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Milwaukee sheriff defends ad for residents to arm themselves
Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. blazed into national headlines and became a sort of conservative folk hero over his Friday radio ad telling listeners, "Simply calling 911 and waiting is no longer your best option" -- they should consider...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Criminal Laws, Murder, Laws, National Rifle Association of America
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Milwaukee County sheriff: Don't wait for the police; arm yourselves
Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. has a message for residents in his jurisdiction: You can't rely on him anymore. You need to arm yourself. On Friday, the nominally Democratic sheriff issued a recorded public safety announcement on the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Interior Policy, FBI, Personal Weapon Control
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Republicans eye new election laws, Democrats question proposed changes
BOSTON (AP) — After back-to-back presidential losses, Republicans in key states want to change the rules to make it easier for them to win. From Wisconsin to Pennsylvania, GOP officials who control legislatures in states that supported President...
Tags: Politics, Regional Authority, Scott Walker, Republican Party, U.S. Electoral College
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Unions plan new offensive after Michigan loss
WASHINGTON (AP) — Blindsided by a newlaw weakening union rights in Michigan, organized labor is preparing to target Republican governors in politically important states up for re-election in 2014 — part of a renewed offensive against perceived...
Tags: AFSCME, John Kasich, Regional Authority, Voting, Scott Walker
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Ash-dumping Lake Michigan ferry may stay afloat
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Lake Michigan ferry that travels between Wisconsin and Michigan would be allowed to stay afloat even though it dumps 500 tons of coal ash into the lake each season, under a special provision added to a bill pending in Congress....
Tags: Lake Michigan, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Dick Durbin, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics
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Hard year for unions
In 2010, Republican Scott Walker was elected governor of Wisconsin by a margin of about 6 percent. His party also won control of both houses of the state Legislature, which allowed Walker to reduce the power of public sector unions over state and...Tags: Andrew Cuomo, Politics, Interior Policy, Regional Authority, Scott Walker
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Wisconsin paves way for Romney landslide
The Sun has concluded Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's victory in Tuesday's recall election was not predictive of a Barack Obama loss in November based on exit polling which showed many of those who voted for Governor Walker would also vote for President...Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, Government, Politics, Scott Walker
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Wisconsin governor hailed at conservative conference in Rosemont
Clout StreetBasking in neighboring Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s recall-election victory, conservatives convened on the outskirts of President Barack Obama’s hometown Friday to tout the Wisconsin experience as a model for the fall while listening to...Tags: White House, Regional Authority, Scott Walker, Republican Party, Paul Ryan
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Billionaires' new hobby: Politics
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 his...
Tags: Newt Gingrich, Politics, U.S. Supreme Court, Banking, Regional Authority
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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: Jay Carney, White House, Chicago Tribune, Politics, Regional Authority
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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: Piers Morgan, MSNBC (tv network), Eliot Spitzer, Media Industry, Television
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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: Elections, Politics, Scott Walker
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