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Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal Is Reached *

Updated On: Oct 05, 2015

Oct. 5, 2015 | TRADE AGREEMENTS | nytimes.com The United States and 11 other Pacific Rim nations on Monday agreed to the largest regional trade accord in history, a potentially precedent-setting model for global commerce and worker standards that would tie together 40 percent of the world’s economy, from Canada and Chile to Japan and Australia. The Trans-Pacific Partnership still faces months of debate in Congress and will inject a new flash point into both parties’ presidential contests. Full story... * Related: Organized labor is expected to lead a vigorous campaign to persuade and pressure lawmakers to vote against the Pacific accord. latimes.com