President Barack Obama and Republican leaders this week showed what bipartisan politics looks like. After days of manoeuvres, including a revolt by leftish Democrats, Congress voted to give Mr Obama Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), a "fast-track" mandate to pursue trade pacts which Congress may not later re-open and amend. Negotiators may now press on with the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade deal uniting America and 11 Pacific Rim countries, between them accounting for 40% of global economic output. Now comes the task of reaching a good deal.
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