Subject: Re: FINAL VERSION
From: "Amy Dacey" <[email-masked]>
To: "John Podesta" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:41:40 -0400

Thank you so much
Can he just print them out?
Also I mentioned it would be great for anna andy and john to meet up on wed and talk before the meeting
Can we discuss tommorrow?

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 -----Original Message-----
From: 	John Podesta [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent:	Monday, September 24, 2007 06:39 PM Eastern Standard Time
To:	Amy Dacey; John Halpin
Subject:	Re: FINAL VERSION

Sounds good. John approved the final document.

On 9/24/07, Amy Dacey <[email-masked]> wrote:
>
>  The only change was to labor and it was vettted with us
>
>
> Sent from my Treo
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From:   John Podesta [mailto:[email-masked]<[email-masked]>
> ]
> Sent:   Monday, September 24, 2007 06:09 PM Eastern Standard Time
> To:     John Halpin; Amy Dacey
> Subject:        Re: FINAL VERSION
>
> Hi Amy,
>
> I will run this by John in a few minutes and let you know once he gives
> his
> final approval.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Natalie
>
> On 9/24/07, John Halpin <[email-masked]> wrote:
> >
> > Their revisions are very minor.
> >
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Amy Dacey <[email-masked]>
> > Date: Sep 24, 2007 5:34 PM
> > Subject: FINAL VERSION
> > To: John Halpin <[email-masked]>
> >
> >
> >  Changes to the Labor part only- no other changes were made
> >
> >
> > *Labor*
> >
> > *SEIU*
> >
> > In the 2004 Presidential election cycle, SEIU spent $65 million.  In
> 2006
> > mid term elections, SEIU built on that investment by spending $35
> million.
> > SEIU's strategy focused on three key areas:  the "ground game," creating
> > momentum in tier two and three districts around issues and ballot
> initiative
> > campaigns, and strategic paid media.
> >
> >
> >
> > In 2008, SEIU will continue working with these goals in mind and will
> > contribute more in the 2008 cycle than ever in its history.  The union
> is
> > committed to electing a President, congress and state elected officials
> who
> > support working men and women and their issues.
> >
> >
> >
> > *Change to Win*
> >
> > In 2006, Change to Win's efforts focused mainly on electing pro-worker
> > gubernatorial and U.S. Senate candidates in Michigan, Pennsylvania and
> > Ohio.  In all of the races to which Change to Win devoted significant
> > resources, their candidates won.  In addition to Change to Win's
> efforts,
> > its affiliates spent close to $45 million on the 2006 elections.
> >
> >
> >
> > In 2008, Change to Win's expanded political program will focus on 15-20
> > states.
> >
> >
> >
> > *AFL-CIO*
> >
> > A.F.L.-C.I.O. states that it mobilized millions of voters in several
> > states during the 2006 elections, helping shift the balance of power in
> > Congress.
> >
> >
> >
> > In 2008, the A.F.L.-C.I.O. plans to help elect "a pro-worker president"
> > and help gain three to six "pro-worker seats" in the Senate and add five
> in
> > the House by focusing on Congressional districts with many union
> members.
> >
> >
> >
> > The federation said that it would seek to reach out to voters, through a
> > new affiliate, Working America that would enlist workers not in regular
> > unions. The $53 million political budget for this cycle is up from $50
> > million in the presidential cycle of 2003-04.
> >
> >
> >
> > * *
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>