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October 20, 2016

As Congress Prepares for TPP Fight, Another Trade Deal Nears Completion

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President Obama’s chief trade negotiator is optimistic that delegates will meet deadlines for a major deal on services—one scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. US Trade Representative Michael Froman gave his outlook on the Trade In Services Agreement (TISA) on Wednesday, while noting potential roadblocks. “We have a number of challenges whether it’s the data issue or the new services issue that is very important that we are able to resolve in TISA and we are going to continue to work…

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Pressure Builds on U.S. Spies to Release Yahoo Email Scan Order

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Yahoo is calling on the intelligence community to make public a secret court order that required the internet giant to scan all incoming emails to their users’ inboxes. The surveillance program was first reported in August by Reuters. Yahoo claimed the report was misleading, but didn’t offer any details to refute it. Now, in a letter this week to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, Yahoo General Counsel Ron Bell is calling on the secret surveillance order to be released to the public to allow the…

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