Good day for Kerry

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A couple positives today:

Kerry Unveils Higher Education Proposals

Utility Workers Union of America Endorses John Kerry

I know that's not the most powerful lobbying group in the country, but still, for a branch of the AFL-CIO to be endorsing him is impressive.

And the higher education plan is typical Kerry policy-- detailed, well-thought-out, comprehensive. Good stuff.

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1. Hey, Utility Workers are in great company with the Fire Fighters

and I expect they'll do just as well. The more footsoldiers hitting the streets the better.

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2. a few more...

Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts
International Association of Fire Fighters
Chicago Teamsters, Local 705
Kenny 'Babyface' Edmunds, Music Producer
Mark Gorenberg, San Francisco Venture Capitalist
Irwin Jacobs, Co-founder/CEO of Qualcomm, San Diego, California
Quincy Jones, Musician and Record Producer
Nancy Morgan, Managing Director of JP Morgan Chase & Company
Richard Ziman, Los Angeles Real Estate Developer
Aida Alvarez, Former Administrator, United States Small Business Administration
Michael E. Capuano, United States Representative (D-MA)
Henry Cisneros, Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Max Cleland, Former United States Senator (D-GA)
Bill Delahunt, United States Representative (D-MA)
Diane Feinstein, United States Senator (D-CA)
Harold Ford, Junior, United States Representative (D-TN)
Barney Frank, United States Representative (D-MA)
Gary Hart, Former United States Senator

Dennis Hopper, Actor
Claudia Kennedy, Lieutenant General United States General
Edward 'Ted' Kennedy, United States Senator (D-MA)
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Environmentalist
Stephen F. Lynch, United State Representative (D-MA)
Edward J. Markey, United States Representative (D-MA)
Jim McGovern, United States Representative (D-MA)
Martin T. Meehan, United States Representative (D-MA)
Gregory Meeks, United States Representative (D-NY)
Juanita Millender-McDonald, United States Representative (D-CA)
Richard E. Neal, United States Representative (D-MA)
John W. Olver, United States Representative (D-MA)
Bill Pascrell, United States Representative (D-NJ)
Louise Slaughter, United States Representative (D-NY)
Adam Smith, United States Representative (D-WA)

Aaron Sorkin, 'West Wing' Television Series Creator
John F. Tierney, United States Representative (D-MA)
David Wilhelm, Former Clinton Campaign Manager, Former Democratic National Committee Chair

Don Bailey, President, National Postal Mail Handlers, Local 333
Scott Bales, Former Arizona Solicitor General
Clifton Below, New Hampshire State Senator
Steve Benjamin, Attorney in Columbia, South Carolina; Former candidate for South Carolina Attorney General
Roger Blietz, Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union, Local 110
Rick Blindt, President International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 607
Sherri Breckenridge, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Local 2840
Raymer Brogan, Business Agent, Plumbers and Pipefitters, Local 125
Alton Brown, American Federation of State, Local, and Municipal Employees, Local 2989
Kurt Brunner, Political Director, Heartland Regional Council of Carpenters
Neil Brunner, Retired Steelworker
Michael Cadigan, Member Albuquerque (New Mexico) City Council
Martha Fuller Clark, Former New Hampshire State Representative
Burt Cohen, New Hampshire State Senator for 7 Terms, Candidate for United States Senate
Tracy Conner, Union Representative, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 61
Donna Crum, Retired, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Local 299
Jeff Danielson, Past President, International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1366
Charles 'Chip' Davis, Plumbers and Pipefitters, Local 125
Jim Decker, Business Manager, Carpenters Local 410
Diane D. Denish, New Mexico Lieutenant Governor
Ray Dochterman, President, Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Building Trades
Randy Donnelly, President, American Federation of Government Employees, Local 219
Iris Estabrook, New Hampshire State Senator
C. Virginia Fields, Manhattan Borough President, New York
Donna Fink, Iowa State Education Association
Eileen Foley, New Hampshire Senate Democratic Leader
Bob Forbes, Chair of Consumer Affairs, United Auto Workers, Local 893
Linda Foster, Clinton (Iowa) Education Association
Michael Fry, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 13
Guy Geinzer, Sheet Metal Workers, Local 263
Mark Green, 2001 New York City Mayoral Candidate
Eric Griego, Member Albuquerque (New Mexico) City Council
James Haddox, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 347
Keith Hartman, President, Carpenters & Joiners, Local 2704
Mike Hessenius, Member, Plumber and Pipefitters Local, 125
Kevin Horner, Shift Steward, International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 16
Jerry Johnstone, Retired Railroad Worker
Sylvia Larsen, New Hampshire State Senator
Russ Lett, Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 323
Ben Lujan, Speaker of the New Mexico House
Marilyn Lyons, Clinton (Iowa) Education Association
Joseph Maestas, Espanola (New Mexico) City Councilor
Brian Martin, Business Agent, Plumbers and Pipefitters, Local 125
John Matthews Jr., South Carolina State Senator
Joe Mckeown, United Auto Workers, Local 281
Dennis Mehiel, Former Candidate for New York State Lieutenant Governor
Terry Metz, Editor of the Rank and File Newsletter, United Auto Workers, Local 893
Paul Niemann, Teamsters, Local 238
Ed O'Leary, Retired, Mail Carrier
Gerald Ott, Retired, National Staff Union (Iowa State Education Association)
Tim Pefferman, United Auto Workers, Local 893
Braulio Pereyra, Vice President, United Food and Commercial Workers
Laurel Phipps, Retired, United Auto Workers, Local 893
Gina Pippert, Chair, United Auto Workers, Local 10
Steve Price, Business Manager, Plumbers and Pipefitters, Local 125
Tom Reisdorf, Past President, National Association of Letter Carriers, Branch 257
Paul Robitaille, Coos County (New Hampshire) Democratic Chair
Alex Sanders, Former College of Charleston president, Appeals Court judge, Former U.S. Senate candidate from South Carolina
Wayne Sawtelle, President, International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 16
Lynn Schenk, Chief of Staff to Governor Gray Davis
Steven Schroeder, Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union, Local 263
Bill Shaheen, Attorney, Former U.S. Attorney and Judge; State Chair for Carter 1976, Gore 2000

Jeanne Shaheen, Former Governor of New Hampshire
Justin Shields, President, Hawkeye Labor Council and Past President Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union, Local 110
Lee Thielmann, Member, Plumbers and Pipefitters
Robert Timmerman, Union Representative, Carpenters Local 4
John Tuttle, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 61
Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles City Councilman
Roger Wendt, Iowa State House, Retired, Iowa State Education Association
Frank Wiley, Retired, Glass Molders, Pottery, Plastics, and Allied Workers
Troy Wolff, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Local 3013
Chuck Wredt, American Postal Workers Union, Local 11
Tom Zehme, Shop Steward, Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union, Local 110