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CHARLESTON — While a cool breeze floated over the crowd, it did not snuff the fire in their hearts.
Some mumbled among themselves, and others had opened ears, as the president of the the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) shouted to an eager crowd.
“We have a powerful voice,” Richard Trumka said, his voice echoing across the capitol lawn and over the Kanawha River. “Every single politician in that building needs to hear our loud, clear message.”
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