Ty Cobb was a famous baseball player. Infamous, really. He set 90 Major League baseball records, some of which continue today. He was skillful but also mean; he had a reputation for playing dirty. Cobb was known for spiking other players: sharpening his cleats and sliding into them. Nobody much liked playing against him.…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic Senator Robert Menendez said on Monday he would strongly resist any attempt to override a human-trafficking amendment to trade legislation that some say could derail a Pacific trade pact. [Reposted from Reuters | Richard Cowan; Krista Hughes; Leslie Adler | April 28, 2015] The amendment, approved by the Senate Finance…
Obama and GOP leaders intensify push to win votes after warning that support in the House may be lacking [Reposted from the Wall Street Journal | William Mauldin and Siobhan Hughes | April 30, 2015] President Barack Obama and Republican leaders intensified their push Thursday to win votes for major trade legislation after lawmakers warned…
President Obama will hit the road next week to push his trade agenda during a visit to Nike’s headquarters in Beaverton, Ore. [Reposted from The Hill | Jordan Fabian | April 30, 2015] Obama will urge Congress to pass a trade promotion authority (TPA) bill, an important step in finalizing a sweeping trade agreement with…
For many liberal critics, the problem with the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal isn’t simply the worry that it could lead to more job loss by exposing American manufacturing to more import competition. Rather, they assert that the TPP is in many ways not even a trade agreement: Its real offense is in the areas of…