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Broad Coalition Rallies to Defeat Obama on Trade Deal

Internet freedom activists, environmentalists, and nuns join the push to defeat the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Twenty years ago, when President Bill Clinton was urging Congress to enact sweeping trade legislation over objections of important constituents in his own party, the face of the opposition were the middle-aged (and beyond) white, male leaders of the AFL-CIO. For President Barack Obama, the dynamic may feel the same—trying to find enough Democrats to help Republicans pass a trade deal—but the coalition is a lot broader. In addition to labor, the president is being opposed by teachers, seniors, Internet freedom groups, and Sister Simone Campbell.

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http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-05-19/broad-coalition-rallies-to-defeat-obama-on-trade-deal




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