1.   His union represents a varied group of low-paid workers, including brick carriers, asbestos removers, tunnel diggers and toxic-waste haulers.

2.   John Greenlee, a Raleigh attorney who still holds his union card from his days as an asbestos remover, disagrees with the president about gun control and tobacco.

3.   Kenney, a part-time asbestos remover with a criminal record and history of drug abuse, is charged with murder and possession of a deadly weapon.

4.   Kenney, who held a temporary job as an asbestos remover, was no stranger to trouble, according to police.