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Labor of Love I: [Jesse J. Holland, AP]:
“Hillary Rodham Clinton won the
presidential endorsement of the American Federation of State, County and
Municipal Employees on Wednesday, an important union boost for the Democratic
front-runner. … The union is the largest for workers in the public service
sector with 1.4 million members nationwide.”

Labor of Love II: [Christine Hauser, The
New York Times]: Mr. Edwards will appear today at a rally in Concord, where one of the New Hampshire locals of the Service
Employees International Union, Local 1984, will present its endorsement. Local
1984’s State Employees Association, which has 9,000 members, is now working out
the details of the support.

No Shows?: [Ben Adler, Politico]: “Any
candidate’s efforts to mobilize young people in Iowa will have to clear a significant hurdle
that isn’t often discussed: the vote-depressing nature of the caucus system.
Unlike primaries where a voter can stop by at any time of day or vote by
absentee ballot, caucuses require you to come out on a cold dark Iowa evening
and stay for up to two hours.”

Hanging In: [Peter Hamby, CNN]:
“The host of Comedy Central's ‘The Colbert Report’ will file papers late
Wednesday or early Thursday to put his name on South Carolina's Democratic
primary ballot, a source familiar with the comedian's strategy said.”

 --Ben Crair

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