Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced an agreement with the United States in the long-running softwood lumber dispute. Harper made the announcement April 27th in the House of Commons. (The Harper Conservatives came under fire from opponents who called the proposed agreement a sellout to the US and a slap in the face.)

Date: 2006-04-27
Placeline: OTTAWA, Ontario.
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 18 seconds

Transcript Prediction: << are government tired of legal wrangling wrangling ask for a long-term solution the US has agreed to a seven-year deal with the possibility of renewal >>

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