TPP trade talks narrow on tough auto, drug and dairy issues

Talks on the ambitious Trans-Pacific Partnership remained stuck on a handful of tough issues including auto parts and drug protections as trade ministers moved to a second day of negotiations Thursday. Under heavy pressure to clinch a deal this week after key differences couldn't be bridged in their July meeting in Hawaii, top officials from the United States, Japan and 10 other Pacific Rim countries were negotiating around the clock in this southern US city. The representatives of the 12 countr