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boston.com - LANSING, Mich.—Hundreds of people angered by bills that would give broad new powers to emergency financial managers crowded into Michigan's Capitol rotunda on Tuesday, chanting loud enough to be he...
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democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - As I've mentioned a number of times before, TPM has done an amazing job covering the Wisconsin protests and political scene, and continues to do so with the article below. Uppidy Wisconsin ups the ...
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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - Wisconsin state Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R) expressed his frustration with the state's recall laws, during a press conference on Tuesday.Fitzgerald's off-the-cuff comments sounded l...
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blogs.edweek.org - The U.S. Senate has just defeated a pair of measures that would have gone in very directions on education spending, sending Congress back to the drawing board on spending bills for the current fede...
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huffingtonpost.com - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is meeting Wednesday with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton before hosting a White House party to watch basketball.In between, Obama will meet with the n...
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michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - If you didn't, you can watch her here. She's at her very best, with great interviews with Shock Doctrine author, Naomi Klein and former GOP chairman, Michael Steele. First, Maddow declares a victor...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Americans Oppose Republican Attack on Unions in Poll - BloombergAmericans Oppose Republican Attack on Unions in PollBy William Selway - Mar 8, 2011 9:00 PM PTinShareMorePrintEmailOhio Governor John... coopmike48 |
frederickhess.org - by Frederick M. Hess • Mar 9, 2011 at 9:44 amCross-posted from Education Weekhttp://www.frederickhess.org/2011/03/from-the-department-of-feigned-indignationIt's being played as big news that one ...
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schooltechconnect.com - I almost plotzed on the ride home tonight when I heard Naomi Klein call out the President for his complicity in the nationwide assault on labor that's going on. This Democracy Now episode is excell...
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news.firedoglake.com - This is quite a power play by the Wisconsin Republicans. Despite all the public opinion against them, despite weeks of protests, they have apparently decided to end the political careers of most of...
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oregonlive.com - Published: Wednesday, March 09, 2011, 11:46 AM Updated: Wednesday, March 09, 2011, 12:49 PMThe Oregon House again postponed a debate and vote on House Bill 2287, which modifies the state charte...
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defendwisconsin.org - Republicans continue to wish they could have it both ways. They say they are limiting collective bargaining for the economy, but now may be stripping it from other fiscal matters to move it toward ...
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budget.wispolitics.com - State Sen. Dan Kapanke said this afternoon that he expects those organizing a recall effort against him would gather the needed signatures to trigger an election.Still, he said he was undeterred by...
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nj.com - Published: Wednesday, March 09, 2011, 10:45 AM Updated: Wednesday, March 09, 2011, 11:29 AMTRENTON — The state’s largest teachers union last year spent $6.6 million on an ad campaign targeting ...
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politico.com - March 09, 2011 The Senate today rejected the House GOP's spending package -- a spending bill that included the controversial provision to strip Planned Parenthood of its federal funding. The failed...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Did you watch Maddow last night?Did you watch Maddow last night?by Mike KlonskyIf you didn't, you can watch her here. She's at her very best, with great interviews wi...
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blogs.edweek.org - It's being played as big news that one consequence of Wisconsin governor Scott Walker's efforts to dial back public employee collective bargaining is that it would, gasp, weaken his political oppon...
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defendwisconsin.org - The state Capitol is returning to a semblance of normalcy now that hundreds of protest signs have been removed and rules that went by the wayside during nearly three weeks of protests will once aga...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - ThinkProgress » WI Senate GOP Leader Admits On-Air That His Goal Is To Defund Labor Unions, Hurt Obama’s Reelection ChancesWI Senate GOP Leader Admits On-Air That His Goal Is To Defund Labor Unions...
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news.firedoglake.com - It wasn’t looking good for the boys in blue states as of last night. Their gentlemen’s agreement on filibusters had officially collapsed. Then Republicans reversed course, allowing votes today on c...
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metropulse.com - Gov. Bill Haslam is trying to reassure teachers that the Republicans are not at war with them, just determined to reward good teachers and encourage the not-good teachers to find another line of wo... coopmike48 |
 | upi.com - Published: March. 9, 2011 at 10:56 AM US President Barack Obama listends as he and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard speak with U.S. history students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Vi... coopmike48 |
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Wis. Gov. Walker's Rapidly Sinking Ship Takes on More Water | AFL-CIO NOW BLOGWis. Gov. Walker’s Rapidly Sinking Ship Takes on More Water by Tula Connell, Mar 8, 2011714Share This from AFL-CIO Pol...
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theatlanticwire.com - Washington Post political columnist David Broder has died at 81. According to the Post, he passed away Wednesday in Arlington due to complications from diabetes. A legend of the newsroom, Broder wo...
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huffingtonpost.com - WASHINGTON -- Union officials in Wisconsin are accusing Gov. Scott Walker of selectively leaking emails in an effort to come off as more compromising than he has been in the debate over his sharply...
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politico.com - In Wisconsin and other battleground states, there is a fight taking place about the future of our society. It is a fight about democracy, fairness and common sense. It is not a fight about collecti...
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boston.com - LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Arkansas lawmakers on Tuesday approved legislation to create a website that would track spending by all state agencies, except higher education.The measure, which passed through t...
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democracynow.org - On Saturday, March 5, 2011, thousands of people rallied in Madison, Wisconsin on the steps of the state capitol. Among those who took to the microphone, was academy award winning filmmaker, Michael...
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defendwisconsin.org - – March 8, 2011Posted in: Announcements Senator Jauch wrote in a letter today: Since Governor Walker introduced this legislation, I have talked with Republican lawmakers and former Thompson Cabinet...
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msnbc.msn.com - MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has offered to keep certain collective bargaining rights in place for state workers in a proposed compromise aimed at ending a nearly three-week standoff...
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boston.com - JACKSON, Miss.—A plan approved by a Mississippi Senate committee on Tuesday would cut state funding to public classrooms by at least $65 million next fiscal year, critics say.That's because the Sen...
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news.firedoglake.com - The President has been completely disengaged on the budget battle in Congress, preferring to let them battle it out while he jets around the country and says “win the future” a lot. And some member...
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politicallyillustrated.com - BY: Richard Long Published: March 08, 2011 SAN FRANCISCO (Politically Illustrated) – Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker proposed a compromise via e-mail to end a nearly three-week standoff with absent Sen...
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truth-out.org - The most revealing comments by politicians are rarely revealed. This is because they're made in unrecorded conversations, when politicos let their guard down. However, in a recent sting, blogger Ia...
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kochwatch.org - March 8, 2011- Here's a novel approach to blunting the power of public sector unions. New Hampshire Republicans are proposing to penalize state employees if they sue the government for breach of co...
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seattleducation2010.wordpress.com - Below is an introduction by Jim Horn of Schools Matter on a segment that Rachel Maddow did yesterday on state budgets and unions. Jim has in his post the video clips of the Rachel Maddow show. A re...
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