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Fleischer:
AFL-CIO Anti-War Proves Liberal, Democratic Links:



The AFL- CIO's decision to oppose a war in Iraq shows that some of its members
are becoming "attachments" of the Democratic Party and its "liberal wing," White
House spokesman Ari Fleischer charged Friday.

The group's executive council, which represents more than 13 million workers in
65 member unions, passed a resolution Thursday opposing a war. (Full story)

The head of an anti-war coalition told CNN that Thursday's vote represented the
first time that top labor leadership ever had opposed a U.S. president's war policy.

The AFL-CIO said President Bush has failed to make a "compelling and coherent"
case that war in Iraq is necessary.

Asked about it during his daily briefing Friday, Fleischer said, "I think it shows --
and I'm going to speak very carefully because I'm speaking about some, not all,
because clearly there are members in the AFL-CIO who do not see it that way --
but I think it's a further sign that there are some who are becoming attachments
of the Democratic National Committee and the liberal wing of the party." ///