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Algorem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-02-08 07:38 AM
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Hillary to unions: I'm with you
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20080402_Hillary_to_unions__I_m_with_you.html

By CHRIS BRENNAN
Philadelphia Daily News

U.S. SEN. HILLARY Clinton, attacking what she called the "Bush-McCain philosophy" of protecting only the wealthy and the well-connected, vowed yesterday to battle for organized labor.

Speaking in Philadelphia to the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, Clinton also repeated a series of economic criticisms of her rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama.

_ She said that while Obama talks about favoring clean energy, "when he had a chance to do something about it, he actually voted for Dick Cheney's energy bill. I voted against it."

That's a reference to a 2005 vote on legislation that started with the vice president's energy priorities but evolved into a series of negotiations in Congress...

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MannyGoldstein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-02-08 07:54 AM
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1. NAFTA And Almost-Free Trade With China Were Clinton's Acts Of Love For Unions
One can only wonder what she'd do if she were *against* unions.

Boggles the mind.
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kevinmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-02-08 08:07 AM
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2. You are right on that ....
NAFTA pissed me off and the China deal sealed it with Clinton.
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