Claim of Return for Wisconsin State Senators Debunked
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The Wall Street Journal thought they had a scoop when they took a statement from Wisconsin’s Senate Democratic leader Mark Miller and weaved it into a story about an end to the standoff.
Playing a game of political chicken, Democratic senators who fled Wisconsin to stymie restrictions on public-employee unions said Sunday they planned to come back from exile soon, betting that even though their return will allow the bill to pass, the curbs are so unpopular they’ll taint the state’s Republican governor and legislators [...]
Sen. Mark Miller said he and his fellow Democrats intend to let the full Senate vote on Gov. Scott
