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US and Mexico strike preliminary accord on NAFTA; Canada expected to return to bargaining table

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has reached a deal with Mexico on a rewrite of the North American Free Trade Agreement, but the two sides now need a quick buy-in from Canada, which still has significant issues with some of President Donald Trump's demands.

The preliminary agreement with Mexico, which includes a tightening of auto rules to increase production in North America, was struck after several weeks of talks and a marathon session over the weekend in Washington.

Trump announced the deal in the White House, and in front of reporters, called Mexico's outgoing president, Enrique Pena Nieto, to congratulate him on the agreement. Trump, putting Pena Nieto on a speaker in the Oval Office, said the

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