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... recap of all the day's events in and outside the hearing room. WALKER'S WIN After three weeks of total stalemate, Republicans in the Wisconsin state senate devised a way to pass Gov. Scott Walker's bill stripping most public workers of collective bargaining rights without the 14 Democrats ...
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... few days cringing at what Moammar Gadhafi may do to protesters (and innocent bystanders) in Libya. We've watched in astonishment as lawmakers fled the Wisconsin and Indiana state capitols rather than be backed into a corner on anti-union legislation. And in Washington, we've seen history on rewind ...
... Democrats as well as Republicans appear flummoxed by much of this, since it makes any pledge to find middle ground or compromise politically treacherous. In Wisconsin, Democratic lawmakers simply left town rather than work on Republican Gov. Scott Walker's plan to take away collective bargaining rights for public workers ...
... Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Across the country, states faced with massive budget gaps are looking for ways to slash Medicaid spending. Combined, states are looking at a ...
... was little post-speech reaction from potential 2012 contenders, but one did stop by Statuary Hall in the Capitol to share his thoughts with the PBS NewsHour. Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., who is considering either a gubernatorial run or a White House bid, praised the president's nod toward ...
... on a variety of topics covered in the president's speech and the Republican response. No matter where you happen to be on Tuesday, the PBS NewsHour will bring you the most comprehensive coverage and analysis of the president's speech and the Republican response by Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan ...
... half of the states consider the health care law unconstitutional and are willing to fight it in court." The states are: Iowa, Ohio, Kansas, Wyoming, Wisconsin and Maine. It's the largest lawsuit challenging the law -- but there are others. The Washington Post reports: "Lawsuits have been filed elsewhere. A ...
Philadelphia's City Hall building. Photo via Flickr user Th.omas. PHILADELPHIA | High atop the city hall the statue of William Penn looks down on this city and sees a city that stands as a symbol of the hopes and challenges faced in America's big industrial cities - in counties Patchwork Nation calls the Industrial Metropolis....
"The Onion News Network," a 30-minute, weekly television program, will debut on IFC on Friday. The show comes on the heels of "SportsDome," which premiered on Comedy Central and satirizes the round-the-clock coverage of sports channels like ESPN.
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