Posted on 01/12/2004 6:30:22 PM PST by JohnnyZ
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:41:04 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- A powerful state government employees union has endorsed Democrat Illinois state Sen. Barack Obama's bid to become a U.S. senator.
The union, Council 31 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, represents nearly 100,000 state and municipal workers throughout Illinois. The AFSCME local threw its support to Obama just days after the Illinois AFL-CIO endorsed state Comptroller Dan Hynes in the March 16 Democratic primary.
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Andy McKenna will be unpleasantly surprised to hear that.
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