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Forward: Obama Meets With Labor and Progressive Leaders Over Small Businesses

DagNabbit Wrote: Nov 13, 2012 12:50 PM
Now, on that one, Georgetwin, you have a point: Public sector unions are an inherent conflict of interest; anytime you have a politician negotiating with his personal reelection as his driving interest, with money that's not his, and no profit motive, it's an unfair position. None of the Union reps on the list were from public unions.

President Obama is scheduled to meet with labor and progressive leaders today at the White House to discuss the fiscal cliff and overall economic strategy moving into his second term. The meeting will take place behind closed doors and the press isn't invited. Exactly who will be there?

·Mary Kay Henry, SEIU

·Lee Saunders, AFSCME

·Dennis Van Roekel, NEA

·Rich Trumka, AFL-CIO

·Neera Tanden, Center for American Progress

·John Podesta, Center for American Progress

·Bob Greenstein, Center for Budget...

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