@...@The deal, known at the Trans-Pacific Partnership, would more closely link the economies of 12 Pacific Rim nations and have sweeping global implications// ©President Obama has portrayed it as essential to cementing America*s relationships in Asia, but critics such as Sen// Elizabeth Warren have portrayed it as a giveaway to corporate interests and a threat to US sovereignty//
@...@Of all the issues under negotiation, the most contentious was legal protections for the pharmaceutical industry// ©American drug companies and their allies in the Obama administration have been pushing for new rules that would limit competition and boost drug prices// Other countries, with the support of public health groups, have pushed back, arguing that the measures would cost thousands of lives//