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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When introducing former vice presidential candidate John Edwards at a book signing this week, a family friend mentioned a bumper sticker she'd seen around town: "Edwards-Obama." The giddy audience roared with approval.
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The North Carolina Association of Educators has endorsed Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, the third time the organization has backed one of his campaigns for federal office.
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A national environmental group that recently endorsed Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards will begin airing a radio ad Thursday praising him.
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Democratic presidential contender  John Edwards said on Thursday he would accept public financing  of his primary campaign, reversing his earlier stance, and  challenged rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to do the  same.
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Former vice presidential candidate John Edwards took his plan for universal health care to union-strong Las Vegas on Saturday, visiting the local branch of the electrical workers labor group to which his brother belongs.
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Union officials tell The Associated Press Sen. Barack Obama is likely to be endorsed by the Service Employees International Union on Friday.
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Bloomberg - July 6 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, seeking to mimic John Kerry&#39;s come-from-behind 2004 primary win, is predicting that a victory in the Iowa caucuses will trigger an ``avalanche&#39;&#39; of support and allow him to clinch the nomination.
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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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John Edwardsâ use of a tax-exempt organization to finance his travel and employ people connected to his campaign was unusual among candidates for national office.
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The United Food and Commercial Workers endorsed Senator Barack Obama on Thursday, while members of another giant, the Service Employees International Union, were casting votes Thursday night.
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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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Vice presidential candidate John Edwards promised Thursday that Democrats will move quickly to change the Bush administration's overtime rules if they win the White House next month.
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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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He's well positioned in early polling and organization, but John Edwards will have to raise some quick cash if he wants to remain in the top tier of contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination.
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The unpredictable  fight for the White House went national on Wednesday, as  candidates fanned out across the United States and Democrat  Barack Obama bounced back from a surprise loss to Hillary  Clinton to grab a coveted union endorsement.
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Democrat Hillary Clinton on Tuesday grabbed a key endorsement from a major transportation union, in a new boost to her front-running 2008 White House campaign.