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Democrats in the House of Representatives gave President Obama a stunning defeat, voting against his free trade deal with Asia despite his personal pleas.\u00a0 The president\u2019s only reliable allies, ironically, are the Republicans, who promise to find a new way to advance legislation that fast-tracks the Trans-Pacific Partnership.<\/p>\n

From House Democrats rebuff Obama on trade, delivering major defeat \u2013 The Washington Post<\/a>:<\/p>\n

House Democrats dealt President Obama a humiliating defeat on his free-trade initiative Friday, derailing a key priority for the president and rebuffing his rare, personal pleas for their support.<\/p>\n

The defeat at the hands of his own party placed Obama\u2019s trade agenda in limbo and exposed deep party divisions on economic policy, leaving the pro-trade Democrats marginalized by the anti-corporate wing of the party, which has been on the rise since the 2008 financial collapse. It also exposed the weakening hand of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who had worked for days to avoid a Democratic takedown of the president\u2019s agenda, only to throw her support in with the rank-and-file rebellion at the last minute.<\/p>\n

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The fate of the trade legislation now depends on Obama\u2019s ability, along with business-friendly interests, to persuade dozens of Democrats to switch their votes before a planned do-over vote early next week.<\/p>\n

The key roll call came on a measure to grant financial aid to displaced workers, with 144 Democrats linking arms with 158 Republicans in a rout that left the overall package of trade bills stalled. Despite Obama\u2019s entreaty to \u201cplay it straight,\u201d Democrats rejected a program that they had almost universally supported in the past because its failure also ensured the failure of the centerpiece measure, the \u201cfast-track\u201d negotiating authority. House leaders structured the voting so that it required passage of three separate measures for the legislation to advance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will be voting to slow down fast-track,\u201d Pelosi said on the floor moments before the vote. \u201cToday we have an opportunity to slow down. Whatever the deal is with other countries, we want a better deal for American workers.\u201d<\/p>\n

[Keep reading. . .]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote><\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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