Obama Trade Win Earns Him New Fight With Fellow Democrats
It could come early next year just as the campaign to succeed him gets into full swing, putting Hillary Clinton on the spot with labor and other core constituencies.
Obama’s Trade Victory Opens New Fight With Democrats
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After battling his own party over trade policy for months, President Barack Obama has won a prize no politician would envy: another fight with his friends.
Congressional approval of fast-track negotiating authority Wednesday after six months of cajoling by Obama is just one step on the way to what he lauds as a landmark, 12-nation free-trade agreement with Pacific Rim countries.