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President Obama Gives Up On The Trans-Pacific Partnership (theguardian.com)

An anonymous reader quotes The Guardian: White House officials conceded on Friday that the president's hard-fought-for Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal would not pass Congress, as lawmakers there prepared for the anti-global trade policies of President-elect Donald Trump. Earlier this week, congressional leaders in both parties said they would not bring the trade deal forward during a lame-duck session of Congress, before the formal transition of power on January 20.
One Canadian law professor had argued the case against the TPP included its unbalanced intellectual property rules and risks to privacy, while the EFF believed it locked in the worst parts of U.S. copyright law and also exported them to other countries.

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  1. Re:Low life NIGGER ASSHOLE Obama loses THANK YOU! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Good job you aren't racist then.

  2. Re:MPAA, RIAA and Big Pharma by ranton · · Score: 4, Funny

    That was a fun read. Can you do it again but this time make it look like Truman was at fault for everything Stalin did? I like alternate realities.

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  3. Re:Good News by Bing+Tsher+E · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'd be happy if iPhones cost $2500.

    Those tards in front of me in traffic couldn't have one, then.

  4. Re:MPAA, RIAA and Big Pharma by fustakrakich · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, we'll just have to look at Truman's emails to Stalin.

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