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Right wing woes grow in Wisconsin
March 17, 2011Republican elected officials have a lot to worry about as voters increasingly turn away from them in disgust.
Read moreWisconsin recall drive is ahead of schedule
March 16, 2011Less than two weeks after recall campaigns against eight Wisconsin GOP state senators got under way, union members and their allies have already collected half the signatures they need.
Read more"States' rights" Republicans killing democracy, state by state
March 15, 2011Major assaults on democracy are underway on the local level in dozens of states.
Read moreFeb. jobless figures down but concerns rise over govt. cuts
March 15, 2011The nation's official unemployment rate declined ever so slightly for the third straight month in February, down 0.1 percent to 8.9 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced last week.
Read moreWisconsin protesters: You couldn’t wait us out, so, you locked us out!
March 04, 2011One nurse summed up the legal victory to keep Wisconsin state Capitol open: "What Walker has done is sad. So we came dressed for a funeral but we are ready to dance. We expect that we will win this battle."
Read moreDefiant protesters still occupy Wisconsin Capitol
March 03, 2011Protesters still occupy the state Capitol, while thousands demand to be let in.
Read moreWalker ignores court order, locks out Wisconsin protesters
March 02, 2011A judge's order yesterday requiring Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker to allow full public access to the Capitol here is being ignored by the governor and the state's Republicans.
Read moreTop labor leader says protests hike support for unions
March 02, 2011"People are giving the labor movement another look now," AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said at a press conference here March 1.
Read moreJudge orders Wis. Capitol open to protesters
March 01, 2011A judge has issued a temporary restraining order against Gov. Scott Walker, which effectively reopens the Capitol to demonstrators who the governor tried to keep out today.
Read moreObama, most Americans, side with unions over right-wingers
March 01, 2011Presidential and popular support for public workers was not the only bad polling news the right wing has to deal with today.
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