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Indianapolis Star:
Democrats trigger Statehouse showdown over anti-union legislation — House Democrats are leaving the state rather than vote on anti-union legislation, The Indianapolis Star has learned. — A source said Democrats are headed to Illinois, though it was possible some also might go to Kentucky.
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Associated Press:
Poll: Americans favor union bargaining rights — MADISON, Wis. — Americans strongly oppose laws taking away the collective bargaining power of public employee unions, according to a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll. The poll found 61% would oppose a law in their state similar to such a proposal in Wisconsin …
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Indianapolis Star:
3:40 PM — Governor says time to dump labor bill — Gov. Mitch Daniels signaled this afternoon that Republicans should drop the right-to-work bill that has brought the Indiana House to a standstill for two days and imperiled other measures. — Daniels told reporters this afternoon …
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Scaling Back State Programs Is Least of Three Fiscal Evils — Less objectionable than reducing state worker pay or benefits, increasing taxes — PRINCETON, NJ — As Wisconsin and numerous other states struggle to reduce untenable budget deficits, a new USA Today/Gallup poll finds …
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Florida Governor Rick Scott Gives Thumbs Up To Public Worker Organizing
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Peter Schorsch / Saint Petersblog:
Gov. Rick Scott says state shouldn't move to take away collective bargaining rights
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Mitch Daniels: Indiana Republicans Should Drop the Right to Work Bill
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The Note:
Some Republican Governors Attempt To Steer Clear Of Wisconsin Strategy
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
What Did Walker Campaign On? — Last night, I heard on Fox News …
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
Mitch Daniels Calls On State GOP To Abandon Union-Busting Bill
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David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Wisconsin's Walker Signs Bill Requiring 2/3 Majority for Tax Increases — How Wisconsin becomes California. (photo: FredR on Flickr) — I got a sense from Sen. Chris Larson and some others in Wisconsin that the Governor and his Republican allies had run amok in the Capitol before attention …
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Ian Black / Guardian:
Gaddafi urges violent showdown in Libya — • Muammar Gaddafi tells loyalists to take to streets of Libya — • Witnesses speak of mercenaries in death squads — • International condemnation of bloodshed grows — Muammar Gaddafi set the stage for a violent …
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Paul Wolfowitz / Wall Street Journal:
The U.S. Can Help Libyans Defeat Gadhafi
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Monica Davey / New York Times:
Emanuel Triumphs in Chicago Mayoral Race — CHICAGO — Rahm Emanuel, a former congressman who worked for two presidents, was elected mayor of Chicago on Tuesday, a victory that marks a new path for a city that has, for 22 years, been led by a singular, powerful force, Richard M. Daley.
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Rahm Emanuel wins Chicago mayoral vote — Chicago (CNN) - Rahm Emanuel, the former chief of staff to President Barack Obama, won the Chicago mayoral election over five other challengers Tuesday, topping the 50% threshold to avoid a runoff vote, CNN projects.
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Clout St:
Rahm Emanuel declares victory in Chicago mayor's race — Posted by Kristen Mack, David Heinzmann, Jeff Coen and Antonio Olivo at 6:45 p.m.; last updated at 9:33 p.m. (Our Twitter feed can be found: here.) — Rahm Emanuel declared victory in the Chicago mayor's race tonight.
Ryan J. Reilly / TPMDC:
Federal Judge In D.C. Upholds Health Care Reform, Says Some Arguments ‘Ignore Reality’ — A federal judge on Tuesday upheld the health care reform law signed last year by President Barack Obama and found that Congress had the clear authority to regulate health insurance under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Federal judge rules for health care law — The perfect partisan streak in health care rulings continues, with D.C. federal district judge Gladys Kessler, a Clinton appointee, ruling the Affordable Care Act constitutional. She's the third Democratic judge to do so; two Republicans have found it unconstitutional.
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WITI:
Paychecks to be withheld from absent Wis. senators — 14 Democratic senators fled to Illinois, stalling vote on budget repair bill — State senators who miss two or more session days will no longer get paid through direct deposit. They'll have to pick up their checks in person on the Senate floor during a session.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Wisconsin senate committee passes new rule: Senators must collect their paychecks in person
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News Item:
› - Statement from John and Kimberley Thune — For months now, my wife Kimberley and I have received encouragement from family, friends, colleagues, and supporters from across South Dakota and the country to run for the presidency of the United States.
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Founding Blogger / Founding Bloggers:
BREAKING PHOTOS!! Wisconsin “Fleebagger” Spotted In Illinois UPDATE: Police Called To “Fleebag” Hotel — Spotted in the wild, south of the Illinois-Wisconsin border! — More details coming. — UPDATE: Is this Chris Larson? — UPDATE: We are receiving reports that the police …
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
The church lady says the WI protesters are a Bizarro Tea Party
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Matt Negrin / The Politico:
W.H.: Obama won't speak on Libya — Jay Carney said that he didn't anticipate Obama speaking about Libya. — AP Photo — White House press secretary Jay Carney told reporters on Air Force One that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will speak about Libya at 2:30 p.m. He referred questions on Libya to …
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Jim Manzi / The American Scene:
Are Wisconsin Public Employees Underpaid? — Ezra Klein and a variety of other thoughtful liberal bloggers have been pointing to an Economic Policy Institute analysis that they claim demonstrates that Wisconsin's public employees, even after adjusting for benefits and hours worked, face a …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
GAY BLACK TEA PARTYER Attacked By Racist SEIU Activists at Denver Tea Party (Videos) — A pro-public union SEIU rally turned ugly today outside the Colorado Capitol in Denver. — The Colorado union supporters started out the day chanting, “Tax the rich!” — But later the unhinged SEIU thugs accosted a gay black tea partyer.
Mother Jones:
It's the Inequality, Stupid — Post Comment — HOW RICH ARE THE SUPERRICH? … WINNERS TAKE ALL — The superrich have grabbed the bulk of the past three decades' gains. — OUT OF BALANCE
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