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Tea Party backers outnumbered in Wisconsin budget demonstrations

 Source  February 19, 2011  9 Comments on Tea Party backers outnumbered in Wisconsin budget demonstrations

By James Kelleher / Reuters / Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:55pm EST MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) – Supporters of legislation to…

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Anna’s Video Pick – Ed Schultz in Madison Wisconsin

 Anna Daniels  February 18, 2011  3 Comments on Anna’s Video Pick – Ed Schultz in Madison Wisconsin

What does democracy look like? Does it look like teachers, police, firefighters, librarians, nurses, the people who remove snow and trash, and social workers who have peacefully and in large numbers turned out to support the right of working and middle class people to participate in unions and in the collective bargaining process?

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For 2nd Day Wisconsin Democratic Senators Prevent Anti-Union Vote

 Source  February 18, 2011  15 Comments on For 2nd Day Wisconsin Democratic Senators Prevent Anti-Union Vote

By Jason Stein, Patrick Marley and Bill Glauber/ Journal Sentinel Online (Milwaukee, WI) /  Feb. 18, 2011 Madison — With Senate…

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