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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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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - As we prepare for another day at the Capitol, we thank all of our brothers and sisters - union and non - for their incredible support. Here's a short video of local firefighters, met with cheers fo...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Wisconsin’s Democratic Senators have skipped work today in boycott of a bill that threatens to dismantle the state’s 50-year-old collective bargaining process for public employee unions. The propos...

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nbc15.com - UPDATED Thursday, February 17, 2011 --- 11:20 a.m. We're following breaking news out of the Capitol. Democratic Senators are not showing up for the session in order to prevent a quorum call. Source...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - MADISON –Governor Scott Walker on Thursday afternoon released the following statement: Out of respect for the institution of the Legislature and the democratic process, I am calling on Senate Democ...

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voices.washingtonpost.com - During an interview with TMJ4 of Milwaukee that aired Thursday, President Obama weighed in on the rapidly escalating brouhaha over Gov. Scott Walker's (R-Wis.) proposal to strip public-sector emplo...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - As the Wisconsin Senate is about to pass the most anti-union legislation in the country, aimed squarely at those working in public service, there is this:Madison public schools are closed because m...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Feb. 17, 2011 9:07 p.m. |Madison -- Supporters of Gov. Scott Walker's plans to take union rights away from public workers are planning a Saturday rally at the Capitol, following days of protests by...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - In Wisconsin, about 1,000 teachers called in sick Wednesday to protest Gov. Scott Walker’s attempt to strip their union bargaining rights.In Washington, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie recounted his...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - California Teachers Association stands in support of educators and public workers in Wisconsin battling to retain their collective bargaining rights.

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theatlanticwire.com - By Caitlin Dickson | February 17, 2011 4:39pm To non-inhabitants, it's possible Wisconsin has never looked quite this interesting. The state is up in arms today over the new Republican governor's b...

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modeducation.blogspot.com - The California Teachers Association issued this silly 30 sec video in which they tell Wisconsin teachers and public sector workers they support them, and then chant Si Se Puede and clap for fifteen...

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robertreich.org - The Republican strategy is to split the vast middle and working class – pitting unionized workers against non-unionized, public-sector workers against non-public, older workers within sight of Medi...

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commondreams.org - Protests have erupted in cities across Egypt, with demonstrators demanding an end to Hosni Mubarak's presidency.A country-wide curfew is in place as darkness begins to fall. Tens of thousands took ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - NEA president demands that educator voices be heardNEA president demands that educator voices be heardVan Roekel travels to Wisconsin to demonstrate support of 3.2 million NEA membersMADISON — NEA ...

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cleveland.com - Published: Thursday, February 17, 2011, 12:25 PM Updated: Thursday, February 17, 2011, 12:58 PMCOLUMBUS, Ohio - Hundreds of public workers jammed the Statehouse Thursday as the Ohio Senate cont...

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huffingtonpost.com - No job safety inspections while inspectors are furloughed for up to three months. No food safety inspections while inspectors are off the job for more than a month. Ten thousand teachers and aides ...

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wrn.com - Thousands are in downtown Madison for what is day three for some people protesting Governor Scott Walker’s budget repair bill, legislation that scales back bargaining rights for public employees. S...

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obrag.org - 10:27 PST:By Steve Schultze of the Journal Sentinel “All Politics Blog“: The Assembly met briefly, with all Democratic members wearing bright orange t-shirts inscribed with the slogan, “Assembly De...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - From Brian LeCloux, who posted this at ARN:I was at the rally today for 11 hours. Awesome!There were 5,000 inside the State Capitol from the early morning on, chanting "this is what democracy looks...

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host.madison.com - KRISTIN CZUBKOWSKI | The Capital Times | kristinc@madison.com madison.com | | Posted: Thursday, February 17, 2011 8:34 pm Highlighting it as proof that management and labor can work together, the M...

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jsonline.com - Feb. 17, 2011 12:15 p.m. | Full and unrestrained congratulations to the Milwaukee Public Schools, which does not close down to accommodate the state teachers union’s illegal strike. MPS stays open ...

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thesabloggers.org - Public employees in Wisconsin have been on edge ever since Governor Scott Walker presented his budget repair bill on Thursday, February 10. The bill eliminates almost all collective bargaining righ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The weather in Wisconsin is cold this time of year -- but the budget fight is only getting hotter. Following a walkout by the state Senate Democrats, depriving Republicans of the three-fifths major...

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) is watching events in Wisconsin, and he's come to this conclusion: the thousands of union workers packing the Capitol are wrong and the governor is right.In a stat...

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cnn.com - Schools closed, protests continueSTORY HIGHLIGHTSGovernors in Wisconsin, Ohio, New York and New Jersey are taking on teachers unionsMany school districts used federal stimulus dollars to make up sh...

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politico.com - February 17, 2011 The Democratic National Committee's Organizing for America arm -- the remnant of the 2008 Obama campaign -- is playing an active role in organizing protests against Wisconsin Gove...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - During an interview with TMJ4 of Milwaukee that aired Thursday, President Obama weighed in on the rapidly escalating brouhaha over Gov. Scott Walker's (R-Wis.) proposal to strip public-sector emplo...

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pbs.org - JIM LEHRER: Now, two takes on the fallout from budget pressures on state governments. First, a huge battle in Wisconsin between the governor and public sector workers. Ray Suarez has that story. RA...

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obrag.org - To see the most recent updates go HERE NOON PST: Demonstrators are now organizing to shut down WI Capital by blocking all exits/entry. The word “shutdown”now being used in tweets from scene. 30,000...

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