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Blog Entries by Mary Bottari from 09/2011

Nurses to Obama: Heal America, Tax Wall Street

| Posted 09.04.2011 | Politics
Read More: Labor, Labor Day, Nurses, Janesville-Wisconsin, Labor Unions, Barack Obama, Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Protests, Politics News

As President Obama gets ready for his big jobs speech Thursday, America's nurses have a message for him.

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Wisconsin Worker Fired for Email on Free Voter IDs

| Posted 09.13.2011 | Politics
Read More: Voter ID Laws, Wisconsin, Governor Scott Walker, Economy, Wisconsin Protests, Wisconsin Id Law, Voter Id Wisconsin, Wisconsin Voter ID, Wisconsin Id Laws, Voting Rights, Politics News

A Wisconsin worker was fired last Thursday for reminding fellow workers that photo IDs required for voting are free under Wisconsin law.

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On Lehman Day, Elizabeth Warren Runs Against "Wall Street's Favorite"

| Posted 09.15.2011 | Business
Read More: US Economy, Scott Brown, Elizabeth Warren, Jobs Crisis, Wall Street Crisis, Economy, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Economic Crisis, Too Big to Fail, Big Banks, Business News

Elizabeth Warren announced that she was running against Scott Brown for a U.S. Senate seat on the eve of the anniversary of the Lehman Brothers collapse. For many, Lehman's bankruptcy marks the day the wheels came off the bus and the U.S. economy went over a cliff.

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Is Scott Walker John Doe?

| Posted 09.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: John Doe, Corruption, Governor Scott Walker, Wisconsin Protests, Scott Walker, Politics News

Wisconsin has been riveted in recent days by reports that more of Governor Scott Walker's top aides may be implicated in a secret "John Doe" investigation into potentially illegal campaign practices during Walker's 2010 gubernatorial race.

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