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...Longley or his Democratic opponent, Thomas Allen, or even their respective parties. The pro-Longley spots come courtesy of the National Federation of Independent Business, the National Restaurant Association and a coalition of corporations led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The anti-Longley information was supplied by the AFL-CIO and, to a lesser extent, the American Association of Retired Persons. By taking advantage of a legal loophole in campaign-finance laws that permit so-called independent expenditures, special-interest groups are hogging the airwaves, phone lines and printshops in dozens of the most hotly contested congressional races around...
...Philadelphia's Annenberg School for Communication has cataloged 19 separate organizations that have taken to the airwaves this year; 60% of their messages have supported Democrats. "If the Democrats take control of the House," says congressional analyst Charles Cook, "a lot of credit will have to go to the AFL-CIO and these other groups on the left...
DEBBIE STABENOW Democrat--Michigan 8th In one of the costliest races in the nation, Stabenow received generous support from the afl-cio, which ran television ads slamming G.O.P. incumbent Dick Chrysler...
...youngest-ever chair of the Democratic National Committee, Wilhelm also served as the Iowa campaign manager for Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.) and 1984 campaign director for Sen. Paul Simon (D-Ill.). He has worked for the AFL...
...AFL-CIO President John McSweeney stood with Clinton during the Democratic Convention, symbolizing their partnership, which Clinton solidified with a minimum wage hike and additional tax credits for the working poor...