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JOHN SWEENEY PRESIDENT, AFL-CIO JOHN SWEENEY HOLDS BRIEFING AT THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB
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Washington Transcript Service
02-05-2001
AFL-CIO PRESIDENT HOLDS BRIEFING AT THE NATIONAL PRESS
CLUB
FEBRUARY 5, 2001
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SPEAKERS: JOHN SWEENEY, PRESIDENT, AFL-CIO
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SWEENEY: My friends, as we gather here today, our nation's
capital is undergoing a great change, with one administration clearing
out and another moving in, and lots...
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