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media.www.dennews.com - Dave Balson/Opinions Editor 2011 is shaping up to be one hell of a year for democracy. History books will look back on the unprecedented protests of the past two months as a time when millions of p...

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huffingtonpost.com - The genius of the Republican Party has been to convince workers that it is better to support business interests than it is to defend the rights of workers. Republicans have convinced citizens to vo...

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cnn.com - STORY HIGHLIGHTSDiane Ravitch: Teachers are rallying against Wisconsin plan to cut their benefits, union rightsShe says teachers have been singled out for blame on America's education problemsRavit...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Tracy Fuller, executive board president of the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Association, says in a statement on the association’s website that he regrets the endorsement by the Wisconsin Troopers Asso...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - MADISON (WKOW) -- The Madison School District sent out this memo Sunday evening, asking staff to report, but saying schools will be closed again Monday.The Madison Teachers Union is advising member...

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themoderatevoice.com - Across the US, GOP Lawmakers Build States of Denial by Michael Winship Forced at gunpoint this weekend to clean out a lot of old paper files in anticipation of some home improvements, I ran across ...

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dailykos.com - The following comes directly from http://www.patriotactionnetwork.com/... Our goal is to make the gathering look as greedy and goonish as we know that it is, ding their credibility with the media a...

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washingtonpost.com - MADISON, Wis. -- The head of Wisconsin's powerful teachers' union is calling on educators to return to classrooms Monday and Tuesday rather than continue being absent to protest an anti-union bill ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Indiana teachers rally against efforts by Governor Mitch Daniels to divert resources from public schools to charter schools and private schools.

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huffingtonpost.com - As events in Egypt showed, you never know what will set off mass protest.Here at home, over-reaching by a novice Republican governor of Wisconsin has finally triggered the protest marches that have...

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politico.com - MADISON, Wisc. — Snow and ice pelted the Capitol here Sunday morning as protesters prepared yet again to storm the city and a group of Senate Democrats referring to themselves as the “Wisconsin 14”...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Update | Oof. This thing’s going viral. Welcome, everyone, and if you’d like to follow me on Twitter or Facebook, feel free. Also, be sure to check back later — I’ll have another post up soon showi...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - We know how this is going to resolve itself. Walker and the rest have become so inured of conservative sophistry that they will willingly snort the Koch-aine of some silly scheme or another. I gues...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Leader Pelosi this afternoon:As we gather here, in Wisconsin right now we’re watching an extraordinary show of democracy in action. Wisconsin’s workers, teachers and public servants must have a sea...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - foiz5000 | February 19, 2011 | 1,625 likes, 27 dislikesUploaded under Fair Use. Original audio and video copyright WisconsinEye Public Affairs Network.It seems some pretty shady tactics are being u...

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boston.com - MILWAUKEE—Doctors who wrote medical notes over the weekend excusing protesters at the Wisconsin Capitol from work are getting slammed with angry phone calls and profane e-mails from people telling ...

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chicagotribune.com - Associated Press 2:05 p.m. CST, February 20, 2011 DES MOINES, Iowa — Union workers plan to rally at the Iowa capitol this week to show their support for Wisconsin workers protesting their governor'...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - You might want to read this.How do states which allow collective bargaining for unions compare, academically, against those that don’t? Let’s first look at HS graduation rates:Grad Rates- The red a...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Behind some silver-linings, there is some rain, lol. The nice weather has brought about an early bout with spring allergies this season, and I’ve been fighting off getting a secondary infection as ...

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abcnews.go.com - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker talks to the media, Feb. 17, 2011, at the State Capitol in Madison, Wis., in response to 14 state Senators leaving the state to block his bill that would eliminate colle...

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variety.com - Posted: Sun., Feb. 20, 2011, 3:15pm PT

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reuters.com - By James Kelleher MADISON, Wisconsin | Sun Feb 20, 2011 6:45pm EST MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - The issues were serious but the mood was cheery on Sunday among demonstrators in Wisconsin protesti...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Stand With Wisconsin WorkersWISCONSIN WORKERS ARE UNDER ATTACK! TUESDAY, FEB. 22, 2011 STATE CAPITOL, SACRAMENTO 5:30 PMSupport Workers’ Rights!Join us for a Candlelight Vigil in solidarity with Wi...

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presstv.ir - Bringing home 150 troops from Afghanistan would fix Wisconsin's budget 'crisis'Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:51PMRobert Greenwald, AlterNet Wisconsin's Governor Scott Walker is using phony budget projection...

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reuters.com - By Steven Allen Adams CHARLESTON, W., Virginia | Sun Feb 20, 2011 1:54pm EST CHARLESTON, W., Virginia (Reuters) - Public sector workers in West Virginia, in support of public employee protests in W...

