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<\/a>By Veronica Smith, Agence France-Presse<\/p>\n

Congress will take back its full trade authority from President George W. Bush, said the majority Democratic leadership, dismissing White House urgings to let him keep his special power.<\/p>\n

The expiration of the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), which lets Bush negotiate trade agreements that cannot be amended by Congress, could deal a major blow to the nearly collapsed Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) talks.<\/p>\n

The TPA, also known as “fast-track,” was extended for two years in 2005 and expires at midnight Saturday.<\/p>\n

“Our legislative priorities do not include the renewal of fast-track authority,” House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other leading Democrats said Friday in a statement.<\/p>\n

The House Democrats said they had a plan to improve US trade policy, while at the same time addressing increased economic insecurity felt by American families.<\/p>\n

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