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The trump administration gets its wish.

Ammendment of the existing South Korea- U.S. free trade deal.

Both sides are prepped and ready to start the process.

Round 1 of negotiations begin next week.

Cha Sang-mi zooms in on what to expect in Washington on January 5th.

Top negotiators from Korea's Trade Ministry and the U.S. Trade Representative will sit

down next Friday to begin negotiations over the amendment of the two countries' five-year-old

trade deal The first round of negotiations is set for

January 5th in Washington D.C. Korea's Ministry for Trade, Industry, and

Energy announced on Thursday that the revision is likely to be partial, as the U.S. hasn't

gone through all of the legal steps necessary for a full revision of the FTA.

In order to carry out a full revision of the trade deal, the U.S. would have had to follow

Trade Promotion Authority procedures such as stating its intentions to Congress ninety

days before the renegotiations begin.

The Trump administration wants to make amendments in multiple fields such as the automobile

and agro-livestock sectors in a bid to alleviate its goods trade deficit.

Seoul is seeking to protect sensitive sectors like agriculture while vying for what it calls

a 'mutually beneficial' deal.

The Korean government hasn't revealed what demands it'll make at the talks, but experts

say there are a few expected moves.

(ENGLISH) - "The Korean government seems to be interested

in weakening the Investor State Dispute Settlement - the ISDS - and weakening the conditions

to impose safeguards on American beef.

Some other cards that we can play are anti dumping."

Yet since Congress supports the U.S. anti dumping measures, the experts predict that

attacking the anti-dumping measures might be a somewhat dangerous move.

Korea's Trade Ministry in its report to the National Assembly last week, said that the

U.S. side is likely to request tariff adjustments to recover its trade imbalance.

The negotiations will be led by Korea's director general for FTA Negotiations Yoo Myung-hee

and U.S.'s Assistant Trade Representative Michael Beeman.

The representatives of Korea and the U.S. have already held two preliminary meetings

to arrange the amendment talks since the Moon and Trump administrations came into power

earlier this year.

Cha Sang-mi, Arirang News.

For more infomation >> First round of Korea-U.S. trade deal amendment talks set for Jan. 5 in Washington - Duration: 2:22.

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First round of talks to amend South Korea-U.S. FTA set for Jan. 5 in Washington - Duration: 0:46.

Wrapping up domestic procedures to renegotiate the deal - Seoul and Washington will begin

their first round of negotiations next week for the amendment of the South Korea-U.S.

FTA.

Top negotiators from South Korea's Trade Ministry... and the U.S. Trade Representative will sit

down in Washington next Friday, January 5th.

The talks are not expected to be easy as the Trump administration wants to amend multiple

automobile and agro-livestock articles in a bid to alleviate its trade deficit.

Seoul is seeking to protect sensitive sectors like agriculture while vying for a 'mutually

beneficial' deal.

The two sides have held two preliminary meetings to arrange the amendment talks... since the

Moon and Trump administrations took power earlier this year.

For more infomation >> First round of talks to amend South Korea-U.S. FTA set for Jan. 5 in Washington - Duration: 0:46.

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DOPE Industry Awards Recap | Washington 2017 - Duration: 3:51.

We are here on the red carpet at DOPE Magazine's 2017 Washington

DOPE Industry Awards

I am here with the one and only Cannabess - nominated for Cannabis Social-Media

Influencer of the Year. Cannabess, you've had a huge year! Tell me what has been, no pun

intended, 'The Highlight'? Oh man, I'd definitely say the highlight would have

to be the video of me smoking weed with my dad for the first time. It got

accumulatively I think like 17 million views, went super viral, so that was probably

one of the highlights. And out of all the awards tonight, other than your own, is

there any that you are looking forward to? Yes I'm super excited for "Best Edibles".

I love Goodship Co., they're nominated. Also, "Indoor Grow" is an exciting one

Yeah, it's exciting to be here!

Tell me, what are you most excited about tonight?

Well, I'm most excited that DOPE decides to honor activism by having

this category, and for me it's just an honor to be nominated with all the people who are

nominated this year, last year, and in the future. DOPE, keep it up on the

activism it's really important

What has been the highlight of your year in the Cannabis Industry?

I can't really say there's one but we've been filming a docu-series called rebranding Cannabis

It's pretty wonderful, really well done. Thank you, thank you. What are you

looking forward to next year? Well, we're gonna start designing some of our brand

own brands in-house and started working some licensing deals with some

processors. Yeah, we're just looking to expand and we're having fun doing it.

What has been the highlight of your year in the Cannabis Industry?

Being able to work for the Cookies line! Those cookies are delicious, what is your favorite?

Probably the Oobie Doobie, because I want to represent for all the Filipino bakers out there!

There you go! And how do you feel about the girl power in this industry?

I think we're really making a difference here, and it's exciting to be a part of the movement.

I'm so glad to have you here tonight - you look beautiful.

Thank you Kitty, I'm excited to be here!

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Pennsylvania mom takes gun rights battle to Washington - Duration: 4:17.

For more infomation >> Pennsylvania mom takes gun rights battle to Washington - Duration: 4:17.

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How High Is Too High? Volunteers Help Washington Test The Limits Of Stoned Driving - Duration: 1:50.

For more infomation >> How High Is Too High? Volunteers Help Washington Test The Limits Of Stoned Driving - Duration: 1:50.

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Woman Alleges Naked Photos Were Taken Of Her At Washington Hospital - Duration: 2:51.

