The AFL-CIO will endorse Obama on Tuesday and in the wake of Citizens United is planning a major effort to help reelect the President, reports the New York Times. “Labor leaders say they expect unions to spend $400 million this year on national, state and local elections,” reports the Times, but their biggest contribution will be “at least 400,000” members who will knock on doors this fall.
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