaders’ discussion with Biden was “at times brutal” as they voiced concerns on issues ranging from trade and security to the perception that the U.S. doesn’t care about the Caribbean. The U.S. and rum-producing Caribbean nations have been in a long-running trade dispute over subsides for U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico producers, while the U.S. and Antigua and Barbuda remain at odds over Internet gambling websites.

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