Edwards gets fresh union backing for White House bid
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Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards won trade union backing on Monday from steelworkers and mineworkers, putting him ahead of rivals in declared union support, his campaign said.
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As the No. 2 man on the Democratic ticket, John Edwards' job is to stay on message, praising presidential candidate John Kerry and going after Kerry's opponents. The vice presidential running mate is not to bring unwanted attention to the team.
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Former Rep. David Bonior, a one-time leader in Congress who has close ties to labor unions, has signed on to manage a future John Edwards presidential campaign.
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Sen. John Edwards and his wife Elizabeth acknowledge supporters following Sen. John Kerry&#39;s concession speech at Faneuil Hall in Boston on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004.
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Sen. Barack Obama is slated to pick up the endorsement of the powerful Teamsters, the second major union endorsement for the Democratic front-runner in a week, union officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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Democratic presidential candidate  John Edwards on Thursday unveiled an energy proposal that  rivals plans by fellow candidates in the race toward boosting  the use of ethanol in the United States.
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The nation has faced innumerable challenges in its history &#151; social, medical and political &#151; but the American spirit always bounces back, Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards said Saturday.
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On Labor Day two big unions announced they were backing Democratic candidate John Edwards for president.
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Vice presidential candidate John  Edwards on Saturday assailed a new Bush administration policy  that excludes millions of Americans from overtime pay and  promised that the Democratic ticket would ensure that workers  are rewarded for their efforts.
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CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama picked up a major endorsement on Thursday, with the party's 2004 nominee John Kerry announcing he would back his U.S. presidential bid.
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Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton picked up the first national labor endorsement of the 2008 White House race on Tuesday, winning the support of the 125,000-member United Transportation Union.
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Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton picked up the endorsement of the United Farm Workers on Tuesday, adding another powerful union to her lineup of organized labor supporters.
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Sen. Barack Obama is expected to be endorsed Friday by the Service Employees International Union, one of the nation's most powerful, union officials have told The Associated Press.
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Democratic presidential front-runner  Hillary Clinton picked up the first national labor endorsement  of the 2008 White House race on Tuesday, winning the support of  the 125,000-member United Transportation Union.
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John Edwards said Saturday that challenging what he said was a failed war policy in Iraq is a "high form of patriotism." The Democratic presidential candidate defended his decision to use the Memorial Day weekend as a platform to step up his opposition to the war.
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Barack Obama's White House campaign receives a boost with the backing of Senator Edward Kennedy.
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The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers on Thursday endorsed Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republican Mike Huckabee in the presidential primaries, while John Edwards picked up the backing of the carpenters' union.