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Why is the TPP Deal Such a Big Secret?

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With the text of Trans-Pacific Partnership hidden from the public, TRNN's Jessica Desvarieux speaks to those who have read the document and who say this level of secrecy is unprecedented.The text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, has become one of the biggest secrets in Washington. This international treaty includes 12 countries and represents more than 40 percent of the world's GDP. But the text is not available to the public, and what the public does know about the deal comes from three leaked chapters sent to WikiLeaks. And now the website is looking to raise $100,000 towards a cash reward to anyone willing to reveal the rest of the 26 chapters of the TPP.
Critics of the Obama administration's TPP deal say that the level of secrecy surrounding the deal should make citizens question in whose interest is this deal, anyway?
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