Trade deal with Colombia in US interest: Bush

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WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (AP): President Bush and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe renewed their push Saturday for Congress to approve a free-trade deal before lawmakers leave town to campaign for re-election.
"It's in our economic interest that we continue to open up markets in our neighbourhood, particularly with a nation that is growing like yours," Bush told Uribe in the Rose Garden. "And yet we can't get a vote out of Congress. I've been asking the Democrat leadership in Congress for a vote, and they've consistently blocked the vote."