1.0 link 147939 <![CDATA[Obama Team Restates Strong Support For Union Bill]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/03/obama-team-restates-stron_n_147939.html An aide to Barack Obama reaffirmed the President-elect's support for the labor movement's chief legislative priority in a one-word statement issued to the Huffington Post on late Tuesday.

Asked if Obama's support for the Employee Free Choice Act remained as strong as his public proclamations suggested on the campaign trail, transition spokesman Dan Pfeiffer responded, succinctly, "Yes."

The reaffirmation may not seem like a political breakthrough on its surface. But in the current political climate, in which the Obama team has steadfastly...

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