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newsmax.com - Nearly 70,000 protesters gathered in Madison, Wis., on Saturday in a peaceful face-off between pro-labor demonstrators and supporters of Republican efforts to scrap the union rights of state worker...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - STORY HIGHLIGHTSDiane Ravitch: Teachers are rallying against Wisconsin plan to cut their benefits, union rightsShe says teachers have been singled out for blame on America's education problemsRavit...

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accuweather.com - By Tiffany Getz, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer Feb 20, 2011; 3:10 PM ET A major ice storm impacting Wisconsin will not be enough to stop protesters, as hundreds of people arrive in Madison, the stat...

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coopcatalyst.wordpress.com - Just recently I got into a discussion on Facebook with some of my mother’s friends about the goings on in Wisconsin. To make a long story short, we disagreed about a lot of things including tax cut...

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motherjones.com - While public employee unions fight for their existence in Wisconsin, teachers and union members in Indiana are worried that their collective bargaining rights could soon be scrapped as well. Next w...

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cbsnews.com - (CBSNews) For the past several days we've been seeing pictures of thousands of demonstrators, marching through the streets of one capital city. Not in Middle East, but in our own Middle West. Cynt...

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abcnews.go.com - Feb. 20, 2011 The Democratic Wisconsin state senators camped out across the border in Illinois fired back at Gov. Scott Walker today, saying their action to block a vote on his budget proposal is a...

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sunjournal.com - Nuggets from the notebook while wondering if Maine's labor groups will be emboldened by their colleagues in Wisconsin ... From Maine's perspective, watching the protests in Wisconsin may seem like ...

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memphisflyer.com - Well, it's about time! I wondered what it would take for Cairo-like demonstrations to break out on this side of the pond, and now, thanks to the folks in Madison, Wisconsin, we know the answer: it'...

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communities.washingtontimes.com - EASTON, MD — February 21, 2011 — Thousands of peaceful protestors flood the capital. Thinly veiled threats of force are issued against the protestors. Opposition leaders flee elsewhere, going int...

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cta.org - CTA stands with our colleagues and public employees in Wisconsin whose collective bargaining rights are under attack by Gov. Scott Walker. He is scapegoating working families for state budget probl...

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buzzfeed.com - 45 awesome protest signs against Governor Scott Walker's budget bill. I'm very impressed with your signs, Wisconsin. Very clever.

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blog.aflcio.org - Kamal Abbas, general coordinator of the independent Egyptian Centre for Trade Unions and Workers Services (CTUWS), has sent an amazing message of solidarity to U.S. workers under assault by CEO-bac...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - We’d rather be in the classroom, but it was time to speak outBy Terry Schoessow, Special to Workday20 February 2011MADISON, Wis. - If you had told any of our group of eight teachers a month ago tha...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - crooksandliars.com - Fox News broke this bulletin about an hour ago. It stems from a video posted by the MacIver Institute Wisconsin alleging that a doctor is signing bogus excuses for teachers pro...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - After six days of protests that packed the state capitol, Wisconsin's major teachers' union called on members to start returning to work Monday but keep fighting a proposed rollback of union protec...

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rabble.ca - February 19, 2011| Byrabble staff|As protests erupted in Cairo's Tahrir Square rabble's staff and contributors spoke to Egyptian protesters, solidarity activists and responded with interviews, comm...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Ohio Is at Warby Cary NelsonFrom the vantage point of the pancaked fields of Illinois, it is easy to wax nostalgic about Ohio's rolling hills. I spent four years there as an undergraduate and for m...

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unionleader.com - DURHAM – Heated contract negotiations between University of New Hampshire professors and administrators were thrust into public view last week after the school's chief negotiator issued a scathing ...

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news.yahoo.com - COMMENTARY | The debate over Ohio Senate Bill 5 is quickly evolving to an emotional and partisan issue. Public employee unions are lined up on one side of the issue and fiscal conservatives holding...

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weac.org - All news Posted: 2/19/2011 6:17:42 PM People from around the state and across the country are asking how they can help stop the attacks on worker rights in Wisconsin and how they can show their sup...

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - Tensions remained high in Wisconsin on Sunday as Gov. Scott Walker (R) remained in a standoff with state public employees unions and Democratic legislators over a proposal that would not only requi...

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oregonlive.com - Published: Sunday, February 20, 2011, 1:04 PMRepublicans who swept into power in state capitols this year with promises to cut spending and bolster the business climate now are beginning to usher i...

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dailymail.com - W.Va. public employees plan Capitol rally CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Having Presidents Day off will allow some West Virginia state employees to rally for pay raises.The Public Workers Union plans to condu...

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