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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
BREAKING: Wisconsin Dems Hiding At Best Western in Rockford, IL ...Update: TEA PARTY WINS! Chases WI Dems Out of Rockford ...Update: WI Dem Says They're Still in IL (Video) — The Wisconsin senate democrats fled the state today rather than vote on a budget repair bill.
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JSOnline:
Democrats flee state to avoid vote on budget bill — By Jason Stein, Patrick Marley and Steve Schultze of the Journal Sentinel — Madison — Amid the third straight day of chaotic but largely peaceful protests at the Capitol, Democratic senators Thursday boycotted a Senate vote …
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Mary Katharine Ham / The Daily Caller:
AWOL Wisconsin Democrat calls CNN with list of demands — State Senator Mark Miller, a member of the missing band of Wisconsin Democratic lawmakers who fled Madison Thursday to avoid a vote on a budget bill, called into CNN with the group's list of demands for Republican Gov. Scott Walker.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
DNC playing role in Wisconsin protests — The Democratic National Committee's Organizing for America arm — the remnant of the 2008 Obama campaign — is playing an active role in organizing protests against Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's attempt to strip most public employees of collective bargaining rights.
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
After all those efforts to paint Tea Partiers as using violent images and rhetoric, these pictures from Madison have got to hurt. — The Wisconsin GOP made a nice montage: — And here's a picture I took today: — I asked the woman if she thought Scott Walker was like Hitler, and she said “Yes.”
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Wisconsin Gov. Walker Ginned Up Budget Shortfall To Undercut Worker Rights — Wisconsin's new Republican governor has framed his assault on public worker's collective bargaining rights as a needed measure of fiscal austerity during tough times. — The reality is radically different.
John / Power Line:
One More Thing About Wisconsin — A common theme of the union demonstrators in Madison today was that Governor Walker is a “dictator.” This showed up on sign after sign. It sheds light, I think, on how public union members in particular, and liberals in general, think.
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Michelle Malkin:
Watch Wisconsin, Part IV: Salary info Big Labor doesn't want you to see; statewide strike looms, teachers' union recruits out-of-state protesters — Wisconsin teacher salary facts: — “Teaching salaries in Wisconsin have increased since 2007. For example, the average teacher salary …
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WTMJ:
Budget Battle: Democrats Who Left State are Located — MADISON - Democratic State Senators who protested the budget repair bill by leaving the state have been found. — The lawmakers are in the Best Western Clock Tower in Rockford Illinois. — Law enforcement officials have been looking …
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Scott Walker vs. Public Sector Unions — When Wisconsin governor Scott Walker looked out the window of his office at the Capitol in Madison Wednesday he saw more than 10,000 people gathered to protest his decision to require public employees to contribute more to their pensions and health care.
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Jay Nordlinger / National Review:
Re ‘To Be a Republican Lawmaker in Madison’
Re ‘To Be a Republican Lawmaker in Madison’
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Missing Wisconsin Dem speaks: We're MIA until GOP drops assault on workers rights
Missing Wisconsin Dem speaks: We're MIA until GOP drops assault on workers rights
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host.madison.com:
Senate Dems stage walkout, in ‘secure’ location outside Capitol
Senate Dems stage walkout, in ‘secure’ location outside Capitol
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Mary Bruce / ABCNEWS:
Wisconsin Teachers Protest Ed Budget, Union Cuts
Wisconsin Teachers Protest Ed Budget, Union Cuts
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
The historical illiteracy of Wisconsin teachers; Update: Crosshairs, “Reload”
The historical illiteracy of Wisconsin teachers; Update: Crosshairs, “Reload”
WKOW 27:
Law enforcement sent to bring Democrats back to session
Law enforcement sent to bring Democrats back to session
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
How much respect did the demonstrators show for the State Capitol grounds?
How much respect did the demonstrators show for the State Capitol grounds?
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JSOnline:
Unions want to overturn election result
Unions want to overturn election result
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Lbentzterp / CNN:
Palin talks 2012, mocks Michelle Obama — Woodbury, New York (CNN) - Sarah Palin addressed a variety of issues Thursday at a gathering of business officials in Long Island, New York including her 2012 plans, first lady Michelle Obama, President Obama's proposed budget, the crisis in Egypt, and her feelings on the media.
