Clout: Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers is doubling down on political spending.
Clout: Labor unions unhappy that the DNC will be in union-averse Charlotte, N.C., are organizing a massive "middle-class" rally for August. The location: Philadelphia.
Clout: Rob Zuritzky, of Parkway Corp., and Ken Goldenberg, of The Goldenberg Group, are exploring applications.
Clout: Senatorial candidate Steve Welch is being dogged by a state loan he didn't take.
THE TWO Democrats competing in the April 24 primary election for attorney general spent Thursday bashing each other over pending state legislation both oppose.
Clout: Rick Santorum, his big lead here all but vanished, lashed out and misled viewers about the Daily News' pollster.
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