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Posted by: Radiofreeeuropa 6 months, 3 weeks ago

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The Service Employees International Union gave Barack Obama its highly prized endorsement on Friday afternoon. The S.E.I.U.'s endorsement is especially coveted because the union has 1.9 million members and has a rank-and-file that is far more politically active than most other unions'.

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Radiofreeeuropa6 months, 3 weeks ago

This is significant. The service sector is all that's left of a once proud working class in the U.S.
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gamahuche6 months, 3 weeks ago

I still have my withdrawal card from this Union somewhere from c. 1977..
It wasn't a long gig but it was a good one, in San Francisco!
I should imagine that its a good fit with Obama and probably was with Bill C.

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Bkumm6 months, 3 weeks ago

And the hits just keep on coming.
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tchef6 months, 3 weeks ago

We are definately on a roll!!
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scott42616 months, 3 weeks ago

"The fact this race was this close mattered," Mr. Stern said. "The states that are coming up are states where the S.E.I.U. thinks it can make a difference, particularly Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island and Texas..."
OOps!
Go Obama!
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