Portman says, without changes, he will oppose trade agreement

Provoking intense criticism from his potential Democratic opponents, Sen. Rob Portman said Thursday he would oppose a free trade agreement “in its current form” which had been negotiated by the Obama administration with 11 other Pacific-rim countries. Portman, a first-term Republican senator who is seeking re-election this year, said the agreement — called the Trans Pacific Partnership” does not provide American workers with a “level playing field” and called