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Saturday, March 5, 2011

Saturday evening news round up

From Channel 3000 in Madison: Madison police report tens of thousand showed up at the Capitol for the 3rd weekend in a row. Police report no one was arrested or given citiations. Police also thank protesters for voicing their opinions peacefully and respectfully.


Janesville Gazette: Rock County, Janesville Law Enforcement Have No Plans to Arrest Missing Senator.  Rock County Sheriff Bob Spoden: "“Unless he has a valid arrest warrant, we’re not going to take anyone into custody for a violation of Senate rules."
http://gazettextra.com/news/2011/mar/05/rock-janesville-law-enforcement-have-no-plans-arre/


Think Progress: Five Things Unions Have Done For All Americans
http://thinkprogress.org/?p=148930


Budget unraveling: Slashing tax credits for the poor
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_e25ede58-b707-5876-9735-ecf0aa178e6d.html


Richard Trumka: Today's Heroes, The Wisconsin 14
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-trumka/todays-heroes-the-wiscons_b_831749.html


Daily Kos: Wisconsin Update
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/03/05/952983/-Wisconsin-update:-Scott-Walker-threatens-to-fire-people,-so-lets-threaten-to-fire-his-Senators?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+dailykos/index+(Daily+Kos)


One more time: $7.5 million estimate for Capitol damage is too high

http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/crime_and_courts/blog/article_191c6d50-4699-11e0-9e8a-001cc4c002e0.html?sourcetrack=moreArticle


Assemblyman Nick Milroy (D) speaks to Rachel Maddow about being tackled on Capitol steps 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGaGAa0O0Po

City of Madison Police Officer, Former Republican, Speaks Out Against Rhetoric - MUST WATCH video 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fCm6JcOMuM



Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin: No way, not here, not now
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/117463763.html


Budget unraveling: Guess why Governor Walker wants to freeze self-supporting State Life Fund
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/opinion/column/dave_zweifel/article_5b9c269c-45cd-11e0-bcf3-001cc4c002e0.html


Michael Moore rallies Wisconsin protesters
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110305/ap_on_en_ot/us_wisconsin_budget_unions_protest


Wisconsin Resistance Radio (WRR) #10: Scott Walker is lying
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqE2V-O4WVY - video

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