Alan Hughes

Bill Clinton Calls Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln's Opponent a Union Tool

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Bill Clinton's message to Democrats here Friday about their heated two-way U.S. Senate battle was a simple one: a vote for incumbent Sen. Blanche Lincoln is a vote rank-and-file Arkansans, while a vote for Lt. Governor Bill Halter is a vote for outside labor unions and liberal activist groups. Don't be fooled, Clinton told the gathering of about 300 at Philander Smith College. The big, national unions supporting Halter are "using you and manipulating your vote," he said. Clinton returned to his home state Friday to lend support to the embattled Lincoln, who faces a ...

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