Two recent IBEW conferences, the annual Political and Legislative meeting held in early September in Washington D.C. and the annual 6th District Progress meeting held two weeks later in Minneapolis, addressed some very critical issues. Our editors elaborate on them on page two. But above and beyond discussions and the explanation of IBEW positions and support of various legislative actions these issues generated at the conferences, there was a very strong central message at both meetings. Very simply, it was that Bush must go.

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We've all had a few months off. Time to enjoy the summer weather, spend some time with our families and begin to make a dent in the never-ending list of household chores.

But as the leaves turn colors and the winds blow cooler, it's time again -- not for football, but for my favorite sport, politics.

While the outside temperature gets cooler, fall is the season when campaigns heat up. All of us have, no doubt, heard about the wide-open race among nine Democrats seeking to replace George Bush as President.

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