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The National Showdown in Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s Republican Governor's become the symbol of conservative efforts to "slay the beast" of government. What's at stake for the presidential race in the swing state?
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenWisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker's become the symbol of conservative efforts to "slay the beast" of government. That's made him the target of public unions who want to regain the right to collective bargaining. We size up next week's recall election and what's at stake for the presidential campaign in a crucial swing state. Also, Syria's latest massacre of citizens could bring international action. On Reporter's Notebook, Exxon Mobil may be an American company, but the drive for profit from resources around the world has led it to form its own foreign policy — which may conflict with that of the United States.
Banner image: Republican Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker speaks to supporters as he campaigns at the Waukesha Victory Center on May 24, 2012 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Photo by Darren Hauck/Getty Images
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The US has joined other countries in expelling Syria’s top diplomats, and Russia has signed a United Nations press statement condemning "outrageous use of force against [the] civilian population." Rania Abouzeid is in Beirut, Lebanon for Time magazine.
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Three months after Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker took office last year there were massive protests at the state capitol. Democrats fled the state to prevent a legislative quorum for his proposals.
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Apple may have challenged ExxonMobil as the biggest American company, but the business that deals with fuel for the energy that powers the world's economy is not much older. Now it's come to be state within a state — with its own foreign policy — and not one that necessarily conforms to the foreign policy of its home country.
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