AP: 2 Wisconsin Democrats keep their Senate seats *-By Scott Bauer* *August 16, 2011-* MADISON, Wis. — Two Democratic Wisconsin state senators targeted by Republicans survived their elections Tuesday, ending a tumultuous summer of recalls spurred by anger over how lawmakers reacted to Gov. Scott ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wirch retains Wisconsin Senate seat in recall vote *-By Georgia Pabst* *August 16, 2011- *Longtime Democratic legislator Robert Wirch beat back a challenge from Republican political newcomer Jonathan Steitz in Tuesday's recall election in Senate District 22 in the Kenosha County area. Wirch, 67, was ...
Al Jazeera: Fault Lines: The Top 1%
Huffington Post: The Koch Brothers And The Battle Over Integration In Wake County's Schools *-by Trymaine Lee* *August 15, 2011-* The stakes in the battle over the Wake County Public School System in North Carolina couldn’t be higher. On one side are the billionaire brothers, Charles and David Koch, and the Tea Party and libertarian groups ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Special prosecutor named in Prosser/Bradley altercation *Allegations of chokehold in Wisconsin Supreme Court chambers to be investigated* *-By Patrick Marley* *August 15, 2011*- *Madison* - Sauk County District Attorney Patricia Barrett will serve as special prosecutor in the investigation of a physical ...
Sam Seder: ALEC Using Taxpayer Funds to Destroy Government
