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MITCH DANIELS – THE GOVERNOR WHO CUT HIS STATE DOWN TO SIZE

FEBRUARY 26, 2011 By NEIL KING JR. Corrections & Amplifications Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels favors a dramatic reworking of Social Security benefits, but not for those who would enter the system in the next 10 or 15 years. This story doesn’t make clear that the changes wouldn’t apply to those receiving or about to receive […]

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OH, TO BE A TEACHER IN WISCONSIN

FEBRUARY 25, 2011 How can fringe benefits cost nearly as much as a worker’s salary? Answer: collective bargaining. By ROBERT M. COSTRELL The showdown in Wisconsin over fringe benefits for public employees boils down to one number: 74.2. That’s how many cents the public pays Milwaukee public-school teachers and other employees for retirement and health

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UNION POWER FOR THEE, BUT NOT FOR ME

FEBRUARY 25, 2011 If the president is so upset with Wisconsin’s labor law reforms, why won’t he allow federal workers to bargain collectively? By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL The union horde is spreading, from Madison to Indianapolis to a state capital near you. And yet the Democratic and union bigwigs engineering the outrage haven’t directed their

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INTERNATIONAL SOCIALISTS ORGANIZATION ORGANIZED D.C. RALLY

THEBLAZE.COM Blaze Exclusive: International Socialists Orchestrate Unions‘ Rally to ’Save the American Dream’ Posted on February 25, 2011 at 5:18pm by Meredith Jessup Excerpt From This Article: Here in Washington, D.C., leftist activists at MoveOn.org are co-hosting a rally Saturday with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).  But behind the scenes, The Blaze has exclusively learned

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KNOW THY ENEMY: MOVEON.ORG AND VAN JONES WORKING TOGETHER TO SUPPORT UNIONS

We’re helping lead an emergency call for rallies in every state capital this Saturday at noon to stand in solidarity with the workers of Wisconsin. Clicking below will add your name to the call for action, then you can help get the word out: Dear MoveOn member, Moments like these don’t come along often. Newly-elected Tea

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FDR WARNED US AGAINST COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WITH THE GOVERNMENT

NewYorkTimes.com Wisconsin’s Blow to Union Power Will the governor’s fight against public employees’ collective bargaining rights sweep the nation? F.D.R. Warned Us Updated February 19, 2011, :James Sherk is the Bradley fellow in labor policy at the Center for Data Analysis at the Heritage Foundation. “It is impossible to bargain collectively with the government.” That

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DANIELS AND CHRISTIE – WHERE THE LEADERS ARE

FEBRUARY 18, 2011 Where the Leaders Are In a time of crisis, two governors show Washington the way. By PEGGY NOONAN There were two big speeches this week, and I mean big as in “Modern political history will remember this.” Together they signal something significant and promising. Oh, that’s a stuffy way to put it.

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