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Wisconsin union debate could shape 2012 election

USA Today, by Judy Keen & Dennis Cauchon Posted By: Photoonist- Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:48:49 GMT Protests over a Wisconsin plan to eliminate most public workers' union rights are being planned in other states this week as attention shifts to the debate's implications in the 2012 elections. (Snip) Ohio Democrats are asking people to attend a Tuesday rally in Columbus to protest a bill that would end some public workers' collective'bargaining rights. Tennessee and Indiana are considering proposals that would weaken unions and Republican Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey wants to overhaul teacher tenure rules. Christie's "bombast and finger'pointing has encouraged politicians in other states to look for scapegoats," says Kerry Korpi, director of collective

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