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Supreme Court reinstates collective bargaining law — By Patrick Marley of the Journal Sentinel — Madison - Acting with unusual speed, the state Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated Gov. Scott Walker's plan to all but end collective bargaining for tens of thousands of public workers.
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Wisconsin Supreme Court Overturns Judge Sumi — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has just released a decision (here) overturning Judge Sumi's ruling invalidating the Wisconsin collective bargaining bill. — Some key language from the ruling, which overturned Judge Sumi's rulings both procedurally …
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wicourts.gov:
2011AP613-LV 2011AP765-W — Complete Title: — State of Wisconsin ex rel. Ismael R. Ozanne — Plaintiff-Respondent — v. — Defendants, — Defendant-Petitioner-Movant. — State of Wisconsin and State of Wisconsin ex rel. Michael D. Huebsch, Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration,
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Monica Davey / New York Times:
Collective Bargaining Law Upheld in Wisconsin — The Wisconsin Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for significant cuts to collective bargaining rights for public workers in the state, undoing a lower court's decision that Wisconsin's controversial law had been passed improperly.
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David Weigel / Weigel:
The Most Offensive Political Ad Ever, This Hour — Democrats sort of bungled a low-turnout jungle primary for Jane Harman's open seat. They expected it to produce an all-Democrat race between Janice Hahn and Debra Bowen, but Bowen fell short, and Republican Craig Huey got the other runoff spot.
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
In CA-36, Democrat Calls For Blanket Condemnation Of Stunning New Web Ad (VIDEO) — The special election to replace the retired Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) just took a turn for the spectacular. A new web video aimed at boosting the Republican chances for an upset win is
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Weiner's bad poll numbers — Anthony Weiner has become one of the most unpopular figures in the history of PPP's polling and a majority of Americans now think he should resign. — 70% of voters nationally have an unfavorable opinion of Weiner compared to just 8% with a positive one.
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Citing his own past, Barney Frank declines to judge Rep. Weiner
Citing his own past, Barney Frank declines to judge Rep. Weiner
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Jimmy Vielkind / Capitol Confidential:
McDonald is 31st vote for same-sex marriage (updated) — Senator Roy McDonald, R-Saratoga, told the Times Union Tuesday that he will back a bill legalizing same-sex marriage. He becomes the 31st senator to proclaim his public support for the bill. It needs 32 votes to pass the Senate.
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David Frum / FrumForum:
Pawlenty Is Debate's Biggest Loser — Tim Pawlenty was debate night's big loser. He walked onto that stage with one mission: to prove himself the ultra-base alternative to Romney. He failed, miserably. — Pawlenty's failure is not the kind of stumble he can correct later.
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Jay Root / The Texas Tribune:
Rick Perry Says Voters Want More Options In GOP Field
Rick Perry Says Voters Want More Options In GOP Field
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Debate Swings Door Open for Perry, Closed for Palin
Debate Swings Door Open for Perry, Closed for Palin
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The Hill:
Senate keeps $6B in subsidies, but 34 GOPers side with Coburn — Thirty-four Senate Republicans, including GOP leaders, voted on Tuesday to eliminate a $6 billion annual tax break for ethanol, striking a blow against a taxpayer pledge that some claim is an obstacle to a deficit-reduction agreement.
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Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
Koch Brothers, Grover Norquist Split On Ethanol Subsidies
Koch Brothers, Grover Norquist Split On Ethanol Subsidies
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Carlos Lozano / L.A. NOW:
Gay jurist in Proposition 8 case had no legal obligation to remove himself, judge rules [Updated] — A federal judge on Tuesday refused to invalidate last year's ruling against Proposition 8, deciding the gay jurist who overturned the same-sex marriage ban had no obligation to step aside because of a possible conflict of interest.
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Chris Geidner / Poliglot:
Motion to Vacate Prop 8 Decision Is Denied
Motion to Vacate Prop 8 Decision Is Denied
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CNNMoney.com:
Wingnut debt ceiling demands — NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — A lot of politicians are weighing in with demands before they'll support raising the debt ceiling. Most of their conditions are related to debt, such as put in place a debt reduction plan or cut spending.
