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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Do over? — We'll have our full poll on the Wisconsin conflict out tomorrow but here's the most interesting finding: if voters in the state could do it over today they'd support defeated Democratic nominee Tom Barrett over Scott Walker by a a 52-45 margin. — The difference between how folks …
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David Bailey / Reuters:
Wisconsin's Walker to absent Democrats: 24 hours to return — (Reuters) - Wisconsin's Republican Gov. Scott Walker said on Monday that absent senate Democrats have 24 hours to return and vote on a measure to reduce the power of public sector unions or the state will miss out on opportunity to refinance its debt.
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Cubachi, AlterNet, The Gateway Pundit, Liberty Pundits Blog, Joanne Jacobs, Moe Lane and HotAirPundit
JSOnline:
Walker responds to Obama — By Lee Bergquist of the Journal Sentinel — Gov. Scott Walker on Monday afternoon responded to comments President Barack Obama made earlier in the day about the protests in Madison: — Walker's office issued this statement:
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protein wisdom, UNCOVERAGE.net, NewsBusters.org, Weasel Zippers, Hot Air and The Lonely Conservative
JSOnline:
Missing senators rely heavily on union campaign dollars
Missing senators rely heavily on union campaign dollars
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Maggie's Notebook, NewsBusters.org, Weasel Zippers and The Lonely Conservative
New York Times:
Majority in Poll Back Employees In Public Unions — As labor battles erupt in state capitals around the nation, a majority of Americans say they oppose efforts to weaken the collective bargaining rights of public employee unions and are also against cutting the pay or benefits of public workers …
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David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Wisconsin Capitol Building Still Closed; Other Madison Shenanigans Reported
Wisconsin Capitol Building Still Closed; Other Madison Shenanigans Reported
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JSOnline, The Political Carnival, AlterNet, oily donuts and The Hill
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Wisconsin GOPers angered by Republican official's efforts to reach compromise with labor, Dems
Wisconsin GOPers angered by Republican official's efforts to reach compromise with labor, Dems
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Firedoglake, AlterNet and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Chris Good / The Atlantic Online:
Obama to Governors: Don't Vilify Public Workers
Obama to Governors: Don't Vilify Public Workers
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Suburban Guerrilla
New York Times:
Obama Backs Easing State Health Law Mandates — WASHINGTON — Seeking to appease disgruntled governors, President Obama announced Monday that he supported amending the 2010 health care law to allow states to opt out of its most burdensome requirements three years earlier than currently permitted.
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Fhardingj / CNN:
GOP governors remain skeptical after Obama meeting
GOP governors remain skeptical after Obama meeting
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Ben Smith's Blog, The Politico, msnbc.com, Mother Jones and FrumForum
Kevinliptak / CNN:
Obama gives props to Romney on health care
Obama gives props to Romney on health care
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Cubachi, The Politico, Boston Globe, The Hill, Flopping Aces, Washington Monthly, Liberty Pundits Blog, GOP 12, Outside the Beltway, Weasel Zippers and FrumForum
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
On call, officials stress public options in health care shift
On call, officials stress public options in health care shift
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CNN, Hot Air and Pajamas Media
Ben Feller / Associated Press:
Obama: Flexibility OK, but health care law remains
Obama: Flexibility OK, but health care law remains
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The Note
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
GOP spending plan would cost 700,000 jobs, new report says — A Republican plan to sharply cut federal spending this year would destroy 700,000 jobs through 2012, according to an independent economic analysis set for release Monday. — The report, by Moody's Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi …
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Pat Garofalo / Wonk Room:
Gov. Daniels Says Governments Should Slash Spending ‘Even If They End Up Seriously Costing A Lot Of Jobs’
Gov. Daniels Says Governments Should Slash Spending ‘Even If They End Up Seriously Costing A Lot Of Jobs’
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NPR, Firedoglake, Washington Monthly, The Huffington Post, The Mahablog, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and First Draft
John B. Taylor / Economics One:
Goldman Sachs Wrong About Impact of House Budget Proposal
Goldman Sachs Wrong About Impact of House Budget Proposal
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2chambers, ourfuture.org/blogs_chrono/*, Weigel and National Review
Charles G. Koch / Wall Street Journal:
Why Koch Industries Is Speaking Out — Crony capitalism and bloated government prevent entrepreneurs from producing the products and services that make people's lives better. — Years of tremendous overspending by federal, state and local governments have brought us face-to-face with an economic crisis.
