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A long road ahead for newly minted TPP
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Tue, Oct 6, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Washington
THE Obama administration may have completed the arduous international negotiations needed to seal the 12-nation Pacific Rim trade deal, but there is a long road ahead before it gets approved by Congress.
President Barack Obama needs to hold together a razor-thin majority of pro-trade lawmakers in the US Congress to win approval of his huge Asia-Pacific trade deal while fending off influential foes including carmakers, tobacco companies and dairy farmers.
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