Source: Kevin Frekig, NEWS & OBSERVER, 9/5/16

Despite formidable opposition across the political spectrum, President Barack Obama is using his final months in office to fight for congressional approval of a 12-nation free trade pact called the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Obama plugged the trade agreement Monday in China, saying it is "indisputable that it would create a better deal for us than the status quo." 

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