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Fast Track Trade Authority The Senate is set to debate "fast track," or trade promotion authority, the measure that allows a president to negotiate trade deals that can't be amended by Congress. President Bush may well win the fast track authority he desires. Senate Democrats want more help for laid off workers in return. NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports.

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The Senate is set to debate "fast track," or trade promotion authority, the measure that allows a president to negotiate trade deals that can't be amended by Congress. President Bush may well win the fast track authority he desires. Senate Democrats want more help for laid off workers in return. NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports.