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; USW members joined thousands of workers from across the country to rally for the Employee Free Choice Act at the nation's Capitol, Feb. 4, 2009.
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Obama accepts his nomination as supporters have a gathering in downtown Warren, Ohio.; local 1375; Obama; USW; abbysan from District 7:
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