Bush stresses importance of free trade in creating jobs

UNDETERRED by protesters who have dogged him at every stop on his five-nation Latin American trip, US President George W Bush yesterday tried to convince Guatemala’s residents that the United States is a compassionate nation.

It’s the same message he delivered earlier at stops in Brazil, Uruguay and Colombia.

Heaving crates of lettuce onto a loading dock, Mr Bush also addressed free trade, a deal he had trouble pushing through Congress.