The forum, with the seven leading Democratic candidates, will be broadcast live from 6 to 7:30 p.m. CDT on MSNBC and XM Satellite Radio.
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Keith Olbermann |
John Sweeney, president of the AFL-CIO – the nation\'s largest labor federation - said the forum will give working families in the Chicago audience and those watching and listening at home the chance to hear "exactly how these candidates, after eight years of anti-worker policies, plan to return the promise of the American dream to working people….Keith’s wit and political savvy will ensure a lively and substantive discussion about the issues working families care about most."
Along with questions from Olbermann, candidates also will face questions from union members in the audience and from union members who submitted questions to the Working Families Vote 2008 “Ask the Candidates” contest. So far, union members have submitted more than 1,200 questions, and health care is the biggest issue. Other questions focus on education, the war in Iraq, immigration, jobs and wages and campaign finance.
To submit and vote on questions, go to www.aflcio.org/issues/politics/contest The top vote-getters will be asked at the forum.
Confirmed candidates for the forum are: Sens. Joe Biden, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chris Dodd and Barack Obama, former Sen. John Edwards, Rep. Dennis Kucinich and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson.
The AFL-CIO Executive Council is meeting in Chicago that week and likely will make a decision following the forum whether to convene the General Board this fall to consider endorsement, the federation said.
Mike Hall writes for the AFL-CIO news blog, http://blog.aflcio.org, from which this article is reprinted.
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The forum, with the seven leading Democratic candidates, will be broadcast live from 6 to 7:30 p.m. CDT on MSNBC and XM Satellite Radio.
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Keith Olbermann |
Olbermann, whose journalism credentials include several Emmys and an Edward R. Murrow Award for his coverage of the events and aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, said he is "honored" for the "opportunity to question the leading Democratic presidential candidates about the key issues of this race. This is a critical time in our nation’s history and I look forward to helping our viewers better understand where each of the candidates stand on the issues."
John Sweeney, president of the AFL-CIO – the nation\’s largest labor federation – said the forum will give working families in the Chicago audience and those watching and listening at home the chance to hear "exactly how these candidates, after eight years of anti-worker policies, plan to return the promise of the American dream to working people….Keith’s wit and political savvy will ensure a lively and substantive discussion about the issues working families care about most."
Along with questions from Olbermann, candidates also will face questions from union members in the audience and from union members who submitted questions to the Working Families Vote 2008 “Ask the Candidates” contest. So far, union members have submitted more than 1,200 questions, and health care is the biggest issue. Other questions focus on education, the war in Iraq, immigration, jobs and wages and campaign finance.
To submit and vote on questions, go to www.aflcio.org/issues/politics/contest The top vote-getters will be asked at the forum.
Confirmed candidates for the forum are: Sens. Joe Biden, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chris Dodd and Barack Obama, former Sen. John Edwards, Rep. Dennis Kucinich and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson.
The AFL-CIO Executive Council is meeting in Chicago that week and likely will make a decision following the forum whether to convene the General Board this fall to consider endorsement, the federation said.
Mike Hall writes for the AFL-CIO news blog, http://blog.aflcio.org, from which this article is reprinted.