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amborin

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Sat Apr 23, 2016, 12:32 PM Apr 2016

Obama & Merkel Want TTIP; Where Does HRC Stand On This?

http://www.ibtimes.com/merkel-obama-say-eu-us-free-trade-deal-would-benefit-both-sides-2358502

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Barack Obama said Saturday they favored sealing a U.S.-European free trade agreement, as it would fuel growth on both sides of the Atlantic.

Merkel is expected to discuss the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) with Obama when he visits a trade show in Hanover on Sunday and Monday. Support for TTIP has plunged in both their countries, however


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Obama & Merkel Want TTIP; Where Does HRC Stand On This? (Original Post) amborin Apr 2016 OP
Really? ananda Apr 2016 #1
Since Hillary traveled the word giving over forty speeches in favor ot the TPP, and called djean111 Apr 2016 #2
 

djean111

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2. Since Hillary traveled the word giving over forty speeches in favor ot the TPP, and called
Sat Apr 23, 2016, 12:37 PM
Apr 2016

the TPP the gold standard in her last book, I am guessing she is in favor of it.

I am also quite sure that she will express whatever opinion of it that she feels she needs to, in order to pander for votes.

There really is, IMO, no point in asking how Hillary feels about anything; looking at past words and deeds, before the campaign started, is the best way to go. And looking at things like PNAC and the Third Way agenda. Her heart is there.

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