NEW ORLEANS, April 22 -- President Bush used a summit meeting Tuesday with the leaders of Mexico and Canada to push for congressional approval of a controversial free-trade pact with Colombia and to reiterate his belief that the struggling U.S. economy is not experiencing a recession. -
Bush Defends Trade, Economy at N. American Summit
NEW ORLEANS, April 22 -- President Bush used a summit meeting Tuesday with the leaders of Mexico and Canada to push for congressional approval of a controversial free-trade pact with Colombia and to reiterate his belief that the struggling U.S. economy is not experiencing a recession.-
By Michael Abramowitz