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  • McCain Is Booed by Labor Activists

    04/04/2006 1:13:02 PM PDT · by Diana in Wisconsin · 191 replies · 6,796+ views
    JSOnline via AP ^ | April 4, 2006 | Ron Fournier
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. John McCain threatened on Tuesday to cut short a speech to union leaders who booed his immigration views and later challenged his statements on organized labor and the Iraq war. "If you like, I will leave," McCain told the AFL-CIO's Building and Construction Trades Department, pivoting briefly from the lectern. He returned to the microphone after the crowd quieted. "OK, then please give me the courtesy I would give you." It was a contentious session that tested McCain's commitment to the straight-talking image he honed during his failed 2000 presidential bid. An underdog six years ago,...