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Obama defends typically GOP states in race to 270
President Barack Obama begins his re-election campaign defending traditionally Republican territory that he carried when he won the White House four years ago. Republican Mitt Romney is looking to reclaim any combination of these GOP strongholds now in...Tags: Democratic Party, Bob McDonnell, White House, Primaries, Terry Branstad
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Indiana House Dems end long right-to-work fight
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — In the end, they just didn't have the votes.
For two legislative sessions, Indiana Democrats fought the divisive labor measure known as right-to-work. They offered amendments aimed at changing the bill. They sought to put the...Tags: Labor Legislation, Democratic Party, Super Bowl, Executive Branch, Politics
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Wisconsin man arrested for playing too much cowbell
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Demonstrators calling for the recall of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker learned there really is such a thing as too much cowbell. Oshkosh police arrested a 26-year-old Appleton man on Thursday after he kept playing a cowbell and...Tags: Police Arrests, Prosecution, Prosecution
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Indiana joins right-to-work ranks, gov. signs bill
Associated PressIndiana became the Rust Belt's first right-to-work state Wednesday in a move that is sure to embolden advocates seeking to curtail union rights across the country. But whether other states can replicate the conservatives' success in Indiana is less...Tags: Democratic Party, Labor Legislation, Brian Schweitzer, Michael Young, Executive Branch
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3 charged in investigation related to Wis. gov.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A former close aide to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker during his time as Milwaukee County executive is among three people who've been arrested and charged with felonies as part of an ongoing criminal investigation. Former Milwaukee...Tags: Prosecution, Trials, Prosecution, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice
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Chief: No arrests of protesters at Wis. Capitol
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Capitol police chief says officers are trying to persuade the protesters who haven't left the Capitol to leave voluntarily. Wisconsin Capitol Police Chief Charles Tubbs says officers have not arrested any of...Tags: Elections, Demonstration, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wisconsin, Politics
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GOP governors undermine Obama agenda in states
WASHINGTON (AP) — Their ranks swollen after the last election, Republican governors from Florida to Alaska are undermining President Barack Obama's agenda at every turn ahead of the Democrat's 2012 re-election campaign.
Some are rejecting...Tags: Rick Scott, White House, Matt Mead, Washington, DC, Wisconsin
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Wisconsin Dems not deterred by recall threat, pay issue
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin state Sen. Chris Larson packed just his toothbrush and one extra shirt when he and 13 fellow Democrats fled the state last week, to avoid near-certain passage of the Republican governor's plan to strip public workers of...Tags: Democratic Party, Unions, Citizens Initiative and Recall, Human Interest, Wisconsin
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Indiana GOP leader: No compromise with absent Dems
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's House speaker said Wednesday he won't concede to Democrats who fled the state to block contentious labor and education proposals — a strategy employed first last week in Wisconsin, where a legislative stalemate...Tags: Democratic Party, Unions, AFL-CIO, South Bend (St. Joseph, Indiana), Wisconsin
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South Bend rally organized to support Indiana House Democrats
SOUTH BEND -- Dozens of people lined Lasalle Avenue in South Bend Saturday afternoon to show their support of the Indiana House Democrats who walked-out of the Statehouse on Tuesday. The actions are an effort to keep Republican legislation like ...Tags: Democratic Party, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Indiana, Unions, Politics
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On prank call, Wis. governor discusses strategy
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — On a prank call that quickly spread across the Internet, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was duped into discussing his strategy to cripple public employee unions, promising never to give in and joking that he would use a baseball...Tags: Democratic Party, Companies and Corporations, Jim Doyle, Jeff Fitzgerald, Unions
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Madison schools to close for 4th day amid protests
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Public schools in Madison will close on Monday for the fourth straight day as teachers are expected to continue protesting a bill that would strip their collective bargaining rights. District spokesman Ken Syke said Sunday...Tags: Career and Workplace, Unions
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