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Source: Philadelphia Enquirer

Union applause for Obama
Seeking support, he got two standing ovations assailing Iraq war.
By Cynthia Burton
Inquirer Staff Writer

TRENTON - U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D., Ill.) yesterday kept an important date in his courtship of one of the Democratic Party's biggest contributors - the AFL-CIO.

After hopping up a small flight of steps to a stage, and with a broad smile, Obama spoke to about 500 union workers at the Trenton War Memorial building.

He said what they wanted to hear, judging by their applause. He's in favor of universal health care and negotiating with drug and insurance companies to lower costs.

He wants to protect pensions, Social Security and other employee retirement funds. He would help workers organize unions so they can bargain for higher wages.


JONATHAN WILSON / Inquirer Staff Photographer
Presidential contender Sen. Barack Obama answers a question during his talk yesterday to about 500 AFL-CIO members at Trenton's War Memorial Building.
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