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Teamsters, Change to Win, Endorse Obama

Posted on February 22nd, 2008 by Howard

On Wednesday, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters endorsed Barack Obama for President. Then yesterday, the entire Change to Win Coalition also endorsed him, too. The video below suggests some of the key reasons for both endorsements.

Click here for the Teamsters press release.
Click here for the Change to Win press release.

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