One of the nation's most politically active labor unions plans to focus its resources on fewer states this year in an effort to re-elect President Obama.
The Service Employees International Union says it will target its massive field campaign on turning out voters in Ohio and seven other battleground states - half the number it focused on in 2008. The 2.1 million-member union also hopes to get 100,000 members to volunteer in its political program - twice as many as in the last presidential race. Overall, the union is expected to spend at least $85 million to help the president win, similar to what it spent in 2008.