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Obama makes trade pitch to Congressional Black Caucus
WBAY.COM ^ | 10 FEBRUARY 2015 | JIM KUHNHENN - AP

Posted on 02/10/2015 5:30:04 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama appealed Tuesday to skeptical members of the Congressional Black Caucus to give him “fast track” authority to negotiate trade deals. Members told him they want assurances that future trade agreements provide jobs for U.S. workers.

The Democratic lawmakers who attended a 90-minute White House meeting Tuesday said Obama made a case for trade, singling out current negotiations with Asia and Pacific Rim countries. He stressed that without a deal with Asia, China could get an economic upper hand in the region, participants said.

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1 posted on 02/10/2015 5:30:04 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

do we want to KNOW....”whats in it”? or will we have to wait until he proclaims it?


2 posted on 02/10/2015 5:31:39 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Obama makes trade pitch to Congressional Black Caucus ,LOL only if they can FILL THEIR POCKETS


3 posted on 02/10/2015 5:33:27 PM PST by molson209 (Blank)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

I always feel inspired after Obama sits down with just us White folks and has little chats like this.


4 posted on 02/10/2015 5:34:13 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (The dog days are over /The dog days are done/Can you hear the horses? /'Cause here they come)
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5 posted on 02/10/2015 5:47:37 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

The United States just became an African Nation


6 posted on 02/10/2015 5:54:04 PM PST by molson209 (Blank)
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As long as it employs americans? The only Americans are going to be longshoreman unloading the boats bringing the goods here.


7 posted on 02/10/2015 6:36:05 PM PST by molson50
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Good, When does Obama speak to the White Congressional Caucus?

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?


8 posted on 02/10/2015 6:37:48 PM PST by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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Congressional Black Caucus????

Is there even a single person there with an IQ high enough to find China on a map?

Listening to them is like listening to someone they fished out of a Section-8 shack after spending the day smoking crack.


9 posted on 02/10/2015 6:50:21 PM PST by VanDeKoik
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I loved it when Allen West brought Chick-Fil-A fried chicken to the racists in the black superiority caucus and walked out. LOVED IT!!!

Did Obama and Moochelle bring arugula and turnips?


10 posted on 02/10/2015 7:30:49 PM PST by Organic Panic
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Hey CBC, keep showing your loyalty to a obammy cause he’s done so much for you negros.
Your unemployment is worse than when this poser took over.


11 posted on 02/11/2015 3:47:42 AM PST by Joe Boucher
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