Obama makes personal appeal on trade before key House vote
WASHINGTON — Despite a last-minute appeal, President Barack Obama's top-priority trade legislation teetered in the House on Friday as Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined rebels inside her party and...
View ArticleClinton urges Obama to address Dems’ concerns in trade pact
DES MOINES, Iowa — Hillary Clinton said on Sunday that President Barack Obama should use his setback in Congress to seek the best possible trade agreement with 11 Pacific Rim nations, pointing to the...
View ArticlePelosi leads opposition in derailing Obama’s trade bill
WASHINGTON — The House derailed a high-profile trade bill on Friday in a humiliating defeat for President Obama inflicted by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and dozens of union-backed lawmakers from...
View ArticleUS House fails to adopt trade adjustment assistance legislation
Washington, June 13 (IANS) The US House of Representatives failed to approve the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) legislation, which would have given aid to US workers who lose their jobs as a result...
View ArticleClinton urges Obama to use TPP setback to his advantage
The Associated PressDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Hillary Clinton said Sunday that U.S. President Barack Obama should use a setback in Congress to seek the best possible trade agreement with the 11 other...
View ArticleHouse rejects trade bill despite Obama plea
WASHINGTON — The House derailed a high-profile White House-backed trade bill on Friday, a humiliating defeat for President Barack Obama inflicted by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and dozens of...
View ArticleDemocrats reject key trade proposal in House vote
Washington (CNN)In a stunning defeat for the White House, the House of Representatives on Friday voted down a measure creating an assistance program for workers displaced by free trade agreements. The...
View ArticleA slap from fellow Democrats: Obama's trade bill derailed
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House derailed a high-profile trade bill on Friday in a humiliating defeat for President Barack Obama inflicted by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and dozens of union-backed...
View ArticleUS House rejects Obama on trade authority
Washington , June 13: The US House of Representatives sidetracked a high-profile White House-backed trade bill today, a humiliating defeat for President Barack Obama inflicted by Democratic Leader...
View ArticleUPDATE 9-Obama quest for fast-track trade bill on ice in U.S. House
* Democratic, Republican opposition kills worker aid * House Republican leaders hope to revive bill next week * Setback could spark fresh round of horse-trading (Adds quotes from Obama, congressional...
View ArticleHouse rejects Obama on trade authority
Reprints + - President Barack Obama and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, right, leave the Gabriel Zimmerman room after a meeting with members of the House Democratic caucus to discuss his trade...
View ArticleKey Obama-backed trade bill defeated in US House
The US House of Representatives has rejected a key trade bill pushed by Barack Obama, giving a severe blow to US president's trade agenda aimed at strengthening ties with Asia-Pacific nations. In a...
View ArticleDemocrats deliver blow to Obama on trade
President Barack Obama suffered a humiliating defeat on his planned free trade deals as Democrats in the House of Representatives rebuffed a last-minute personal plea and voted against a key trade...
View ArticleHouse rejects Obama's appeals and imperils his trade bill
WASHINGTON — Led by union-backed Democrats, the House delivered a stinging blow to President Barack Obama on Friday and left his ambitious global trade agenda in serious doubt. Republican leaders, who...
View ArticleTrans-Pacific Partnership battle: Barack Obama handed defeat by Democrats
Democratic members of Congress led by Representative Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut hold a news conference to voice their opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. Photo: AFP Washington:...
View ArticleObama quest for fast-track trade bill on ice in House
WASHINGTON A raging battle over President Barack Obama's request for "fast-track" authority central to improving U.S. ties with Asia resumes in the House of Representatives next week when lawmakers are...
View ArticleObama's Trade Defeat Threatens Second-Term Agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and Republican leaders in Congress face long odds in trying to revive trade legislation after a telling defeat engineered by President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats....
View ArticleWhite House tries to revive trade agenda, future uncertain
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama and his legislative allies scrambled Monday to try to revive his severely wounded trade agenda, although Democrats and Republicans alike said all options have...
View ArticleLong odds ahead now for Obama on his troubled trade agenda
The White House and Republican leaders in Congress face long odds in trying to revive trade legislation after a telling defeat engineered by President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats. Obama's ambitious...
View ArticleObama, GOP try to revive trade agenda, but hurdles await
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama and his legislative allies scrambled Monday for ways to revive his severely wounded trade agenda, although Democrats and Republicans alike said all options...
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