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Bill Richardson Has Yet to Snag Union Support

Santa Fe Reporter | November 26, 2007

"No one in labor that I know dislikes Richardson," says Christine Trujillo, president of the New Mexico AFL-CIO. "Most respect him and tout his pro-labor record, but with only $8 million in the bank versus what the others have, labor is just looking at who can carry the campaign all the way to the end."

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Tags: 2008 presidential election, unions, Bill Richardson

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