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Pundit Under Protest — I'll be writing a lot about the presidential election over the next 16 months, but at the outset I would just like to remark that I'm opining on this whole campaign under protest. I'm registering a protest because for someone of my Hamiltonian/National Greatness perspective …
Matthew Hendley / The Daily Pulp:
Allen West Violates Federal Law During Weekend Diving Trip — There's nothing really bad to say about Rep. Allen West going diving off the coast of Deerfield Beach with a bunch of military veterans — except for the fact that he violated U.S. federal law in the process, and provided pictorial of himself doing so.
hellomagazine.com:
HELLO! exclusive: Mildred Baena, the housekeeper who had a child with Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks out for the first time — When it was revealed that Arnold Schwarzenegger had a 13-year-old child with a trusted member of the family's domestic staff, the world let out a collective gasp.
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John Bresnahan / The Politico:
John Boehner invokes War Powers Act — House Speaker John Boehner is warning President Barack Obama that he may be in violation of the War Powers Act if Obama refuses to ask Congress for authorization to overthrow Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi. — In a letter to Obama today …
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Caitlin McDevitt / The Politico:
John King: The grunting moderator — During Monday night's GOP debate in New Hampshire, CNN's John King, the moderator, had a hard time keeping the candidates under the 30 second-per-answer time limit. — So he resorted to what sounded a lot like grunting.
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Brad Johnson / ThinkProgress:
Mitt Romney: Federal Disaster Relief For Tornado And Flood Victims Is ‘Immoral,’ ‘Makes No Sense At All’ — Obama meets victims of the Joplin tornado. — Asked about federal disaster relief for recent tornado and flood victims at last night's GOP debate, candidate Mitt Romney called the spending …
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CNN:
CNN LIVE EVENT/SPECIAL — Republican Debate — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. — JOHN KING, CNN ANCHOR: Welcome to Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, and the first Republican presidential debate in this first-in-the-nation primary state.
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Rand Simberg / National Review:
An Out-of-This-World Debate Question
An Out-of-This-World Debate Question
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Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Bachmann says she won't seek re-election to Congress, while running for president — MINNEAPOLIS - U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann says she's not running for re-election in Minnesota's 6th Congressional District while she's campaigning for the Republican nomination for president.
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Brobinson / Fox Nation:
Obama Blames ATMs for High Unemployment — President Obama explained to NBC News that the reason companies aren't hiring are not because of his policies, it's because the economy is so automated. ... “There are some structural issues with our economy where a lot of businesses have learned …
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Jonathan Chait / The New Republic:
The GOP's Missing Man — The biggest question of the Republican presidential campaign is: What will Paul Ryan do? Ryan has come to dominate the Republican Party's agenda and has personally become a totem — a sort of mini-Reagan figure, frequently cited as credibility by others and never attacked.
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Archbishop Dolan / The Gospel in the Digital Age:
The True Meaning of Marriage — The stampede is on. Our elected senators who have stood courageous in their refusal to capitulate on the state's presumption to redefine marriage are reporting unrelenting pressure to cave-in. — The media, mainly sympathetic to this rush to tamper …
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CNNMoney.com:
Surging college costs price out middle class — As portrayed on the left axis, median income has hovered around $33,000 since 1988. Meanwhile, college tuition and fees — portrayed on the right axis — have more than doubled. — NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — What do you get when college costs skyrocket but incomes barely budge?
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Tammy Bruce / Big Government:
Why Sarah Palin Must Run in 2012 — One of the prevailing debates in the GOP these days (if not the only one) is whether or not Governor Sarah Palin will, or should, run for president. Not only should she, she must if the GOP has any hope of having a legitimate nominee whom everyone can support for the 2012 election.
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Dana Mattioli / Wall Street Journal:
High Hopes at Miracle-Gro in Medical Marijuana Field — Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. has long sold weed killer. Now, it's hoping to help people grow killer weed. — In an unlikely move for the head of a major company, Scotts Chief Executive Jim Hagedorn said he is exploring targeting medical marijuana …