Kerry Gains AFL-CIO Endorsement

NPR | By Brian Naylor

Published February 19, 2004 at 12:00 AM EST

The AFL-CIO labor alliance endorses Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaign. Kerry has been attacked by his major remaining rival for the Democratic nomination, Sen. John Edwards, for his votes on free trade agreements. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

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