Washington (CNN) Sensing his free trade agenda was hours from a stunning defeat, President Barack Obama visited Capitol Hill in person on Friday morning to make a personal plea for his own party's support.

Democrats ignored him.
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The House overwhelmingly rejected the first in a series of trade bills Friday, with Democrats voting against a program that aids displaced workers--...
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Friday's vote doesn't mean the package of trade bills are dead. House Republican leaders have called for re-votes by Tuesday, buying Obama a little more time to lobby his own party...

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