For more infomation >> Woman Alleges Naked Photos Were Taken Of Her At Washington Hospital - Duration: 2:51.

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William Graham, Son of Washington Post Publisher Katharine Graham, Dies in Apparent Suicide - Duration: 2:30.

William Graham, Son of Washington Post Publisher Katharine Graham, Dies in Apparent Suicide

William Graham, son of legendary The Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham, died Dec. 20 at his Los Angeles home in an apparent suicide. He was 69.

The lawyer and philanthropist was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, his brother Donald Graham, who became publisher and chief executive of the newspaper when their mother stepped down in 1979, told The Washington Post.

According to his obituary, William graduated from Stanford University in 1970 before going on to study law at the University of California at Los Angeles.

He worked as an attorney at the Washington firm Williams & Connolly before moving to Los Angeles and teaching trial law at UCLA. He founded an investment firm, Graham Partners, and contributed to several philanthropic organizations.

William also served as a board member of the hospital in Martha's Vineyard, Mass., where he spent summers.

He is survived by his wife Sally Lasker Graham; two children from the second of his four marriages; his sister, The Washington Post senior associate editor Lally Weymouth and brothers Donald and Stephen Graham.

His grandfather, Eugene Meyer, bought the paper in 1933. It stayed within the family for 80 years before they sold it to Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos for $250 million in 2013.

William's father Phillip, who also served as publisher at The Washington Post, also committed suicide by shooting himself in 1963.

The death came just days before the release of the movie The Post, Steven Spielberg's new film chronicling the newspaper's fight with the government over the release of the Pentagon Papers.

Meryl Streep plays his mother Katharine in the movie, which was recently nominated for six Golden Globe awards.

For more infomation >> William Graham, Son of Washington Post Publisher Katharine Graham, Dies in Apparent Suicide - Duration: 2:30.

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12/27/17 3:44 PM (113 Washington Ave, Moosic, PA 18507, USA) - Duration: 0:29.

For more infomation >> 12/27/17 3:44 PM (113 Washington Ave, Moosic, PA 18507, USA) - Duration: 0:29.

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How the banks won over Washington again - Duration: 4:14.

How the banks won over Washington again

A decade out from a cataclysmic Wall Street meltdown, banks are winning again in Washington.Less

than a decade after being blamed for fueling the worst financial crisis since the Great

Depression, banks are winning again in Washington.

The rebound for the lenders has been so remarkable that Republicans and Democrats in Congress

are pushing to scale back financial regulations imposed in the wake of the meltdown � one

of the few areas where the two parties agree.

President Donald Trump, who once vowed not to let Wall Street �get away with murder,�

has dropped the demonizing campaign rhetoric and recruited industry veterans to his administration.

His Treasury Department has drawn up a series of recommendations for trimming the post-crisis

rule book.

Even the Federal Reserve, the top banking regulator, is working to relax safeguards.

Lawmakers and regulators are rethinking policies including loosening mortgage protections,

curtailing so-called stress tests that gauge how banks would fare during economic turmoil,

and simplifying capital requirements for smaller lenders.

Many of the proposals are targeted rollbacks rather than a wholesale repeal of regulations,

but they would have a meaningful impact on the industry.

Behind the shift is the intense focus by the Trump administration and GOP lawmakers on

boosting economic growth, a centerpiece of the campaign to enact the massive tax reform

legislation.

Trump said lightening up on the banks will spur lending and allow businesses to grow,

an argument that some analysts question but that the banking lobby has eagerly embraced.

"Banks aren't the winners," American Bankers Association President and CEO Rob Nichols

said of the new dynamic.

"The winners are the economies, clients, communities and American families buoyed by additional

economic growth that can be created through the banking system."

The deregulation drive comes as the U.S. nears the 10-year anniversary of the crisis, when

the federal government committed hundreds of billions of dollars to shore up the financial

system.

Congress then passed the landmark Dodd-Frank law in 2010, the most sweeping rewrite of

financial rules in seven decades.

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, said banking

legislation that's moving through Congress showed there is a "collective amnesia" about

the crisis.

"People are going to look back, whether it's five years, 10 years or 15 years and say,

'This was the beginning of a massive deregulation scheme,'" Brown said.

Bank lobbyists say the government overreached.

"The pendulum swung way too far out of line because of the crisis,� Independent Community

Bankers of America President and CEO Cam Fine said.

"The agencies became much too harsh and much too closed to banker concerns, and I think

you�re going to see the pendulum swing back.� Republican and Democratic lawmakers are echoing

the sentiment that the post-crisis rules need to reflect today�s risks.

Senators from both parties have joined forces to deliver a bill that would streamline mortgage

and capital rules for small banks while also relaxing regulatory oversight of several large,

regional lenders.

The Senate Banking Committee approved the legislation earlier this month, and it probably

has enough support to become law next year.

One of the bill's co-sponsors, Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), said he wasn't surprised that so

many Democrats were signing on to the legislation, viewing it as a way to boost smaller banks.

"They see what's going on in their communities and understand that Wall Street was the reason

we passed Dodd-Frank and it bled down to community banks� and regional banks, he said.

Tester is among several moderate Democrats pressing ahead with the bill despite warnings

from Brown and others in their party that the rollbacks could endanger consumers.

At least 11 Senate Democrats are backing the bill, ensuring that it will not be obstructed

by a filibuster.

�It's past time," said Tester, one of a number of Democrats up for reelection in red

states next November.

"It's too bad we didn't get this done four or five years ago.

But everything has its moment in time.