House approves aid for workers hit by trade deals

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to renew assistance for American workers hurt by liberalized trade, an important step in President Barack Obama's drive for a massive Pacific Rim trade deal. The House approved the measure in a 286-138 vote. Without action by Congress, the worker aid program would have expired on Sept. 30, just as the Obama administration could be trying to wrap up a 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal encompassing 40 perc