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Wisconsin Election Recall and America's Economic Resilience
As bad news piles up, more people are taking a dim view of America's economic prospects. Is it really that bad? Also, results of yesterday's attempted recall in Wisconsin.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenAs bad news piles up, more and more people are taking a dim view of America's economic prospects. Is it really that bad? We hear that there is another side to the story. Also, the results of yesterday's attempted recall in Wisconsin. Good news for Republican Governor Scott Walker and for President Obama. Bad news for Mitt Romney and organized labor.
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3 storiesAuthor Ray Bradbury Dies at 91
Ray Bradbury wrote 27 novels and more than 600 short stories. His science fiction, including Fahrenheit 451 , The Martian Chronicles and Something Wicked This Way Comes was regarded as serious literature. Bradbury died last night in Los Angeles at the age of 91.
Read the story7 minWisconsin Governor Walker Survives Recall
In yesterday's recall election, Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker faced the Democratic Mayor of Milwaukee, Tom Barrett . It was a re-run of the election in November of 2010, and the results looked almost the same. What does it mean for the future of organized labor and the prospects for the presidential election?
Read the story36 minIs There Good News about the Economy?
Former chief executive Bill Clinton has been campaigning for current President Barack Obama, but Clinton's latest comment on the economy might not help Obama in the November election. As if to prove the point, the Labor Department announced today that American productivity fell by 0.9 percent , slightly more than had been anticipated.
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