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18Offices of Sens. John Kerry and Rob Portman et al. (22 February, 2012) “Letter to President Obama supporting an Ambitious Trade Agenda withEurope” [Press Release]. Retrieved at: http://portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=3b3f67e0-a74a-44e5-97f3-efeef000441019Transatlantic Legislators Dialogue. (11 June, 2012). TLD Joint Statement. Retrieved at: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/document/activities/cont/201206/20120612ATT46685/20120612ATT46685EN.pdf20The TLD’s recent move to restructure its biannual meetings based on specific, discrete issues is a move in the right direction. The administrationshould encourage the TLD to appoint a committee-based roster of membership that mirrors the trans-Atlantic partnership agenda. Selection shouldbe designated by membership on committees salient to the partnership, such as Ways and Means, Financial Services and Agriculture. It shouldalso look for ways to include Senate representation. This membership should also assign relevant committee staff that can serve as liaisons forTLD activities. Such an approach could serve as a way station for coordinating the passage of agreements established within the trans-Atlanticpartnership.21See the Anti-Counterfeit Trade Agreement at: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/11/st12/st12196.en11.pdf22The manner in which ACTA was signed has been a source of some controversy in the US. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), in particular, has questionedthe administration’s assertion that the agreement will not alter existing US law. See Office of Senator Ron Wyden (2011). “Wyden to President: Isn’tCongress Supposed to Approve International Trade Agreements?”(press release). Retrieved at: http://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-to-president-isnt-congress-supposed-to-approve-international-trade-agreementsEUROZONE CRISIS1Gurria, A. and Padoan, P.C.(27 November, 2012). Economic Outlook No. 92. (press conference). OECD. Retrieved from: http://www.oecd.org/eco/economicoutlookanalysisandforecasts/Handout%20EO92%20-%20English.pdf2Elliot, L., Smith, H. and Kollewe, J. (16 June, 2012). World Bank Warns that Euro Collapse Could Spark Global Crisis. The Guardian. Retrieved from:http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jun/16/world-bank-euro-collapse-crisis3International Monetary Foundation. (4-5 November, 2012). Global Prospects and Policy Challenges: Meeting of G-20 Finance Ministers and CentralBank Governors. p. 18 (special report). Retrieved from: http://www.imf.org/external/np/g20/pdf/110512.pdf4Ibid. p.3.5Ibid.6See Joint Statement of the Ministers of Finance of Germany, the Netherlands, and Finland. Retrieved from: http://www.vm.fi/vm/en/03_press_releases_and_speeches/01_press_releases/20120925JointS/name.jsp7See Rede Von Bundeskanzerlin Merkel Anlaesslich der Eroeffnung des 61. Akademischen Jahres Des Europakollegs Bruegge. Retrieved from: http://www.coleurope.eu/sites/default/files/speech-files/rede_merkel_europakolleg_bruegge.pdf8Bledowski, K (6 November, 2012). “Political Risk Moves to the Forefront in the European Crisis” (issue brief) MAPI. Retrieved from: http://www.mapi.net/political-risk-moves-forefront-european-crisis9See “Speech from German Chancellor Angela Merkel in European Parliament “(7 November, 2012). Retrieved from: http://www.bundeskanzlerin.de/Content/DE/Rede/2012/11/2012-11-07-merkel-eu.html;jsessionid=E0A3525A0CF7EB8650CAADAB08AF9870.s1t2?nn=7442010Bureau of Economic Analysis. (18 September, 2012). BEA International Transactions. (Database). US Department of Commerce. Retrieved from: http://bea.gov/iTable/index_ita.cfm11Hamilton, D. & Quinlan, J. (2012). Pg ix.12Hamilton, D. & Quinlan, J. (2012. Pg v.13Petersen, T. and Böhmer, M. (2012). Economic Impact of Southern European Member states exiting the Eurozone. (policy brief 2012/06). Pg. 5-6. DieBertelsmann Stiftung. Retrived from: http://www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/cps/rde/xbcr/SID-8466B5BD-06382534/bst_engl/xcms_bst_dms_36656__2.pdf14Odion-Esene, B. (9 November, 2012). Phil Fed Survey: Q4 GDP Outlook Revised Down, Payrolls Raised. Deutsche Boerse Group. Retrieved from: https://mninews.marketnews.com/index.php/phil-fed-survey-q4-gdp-outlook-revised-down-payrolls-raised?q=content/phil-fed-survey-q4-gdp-outlookrevised-down-payrolls-raised15Miles, D. (7 May, 2012). “Force Changes in Europe to Preserve Strategic Edge.” American Forces Press Service. Retrieved from: http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=11622116See IMF Members’ Quotas and Voting Power, and IMF Board of Governors. Retrieved from: http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/memdir/members.aspx17Mayer, C. (24, September, 2012). Germany After the Poll: A World Leader? Time. Retrieved from: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1925849,00.html18See Speech by Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank at the Global Investment Conference in London, 26, July 2012. Retrieved from: http://www.ecb.int/press/key/date/2012/html/sp120726.en.html19Mason, J. (11 May, 2010). Obama Presses Spain’s Zapatero over Economic Reform. Reuters. Retrieved from: http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/05/11/eurozone-spain-obama-idUSN1166321220100511Citations7 9