AP: Report on eve of G-20 sees protectionism rise

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- ...Since first taking a no-protectionism vow at a summit meeting last November, the world's 20 major economies have been responsible for as many as 121 "blatantly protectionist" measures, with 134 more in the pipeline, said Global Trade Alert, a monitoring service overseen by the London-based Centre for Economic Policy Research and supported by the World Bank and other international organizations."

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18 Sep 2009
Tom Raum,  Associated Press