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Wis. governor greeted at Washburn fundraiser by thousands of protesters

Wisconsin’s protracted family fight over the budget and public employee unions moved to this Bayfield County town Saturday evening, as embattled Gov. Scott Walker spoke at an invitation-only event and was greeted by at least 2,000 angry protesters outside.

By: John Lundy, Duluth News Tribune

• Washburn protest

Protesters yell and wave signs at cars heading to a Republican Party fundraiser in Washburn on Saturday. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was a speaker at the event. (Dave Ballard / For the News Tribune)

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WASHBURN — Wisconsin’s protracted family fight over the budget and public employee unions moved to this Bayfield County town Saturday evening, as embattled Gov. Scott Walker spoke at an invitation-only event and was greeted by at least 2,000 angry protesters outside.

Walker arrived in a convoy of six unmarked police cars that pulled up at

5:45 p.m. to the Steak Pit for a Republican Lincoln Day fundraiser. The large, boisterous crowd, which had been lining the streets leading to the restaurant since 4:30, quickly recognized him and