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[Brad DeLong's Semi-Daily Journal: Fair and Balanced Almost Every Day] Department of "Huh?" Worthwhile Canadian Initiative is puzzled by Jacob Weisberg: Worthwhile Canadian Initiative: How much damage can the Democrats do to free trade?: For some reason that I don't fully understand, the last few days have seen any number of commentators opining about the anti-free-trade leanings of many Democrats. Jacob Weisberg's column in today's FT is representative: Free trade is the real election casualty: As a result of this year's election, it now seems unlikely that the new Congress will extend President Bush's "fast-track" trade negotiating authority, which expires this summer.