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AFL-CIO

Posted on September 18, 2011

Large federation of labor unions is strongly Democratic.
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AFL-CIO

Posted on August 25, 2010

Large federation of labor unions is strongly Democratic.
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Clunker Claims and Cadillac Plans

Posted on November 6, 2009

The AFL-CIO is running a print ad this week arguing that "the House bill gets it right" on health care. The Senate bill? Not so much, says the labor federation. Its beef is with the tax in the Senate Finance Committee bill on high-cost (a.k.a. "Cadillac") health care plans. Unions …
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Ads Energetically Thank Democrats

Posted on July 10, 2009 , Corrected on July 13, 2009

Recently, we have seen several ads from liberal advocacy groups thanking various Democratic representatives for voting in favor of the Waxman-Markey energy bill. Some, like those from the group Americans United for Change, benignly mix images of nature with kind words of thanks. Others pour on the superlatives, but could …
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Scaring, and Misleading, Seniors Again

Posted on October 20, 2008

In what is becoming a bit of a pattern, a group that backs Sen. Barack Obama is trying to convince senior citizens that Sen. John McCain would be their worst nightmare. The AFL-CIO is distributing a mailer that claims McCain is “turning his back on retirees,” by “privatizing Social Security, …
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AFL-CIO Falsely Attacks McCain

Posted on July 14, 2008 , Corrected on July 14, 2008

Summary The AFL-CIO is attacking McCain with a TV spot saying he voted "against increasing health care benefits for veterans." Actually, he voted for increases in those benefits. The labor federation points to McCain’s votes against Democratic proposals to increase funding. Those were defeated along party lines and were accompanied …
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AFL-CIO Democratic Forum

Posted on August 8, 2007 , Updated on August 14, 2007

Summary Seven Democratic presidential candidates appeared Aug. 7 in a nationally televised forum at Chicago’s Soldier Field, sponsored by the AFL-CIO. Once again, we found some claims that were wrong and others that were questionable. Sen. Joseph Biden said none of the others "has a better labor record than me." …
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