Obama needs to tread carefully in Chicago strike
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="upset">upset</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unions">unions</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span> 6 <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="alienating">alienating</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="involved">involved</span>, <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="minds">minds</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hometown">hometown</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="members">members</span>, <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Arne">Arne</span> <span word="Duncan">Duncan</span>, <span word="formerly">formerly</span> <span word="oversaw">oversaw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="endorses">endorses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="angered">angered</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="Rahm">Rahm</span> <span word="Emanuel">Emanuel</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="staff">staff</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> 29,000 <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strike">strike</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="evaluations">evaluations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="principals">principals</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="relies">relies</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="legions">legions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rank">rank</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="file">file</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carryout">carryout</span> <span word="voter">voter</span> <span word="drives">drives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="battleground">battleground</span> <span word="states">states</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="funded">funded</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airwaves">airwaves</span>.</p><p><span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="Illinois">Illinois</span> <span word="handily">handily</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Election">Election</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="contested">contested</span> <span word="midwestern">midwestern</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</span>, <span word="Michigan">Michigan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ohio">Ohio</span>.</p><p><span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Jay">Jay</span> <span word="Carney">Carney</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> "<span word="principal">principal</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>", <span word="Carney">Carney</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="settle">settle</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>."</p>
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