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Amie Parnes / The Politico:
Sarah Palin slams Michelle Obama over nursing — Sarah Palin followed in Rep. Michele Bachmann's footsteps and took a swipe at Michelle Obama on Thursday, mocking her efforts to get mothers to breastfeed their children. — “No wonder Michelle Obama is telling everybody 'You'd better breastfeed your baby …
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Katrina Trinko / National Review:
Palin Talks 2012, Birthers, and Government Shutdown
Palin Talks 2012, Birthers, and Government Shutdown
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Sarah hints at WH run, slams Obamas
Sarah hints at WH run, slams Obamas
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Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Palin, on Long Island, Answers Budget and Worldview Questions
Palin, on Long Island, Answers Budget and Worldview Questions
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Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
GOP votes to defund Obama's policy ‘czars’ — The House GOP approved an amendment to a government-spending bill that would block funding for the Obama administration's so-called policy “czars,” appointed advisers to the president that have been much-criticized by Republicans. — The vote was 249-171.
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
Dem Rep Receives Threat Over NASCAR Proposal (DOCUMENT) — Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) alerted Capitol Police Thursday after a threatening fax arrived at her office attacking her proposal to strip Pentagon sponsorship from NASCAR teams. — McCollum's staff tells TPM this is the first time they've alerted …
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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Karl Rove: Birther rumors discredit GOP — Former Bush adviser Karl Rove is calling on GOP politicians to avoid falling into the “birther” movement trap and to stop fueling rumors that President Barack Obama was not born in the United States. — “Within our party, we've got to be very careful …
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Christian Heinze / GOP 12:
Rove: Confront birthers now
Rove: Confront birthers now
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alarabiya.net:
Mmilitary to secure Qaradawi's access to Tahrir Square — Banned Qaradawi returns to lead Friday prayers in Egypt — For the first time since he was banned from leading weekly friday prayers in Egypt 30 years ago, prominent Muslim scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi will lead thousands in the weekly prayers …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Willie Sutton Wept — There are three things you need to know about the current budget debate. First, it's essentially fraudulent. Second, most people posing as deficit hawks are faking it. Third, while President Obama hasn't fully avoided the fraudulence, he's less bad than his opponents …
Barbarossa / The Jawa Report:
Jihadist attorney takes aim at the Jawa Report, the Jawas go to federal court seeking protective order — ***Sticky until Saturday. Please scroll down for more recent updates. Back in September we reported that blogger Pamela Geller of Atlas Shrugs and attorney John Stemberger had been sued …
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People-Press.org:
Labor Unions Seen as Good for Workers, Not U.S. Competitiveness — Unions' Favorability Still Low, But Mirrors Business Rating — The favorability ratings for labor unions remain at nearly their lowest level in a quarter century with 45% expressing a positive view.
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New York Times:
Out of Control in the House — Are there any adults in charge of the House? Watching this week's frenzied slash-and-burn budget contest, we had to conclude the answer to that is no. — First Speaker John Boehner's Republican leadership proposed cutting the rest of the 2011 budget by $32 billion.
Stephen Lowman / Political Bookworm:
Rand Paul on Sarah Palin, Dostoevsky and dad — Rand Paul may still be green to the ways of the U.S. Senate (he only assumed office in January) but he's got a lot to say about the political state of the country. Most of his new book, “The Tea Party Goes to Washington,” …
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Blue Texan / Firedoglake:
Chris Christie's Idea of “Doing Big Things” — I continue to be baffled by all the love New Jersey's Republican governor Chris Christie's getting among the chattering class. Here's a typically fawning piece about his speech at AEI yesterday. … “Big things” to Christie simply means less money …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Chris Christie isn't pretty, and he tells ugly truths
Chris Christie isn't pretty, and he tells ugly truths
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Becky Bohrer / Associated Press:
Alaska gov. refusing to enact health care law — Parnell says Fla. judge's decision to strike down overhaul extends to Alaska — Below: — updated less than 1 minute ago — JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell said Thursday that he will not implement the federal health care overhaul passed …
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