Sweet blog scoop: Edwards, Clinton add funders to sked while in Chicago for AFL-CIO forum.

By Lynn Sweet

WASHINGTONDemocratic White House hopefuls Hillary Rodham Clinton and John Edwards will be fund-raising in Chicago on Aug. 7, when they will be in the city for a presidential forum sponsored by the AFL-CIO.

The labor organization is hosting a political Superbowlseven of the eight 2008 Democratic contenders will be skirmishing on Soldier Field with the moderator, MSNBCs Keith Olbermann.

Edwards $1,000-a-person event will be at the Hyatt Regency. Clintons deal, at a Wilmette home, is $2,300 to be listed as co-host with a photo or just $1,000 for an individual.

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