Obama coaxes Democrats in U.S. House to support his trade agenda

By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday pushed reluctant members of his own Democratic party in the U.S. House of Representatives to support a Pacific trade deal he wants to finalize by the time he leaves office. Obama did a series of television interviews with local anchors from Sacramento, San Diego, Seattle, El Paso and Dallas. Obama is seeking "fast-track" powers to wrap up talks on the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal.

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