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But the Colombia deal holds a final wrinkle for pushing ahead on the three trade agreements, administration officials acknowledged.

After winning the Congressional authority last summer that was needed to negotiate new trade agreements, the administration has embarked on an effort to catch up with the European Union.

Republican leaders in the House are struggling to push through a "fast track" bill for trade agreements, which administration officials say is crucial to negotiating good ones.

"The best world would have been a bigger agreement," an administration official acknowledged.

Lawmakers have introduced and debated several bills that drew neither bipartisan agreement nor administration approval.

Unions were vigorous opponents of the North American Free Trade Agreement, the administration's first and largest such pact.

In return for entering into the agreement, the administration and several cities agreed to drop their lawsuits against Smith & Wesson.

Chamber officials also fear that organized labor will seek to block a trans-Pacific trade agreement the administration is working on.

"We're converging on an agreement," an administration official said, noting that negotiators continued to hammer out provisions involving security matters.

Under the agreement, the administration could loosen the civil service rules governing promotions and dismissals, but federal employee unions could object.

As part of the agreement, the administration agreed to forgive $19 million of interest accrued on a city mortgage loan and to recommend a tax exemption for 12 years.