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WI Gov: Dems ‘Failed’

PUSHING BACK

Says they’ll cave on union bill this week.

Debate continues to rage in Wisconsin, where Republican Governor Scott Walker is standing by his explosive proposal to rob the state’s unions of collective bargaining rights. Chiding Democratic lawmakers who left the state in protest, Walker said they had “failed to do their jobs,” and predicted they’d concede debate and return to Madison early this week. Despite Sunday’s chill, thousands of demonstrators—the vast majority against the plan—continued to gather outside the state capitol.

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