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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Teamster Nation'Brutal numbers for Kasich'Ohio Gov. John Kasich might even be less popular than Koch whoreWisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. Public Policy Polling tells us that Ohioans hate the anti-work...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Letter to My Fellow Michiganders | MichaelMoore.comLetter to My Fellow MichigandersBy Michael MooreDO SOMETHING: AFL-CIO Protest Page | Working Families Facebook Event Page | MoveOn Protest Page | ...

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digbysblog.blogspot.com - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 Ego-Downby digbyMarcy Wheeler has a post up about the new "smock" that Quantico has given Bradley Manning. It's quite the outfit:This is used for people on suicide watch....

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democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - From Wispolitics, by Doug Bump: Couple says Senate Dems worked 'endless hours' in IllinoisA Woodstock, Ill., couple who hosted Senate Dems during their flight from Wisconsin says the senators worke...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - A Wisconsin Solidarity Grab Bag. March 15, 2011. | blue cheddar.A Wisconsin Solidarity Grab Bag. March 15, 2011.BY BLUECHEDDARWhile it’s great that my pants fit looser from all that exercise I did ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Talking Points Memo: Walker's Budget Would Make WI Labor Mediator A Political Appointee | www.kochwatch.orgTalking Points Memo: Walker's Budget Would Make WI Labor Mediator A Political Appointee Ma...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - News | www.kochwatch.orgThink Progress: Despite Budget Crisis, Arizona Lawmakers Propose Generous Tax Breaks For Subprime Schools *March 15, 2011-* For several months, Arizona has been grappling wi...

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blogs.edweek.org - The memo bears Indiana state schools chief Tony Bennett's name, and it purports to give his thoughts on legislation that would limit teacher job protections and change how they are evaluated.But ma...

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defendwisconsin.org - In Wisconsin, more than 100,000 people filled the streets of Madison Saturday in what what has been described as the state’s largest protest ever. The massive rally was held one day after Republica...

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - Just a few months into his first term, Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) appears to be immensely unpopular with his constituents, a clear majority of whom disapprove of his job performance, according to a ...

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michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - La Cucaracha"In Madison a new governor, Scott Walker, is applying the Rahm Emanuel axiom that a crisis is a terrible thing to waste." -- Michael Miner, Chicago Reader******David Brooks on Obama: "w...

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thehill.com - House Republicans won another battle in their war on net-neutrality regulations in a highly partisan committee vote on Tuesday.A resolution to repeal the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rul...

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blogs.edweek.org - Dear Deborah, Last week, I wrote from Madison, where I spoke about the historical context for the current corporate reform movement. When I agreed to speak at the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, I h...

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kochwatch.org - March 15, 2011- I don't think Scott Walker has really accepted the fact that most people in his state don't like or trust him. I wonder what it'll take before it sinks in:WASHBURN — Wisconsin’s pro...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Wis. Dem's Votes Won't Count--Another Blow to Democracy | AFL-CIO NOW BLOGWis. Dem’s Votes Won’t Count—Another Blow to Democracy by Tula Connell, Mar 15, 201129ShareProving once again that state Se...

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democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - Maybe somebody explained to the immensely unfit for leadership Sen. Scott Fitzgerald that he can’t illegally prevent an elected representative of the people from voting. jsonline: The top GOP lead...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Wisconsin: Republicans Dial It Back, Revoke Punitive Actions Against Fab 14 Senate Democrats | FDL News DeskWisconsin: Republicans Dial It Back, Revoke Punitive Actions Against Fab 14 Senate Democr...

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baycitizen.org - The California Nurses Association, the 85,000-strong union that flexed its muscle last election season with relentless attacks on Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, dived into the San ...

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dekerivers.wordpress.com - The views from across America are not uplifting. There is anger, and anxiety in these numbers made known in the latest ABC poll. One finding is something that almost all such polls pop up with. ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Is Discontent with Government a Recipe for Constitutional Crisis, or Reform? | ElectionsIs Discontent with Government a Recipe for Constitutional Crisis, or Reform?by Jon WalkerThe American people ...

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kochwatch.org - March 14, 2011- Wisconsin Republicans Declare War On Democrats By Striking Their Votes From RecordSenate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald has just declared war on the Democrats. We heard last week ...

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kingmandailyminer.com - 3/15/2011 5:59:00 AMColumn: Madness in Mad TownWill DurstNational ColumnistBest be vigilant for an inadvertent head butt as the eyes of the world recoil from that crazed leader, besieged in his own...

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democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - Scott Walker continues to claim outside groups of protesters will not influence his decision to stick to his radical big money agenda. These groups do not reflect the majority of state voters who j...

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democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - It’s early in the conversation, but the best local voice of union and non-union workers in the state, Sly in the Morning, talked with John Nichols about the unconstitutional power grab by the Major...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - ABC-Washington Post Poll: 64% of Americans Favor Tax Increases to Trim Deficit | FiredoglakeABC-Washington Post Poll: 64% of Americans Favor Tax Increases to Trim DeficitBy: Blue Texan Tuesday Marc...

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chicagotribune.com - LANSING, Mich. Emergency financial managers appointed by the state of Michigan to run struggling cities and schools would get broad new powers, including the ability to terminate union contracts, u...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Teamster Nation: Today's Teamster News 03.16.11Today's Teamster News 03.16.11by Teamster PowerSenate Republicans to drop contempt finding against Democrats Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel ...The top ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Teamster Nation: Protest on Wed for WI Republicans at $1K a head fundraiser in DCProtest on Wed for WI Republicans at $1K a head fundraiser in DCby Teamster PowerThe Wisconsin Republicans who voted...

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mercurynews.com - By Steven HarmonContra Costa TimesSACRAMENTO -- As Gov. Jerry Brown accused "extreme elements" in the Republican party of trying to intimidate GOP legislators from voting to allow his tax extension...

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kochwatch.org - March 14, 2011- Scott Walker may have won the legislative battle over collective bargaining, but the political damage from the Wisconsin standoff as well as similar battles in other states could fo...

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kochwatch.org - March 14, 2011- A public employee union leader in Wisconsin has declared that organized labor will dedicate its efforts to recalling state Senate Republicans this year, and recalling Gov. Walker ne...

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