Governor Granholm, Michigan Congressmen to Appear with Max Cleland

[JI7]

<Former U.S. Senator from
Georgia and war veteran, Max Cleland, will be joined by Governor Jennifer M.
Granholm and several prominent Michigan Democratic Congressmen: John Conyers
Jr.; John D. Dingell; and Sander Levin in kicking-off a Metropolitan Detroit
"Straight Talk" walk.

Date: Thursday, September 2, 2004
Time: 5:30 p.m. - remarks from Cleland and others
Place: UFCW Local 876 Union Hall
876 Horace Brown Drive
Madison Heights, MI

The "Straight Talk" walk is a nationwide door-to-door canvassing program
created by the AFL-CIO to educate union members about the true differences
between George W. Bush and the Kerry/Edwards team. The program's kick-off is
planned to coincide with George Bush's acceptance of his party's presidential
nomination in New York on Thursday evening.
Fifteen "Straight Talk" walks are scheduled in Michigan on Thursday and
will involve hundreds of the state's union members who have signed up to go
door-to-door and talk to fellow unionists about the presidential candidates.
Additional walks will take place prior to the election.
Cleland, a decorated war veteran and a triple amputee as a result of
injuries sustained while voluntarily serving in Vietnam, is a fierce advocate
for war veterans and staunch Kerry supporter. Recently, Cleland gained
national attention when he addressed the Democratic National Convention prior
to Kerry's acceptance speech.
UFCW Local 876 is located off of 13 Mile Rd. between Stephenson and
John R.

Max Cleland Bio:
MAX CLELAND, Honorary Veterans Chair and former U.S. Senator from Georgia,
is a member of the board of directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United
States. President George Bush nominated Cleland on November 21, 2003. He was
subsequently confirmed by the Senate and sworn in on December 15, 2003 for a
term expiring January 20, 2007.
In 2002, Cleland was appointed to the National Commission on Terrorist
Attacks Upon the United States to report findings and recommendations to
prevent future terrorist attacks.
Cleland successfully ran for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by retiring
Senator Sam Nunn in Georgia in 1995. Previously, Cleland had the distinction
of serving as the youngest Secretary of State in Georgia's history, and the
youngest member of the Georgia State Senate.
Under President Jimmy Carter, Cleland became the youngest head of the U.S.
Veterans Administration. In that capacity, he instituted the revolutionary
Vets Center program that, for the first time, offered psychological counseling
to combat veterans to heal the emotional wounds of war.
Cleland volunteered for duty in Vietnam and was promoted to the rank of
Captain in 1968. He was seriously wounded in a grenade explosion that year,
costing him both legs and his right arm. He was awarded the Bronze Star and a
Silver Star for gallantry in action. Cleland holds a master's degree in
American History from Emory University. He majored in history at Stetson
University. Both institutions subsequently awarded him honorary doctorate
degrees. Cleland grew up in Lithonia, Georgia.>


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[JohnKleeb]

1. what a group of dems

Gov. Granholm, Cleland, Congressmen Levin, Dingell, and Conyers.