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Power Line, The Lonely Conservative, RedState, AOL News, Daily Kos and Ben Smith's Blog
Charlie Sykes / 620wtmj.com:
GORDON HINTZ: “YOU ARE F'N DEAD!” — Last week, we heard thatState Rep. Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) had been busted in a prostitution sting. … Last Friday.... after the Assembly voted to engross the Budget Repair Bill, Hintz turned to a female colleague, Rep. Michelle Litjens and said: “You are F***king dead!”
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USU Statesman:
Sen. Hatch says USU receives most federal dollars per capita — Young people will face a bleak future without Social Security benefits if Democrats continue to “overreach” their constitutional boundaries, said U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch, Friday, in the Education Building.
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TPMDC, The Raw Story, msnbc.com and New York Magazine
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Hatch: Health law a ‘dumbass’ program
Hatch: Health law a ‘dumbass’ program
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Maggie's Notebook, Washington Monthly, The Political Carnival, Weasel Zippers and FrumForum
Richard White / The Sun:
Film of Galliano's racist rant in bar — FASHION guru John Galliano was filmed having a vile racist rant during which he declared: “I love Hitler.” — The British designer - an alleged Jew hater - then tells a horrified woman: “People like you would be dead. Your mothers, your forefathers, would all be f****** gassed.”
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Daily Mail:
Christian couple lose High Court battle to foster children because they are against homosexuality — A Christian couple morally opposed to homosexuality today lost a High Court battle over the right to become foster carers. — Eunice and Owen Johns, aged 62 and 65, from Oakwood, Derby …
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JOSHUAPUNDIT, Right Wing News, Pharyngula and Vox Popoli
Alexis Madrigal / The Atlantic Online:
Revealing the Man Behind @MayorEmanuel — It was the best fake Twitter account ever, deftly satirizing Rahm Emanuel, and elevating the Tweet and the f-word to the level of literature. But the mystery writer was never revealed - until now. — There were many storylines in Rahm Emanuel's romp …
San Francisco Chronicle:
Low-flow toilets cause a stink in SF — San Francisco's big push for low-flow toilets has turned into a multimillion-dollar plumbing stink. — Skimping on toilet water has resulted in more sludge backing up inside the sewer pipes, said Tyrone Jue, spokesman for the city Public Utilities Commission.
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Pirate's Cove, Pajamas Media and Sister Toldjah
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Pelosi splits with Reid, dismisses GOP plan to avoid a shutdown — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is showing no enthusiasm for the new proposal from Republicans to avoid a government shutdown, putting her at odds with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.).
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Fhardingj / CNN:
House Republican Leaders Vow to Defend Defense of Marriage Act
House Republican Leaders Vow to Defend Defense of Marriage Act
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The Politico
Hendrik Hertzberg / New Yorker:
UNION BLUES — “Fifteen million Americans bring you Edward P. Morgan and the news.” From 1955 to 1967, that line, heard on the ABC radio network every weeknight at 7 P.M., heralded the nation's best news broadcast. Those fifteen million Americans were the members of the A.F.L.-C.I.O. …
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The Daily Dish, Weigel and News Desk
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Kolbermann / FOK News Channel:
New York Times Punk'd By Anti-Union Plant (Updated) — Few news stories better spoke to the destruction of union solidarity and the realization that even those public employees collectively bargaining in Wisconsin were going to have to give something back, than the New York Times' piece …
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Hullabaloo, Mediaite, Taylor Marsh, The Political Carnival, Daily Kos and Grasping Reality …
The Politico:
Darrell Issa probes staff; spokesman Kurt Bardella at center of controversy — Rep. Darrell Issa, the Republican chairman of the powerful Oversight and Government Reform Committee, has launched an inquiry into whether spokesman Kurt Bardella improperly shared e-mails from other reporters …
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2chambers and FishbowlDC
Richard A. Oppel Jr / New York Times:
In Wisconsin, Flinging Blame and Citing Deadlines — MADISON, Wis. — Time may or may not be running out to make some crucial decisions in the Wisconsin fight over labor unions and budgets. But the blame game is definitely coming to a boil. — In his two-week-long standoff with Democrats …
Paul Duggan / Washington Post:
Last U.S. World War I veteran Frank W. Buckles dies at 110 — Frank W. Buckles died early Sunday, sadly yet not unexpectedly at age 110, having achieved a singular feat of longevity that left him proud and a bit bemused. — In 1917 and 1918, close to 5 million Americans served in World War I …
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Richard Goldstein / New York Times:
Frank Buckles, Last World War I Doughboy, Is Dead at 110
Frank Buckles, Last World War I Doughboy, Is Dead at 110
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Runnin' Scared