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Teamsters Endorse Obama.(Barack Obama.)(Brief article)
After months of deliberations, polling and surveys, the Teamsters have decided which presidential candidate will get the backing of their 1.4 million member union: Barack Obama.
"This endorsement begins a partnership to change America," Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa said. "Together we will reinvent the political process and give a voice to those who have been ignored by the Bush administration for the past eight years."
The decision, announced Feb. 20, comes after a meeting between Hoffa and the Democratic senator from Illinois in Austin, Texas, and was based, in part, on Obama''s pledge to focus on the country''s transportation needs.
"Senator Obama will fight to rebuild our transportation ...
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