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• Central States Pension Fund Loses $3 Billion (TDU.org)
  The Central States Pension Fund lost $3.1 billion during the first 6 months of this year—half the $6.1 billion UPS paid to leave the fund in December.
• Seniors Protest The Gap (Jason Gooljar)
  Teamster retirees leafleted Gap stores to protest the use of a delivery company planing to eliminate Teamster retiree health care coverage.
• An Ode to Labor Day (Robert Reich's Blog)
  Wedged in between the Olympics, and the Democratic and Republican conventions, is a holiday we still call Labor Day...
• Barack Obama Chooses Joe Biden as His Running Mate (Huffington Post)
  The Pennsylvania-born Senator from Delaware joins the Obama ticket.
• Labor Leader Argues for Workers' Interests Over Racism (AlterNet)
  Richard Trumka is urging working people to vote in their own best interest.
• Public Overwhelmingly Supports Employee Free Choice Act (AFL-CIO Now)
  So does Obama. How about you?
• McCain unsure how many houses he owns (Politico.com)
  The hypocrisy of McCain's "average guy" routine exposed again.
• It's a Three-Man Race: Obama vs The Two McCains (Huffington Post)
  There's a big difference between the John McCain of 2004 and the John McCain of 2008.
• Obama Tilt Toward Rubin Draws Warning from Labor (Bloomberg)
  AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer delivers a slap at former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin while exhorting union members to back Barack Obama.
• Obama Faces The Smear Machine (Washington Post)
  Eugene Robinson writes about the latest book by Swift Boat smear artist Jerome Corsi. (story available via free registration)