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Law & Order Wisconsin: Former Walker aide, two others arrested in 'Walkergate' probe as court blasts GOP lawyers that gave state judge free services in ethics scandal then got Bar Assn 'pro bono' award

UPDATE: This is another version of an article that seems to have been targeted by Walker/GOP supporters and/or rightwing trolls.  It's important to connect the dots about what's going on with corruption in the State of Wisconsin.

Cheesehead Rebellion: Update 04/25 -- Recounts and Recalls and Court, OH MY!

  Here’s a roundup of news about what’s going on here in Wisconsin.  JUST FYI.  Comments closed.  Use any or all of the stories for seeds, articles, emails, Facebook, Twitter, etc.  Help spread the word! ------------- RECOUNT Wisconsin Agency …

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Cheesehead Rebellion: Update 3/31 -- BREAKING: Judge issues THIRD order against union busting bill; Walker finally backs off

Sorry, comments closed. But please take info and use as you wish. Just FYI. Stay tuned... John Nichols reported here this morning that Judge Maryann Sumi has issued a third order blocking implementation of Gov. Scott Walker's union busting bill.

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Cheesehead Rebellion: Update 2/26/11 @ 2220 CST

SORRY, COMMENTS CLOSED. We are running ragged here with all the activities and news. It's been an amazing, frenetic, awesome week. Please use whatever links you want for seeding and writing articles, commenting elsewhere, and sending emails. Help us spread the word.

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MYTHS & FACTS: GOP Union-Busting In Wisconsin | Political Correction

With Republican Gov. Scott Walker's attempt to cripple public employee unions in Wisconsin provoking a major backlash, it's important to have the facts straight.

Cheesehead Rebellion: Update 2/22 @ 1155 CST

Greetings from the Cheesehead Rebellion: "Ground Zero" for the American Labor Movement

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Memo LEAKED! Beck, Koch bros, Chamber coordinated with Banks & Insurers on 2010 election strategy

While the Koch brothers — each worth over $21.5 billion  — have certainly underwritten much of the right, their hidden coordination with other big business money has gone largely unnoticed.

Why elections matter, in one graph

This graph, for instance, is the best visualization I've seen of Larry Bartels's striking data showing how different income groups do under Republican and Democratic presidents:

The "Lame-Stream" Media -- REALLY IS LAME!! (POLL!!)

I've been watching with interest these past few years; as one Cable News Outlet constantly controls our National Political Debate. They frame it in their terms, using whatever basis, factual or otherwise, that they desire at the moment.

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Finding the Light | Juliamaybe's Blog

One of my many illustrious predecessors is highlighted here to make the case for a more diligent approach to study and appreciation of our own personal histories and heritage.

Provisional Amnesty for Immigrants the only Sane Approach

The issues relating to unlawful immigration are multi-faceted and, far too complex for black and white, one size fits all solutions. Current estimates place the illegal immigrant population spread across the U.S.

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N. Carolina Hiker Bumps Into Barack and Michelle Obama - AOL News

Sometimes it's not even remotely political...but this is cool.

For the Republicans, It's 1933 Again

Now that the GOP has mounted the successful beginnings of an opposition to the Senate's financial reform legislation, it looks as if the nation is in for another protracted political fight.

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Teen's charity name draws the McIre of McDonald's

McDonalds runs the risk of alienating thousands of charitable givers in the interest of "protecting their brand". I think that this time they may have gone too far. Remember the COH!

Haiti Earthquake Disaster Relief

Many Newsviners know that a magnitude 7.0 earthquake has struck the capital city of Haiti, devastating the city and killing or injuring thousands of residents there. Fewer Newsviners realize that they have earnings sitting in their accounts.

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Newt Gingrich Group Honors, Shakes Down, Then (Ooops!) Disinvites Strip Club Owner -- Politics Daily

Did Newt's Fund-Raising Group really just drop the ball on this one? Could Anyone Just Make This Stuff Up?...

EDITORIAL -- Beck and Limbaugh Must Be Held Accountable For Race-Baiting

The Two Most Visible Right-Wing Figures in the Media Have Crossed the Line With Beck Calling the President a 'Racist' Without a Shred of Proof and Limbaugh Falsely Claiming Obama Is an Arab and Calling for Racial Segregation of School Buses

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Kick the teeth out of the GOP bite.. Lets model healthcare after Israel

Israel has universal health care. It's not the best or the worst but it covers everyone. Health care in Israel is both universal and compulsory, and is administered by a small number of organizations with funding from the government.

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Entertaining on the 4th of July (Poll & Recipe)

Its that time of the year again, where most of the nation will experience its warmest climates, hot dogs will be sizziling, and most Americans will take time out of their lives in one way or another to say thanks to this nations birth and its freedoms.

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The Idiot's Guide to Using Political Ideology Terms To Attack Someone You Don't Like

It really upsets me when people throw out attack code words to accuse people of not being as 'American' as they are, for daring to have different beliefs and / or ideas than they do... especially when the people using those words don't even know what they mean.

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Limbaugh: Torture Works Because McCain Admitted He Was 'Broken By The North Vietnamese' (VIDEO)

Rush Limbaugh Has No Shame! So what do you think? Is McCain's experience with torture at the hands of the North in Vietnam proof that torture is effective?

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Husband, Father, Quality Manager, Hobby Bassist, Jack of all Trades. Politically Independent - but Registered Democratic for the first time this year; …

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