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Billionaires buy Wisconsin recall election for Scott Walker
Surrounded by dozens of supporters at an evening campaign rally in Madison on May 30, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, the Democratic candidate for governor in Wisconsin’s tumultuous recall election, had something encouraging to tell the crowd: The fact...
Tags: Tea Party Movement, Scott Walker, Sheldon Adelson, Regional Authority, Elections
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Wisconsin vote slaps labor and Democrats, but not necessarily Obama
There may be no more appropriate metaphor for the impact of Wisconsin's combustible recall election for governor than what happened to Democratic challenger Tom Barrett moments after he publicly conceded defeat to Republican incumbent Scott Walker....
Tags: U.S. Presidential Election Exit Polls (2008), Scott Walker, Parties and Movements, Labor Legislation, Republican Party
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Cable TV news the biggest loser in Wisconsin recall
The Baltimore SunUPDATES WITH LINK TO RESPONSE POST BY GRETA VAN SUSTEREN: After watching coverage of the Wisconsin recall, I am convinced more than ever that it's time for a major press gut check. We have been in real trouble for a long time with cable TV news, but we...Tags: Television Industry, Scott Walker, Fox Broadcasting Company, Al Sharpton, CNN (tv network)
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Milwaukee mayor gets slapped
KIAHMilwaukee mayor, Democrat Tom Barrett, felt the sting of defeat not once, but twice last night. First, when he conceded Wisconsin's gubernatorial recall election to Republican Governor Scott Walker, and secondly when a supporter slapped Barrett in the...Tags: Scott Walker, Politics, Elections
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Wisconsin Gov. Walker Overcomes Recall Effort
Los Angeles TimesMILWAUKEE -- Wisconsin's Republican governor, Scott Walker, handily defeated an effort by labor unions and Democratic activists to end his tenure early, surviving a recall contest that capped more than a year of political turmoil and deep division in...Tags: Scott Walker, U.S. Presidential Election Exit Polls (2008), Local Elections, Parties and Movements, Labor Legislation
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The lesson of Wisconsin: OK for Obama, terrible for unions
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's victory in Tuesday's recall election doesn't mean President Barack Obama is going to lose his re-election bid — or even that he will lose Wisconsin. But it clearly shows that organized labor is a seriously weakened...
Tags: Scott Walker, Labor Legislation, Unions, John Kasich, Regional Authority
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O'Malley blames GOP money advantage for Wisconsin loss
Democrat Tom Barrett's defeat in Wisconsin is also a loss for Gov. Martin O'Malley and his Democratic Governors Association which poured about $3.2 million into the attempt to topple Republican Gov. Scott Walker. O'Malley noted in a statement that...Tags: Democratic Governors Association, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Bob McDonnell, Regional Authority
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Other election issue around the nation
OTHER ELECTIONS The highlight of Tuesday’s elections was the gubernatorial recall vote in Wisconsin, which Republican Gov. Scott Walker won over his Democratic challenger. Mitt Romney swept the five states holding Republican presidential primaries...
Tags: Scott Walker, Martin T. Heinrich, Cancer, Elections, Tim Johnson
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Wisconsin's Republican Gov. Scott Walker beats back recall
Chicago TribuneGov. Scott Walker beat back a fierce recall effort Tuesday, ending a bitter campaign and gaining the upper hand in an ideological struggle over budget slashing and union power in Wisconsin. Democratic challenger Tom Barrett conceded the race shortly...Tags: Small Businesses, Scott Walker, Parties and Movements, Elections, Democratic Party
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Wisconsin governor beats recall: Republican Scott Walker retains office
Wisconsin’s embattled Republican governor, Scott Walker, has defeated an effort by labor unions and Democratic activists to end his tenure early, according to early results and exit polls. The state has been a center of political controversy for...
Tags: U.S. Presidential Election Exit Polls (2008), Scott Walker, Labor Legislation, Republican Party, Elections
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Ed Schultz warns Wisconsin voters of robocalls telling them no need to go to polls
The Baltimore SunUPDATED Tuesday 1: 30 p.m. with confirmed reports of voter-suppression robocalls. While I have had many issues with the partisan nature of Ed Schultz's coverage from Wisconsin in the last year, I have to admit that Monday night the MSNBC host appeared to...Tags: Scott Walker, Judges, Republican Party, CNN (tv network), Elections
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BRIEFS: Wisconsin votes on governor recall, prompted stripping unions of power
Wisconsin holds recall targeting Gov. Scott Walker after more than a year of political turmoil MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Following a brief but bruising campaign, both sides of the recall election targeting Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker are prepared for...
Tags: Scott Walker, Parties and Movements, Pakistan, Democratic Party, Agricultural Research and Technology
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