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Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership dead? Seven essential reads

  • Written by Bryan Keogh, Editor, Economics and Business, The Conversation

President Obama plans to make a last-ditch push to get Congress to approve his signature Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal by urging senators to pass it in a lame-duck session after the election. The chances of that happening appear slim at best, however. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has already indicated he won’t bring it...

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