Suzanne Merkelson, Republic Report: ''Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) is facing a recall election after he pushed through legislation last year that limited public workers' bargaining rights. And now a special Wisconsin state law that allows recall targets to raise unlimited amounts of money in the early days of the campaign has helped Walker raise an unprecedented amount of money... Unlike in the presidential election, not one of Walker s opponents has come close to raising the millions he s made off his ties to corporate donors.''
http://truth-out.org/news/item/8899-wisconsin-recall-election-a-preview-of-2012-big-money-to-come
Major Super PACs Spent Big on Deceptive Ads
Theresa Riley, Moyers & Co.: ''According to a new report from the Annenberg Public Policy Center, four super PACs spent over half of their advertising budgets on deceptive ads in the Republican presidential primary. Spending estimates from Kantar Media CMAG and research by FactCheck.org reveals that 23.3 million (56.7%) of the 41.1 million dollars was spent on '19 ads containing deceptive or misleading claims.'''
http://truth-out.org/news/item/8915-major-super-pacs-spent-big-on-deceptive-ads
Caught on Tape: Governor Walker Plans for a Single-Party State
Mary Bottari, PR Watch: ''Video was obtained and released less than a month before the June 5th recall election for Wisconsin governor that shows newly elected Governor Scott Walker in a frank conversation with one of his biggest supporters. 'Any chance we ll ever get to be a completely red state and work on these unions and become a right-to-work?' [billionaire Diane] Hendricks continued. 'What can we do to help you?' ... 'The first step is we are going to deal with collective bargaining for all public employee unions, because you use divide and conquer.'''
http://truth-out.org/news/item/9079-caught-on-tape-walker-plans-for-a-single-party-state
Donations to Scott Walker Flagged as Potential Fraud
Kim Barker, ProPublica: ''When MaryAnn Nellis tried to pay for groceries, her credit card was declined. Her credit card company had flagged an earlier purchase as potentially fraudulent. The problem? A $5 donation to Friends of Scott Walker, the Wisconsin governor s campaign committee. There have been other reports recently about insecure campaign-donation websites and the potential for fraud ? Restore Our Future, the super PAC supporting Republican Mitt Romney, was using a collection system that made online donors' credit card information accessible to even amateur snoopers.''
http://truth-out.org/news/item/9245-donations-to-scott-walker-flagged-as-potential-fraud
Wisconsin Recall Roundup: Members of Congress Raise Questions About Governor Walker s 2011 Testimony
Mary Bottari, PR Watch: ''Three Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee wrote to Chairman Darrell Issa requesting that he obtain clarification from Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker of his testimony before the Committee on April 14, 2011, in light of a new videotape that surfaced recently that appears to contradict his statements.''
http://truth-out.org/news/item/9305-wisconsin-recall-roundup-may-22-2012
Wisconsin Recall Roundup: Gov. Scott Walker Was Closely Involved With Previous Recall Campaigns
PR Watch's Roundup on the Wisconsin Recall: Scott Walker was closely involved with previous recall campaigns, Republicans are outspending Democrats in the recall and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Dan Bice revealed the existence of potentially explosive emails uncovered as part of the John Doe criminal investigation.
http://truth-out.org/news/item/9440-wisconsin-recall-roundup-may-29-2012
Win or Lose on June 5, Advocates Agree Wisconsin Progressive Movement Must Continue
Mark Karlin, Truthout: ''Gone are the massive throngs of protesters teeming around the capitol in Madison. The recall election of Gov. Scott Walker is coming up on June 5, and now it isn t about assembling large crowds with grievances; it is about getting out the vote. 'Republican turnout is pretty consistent from election to election,' Norm Stockwell, operations coordinator for WORT listener-sponsored radio in Madison, said. 'It is the Democratic vote that is up and down in Wisconsin. What will decide this election is Democratic turnout.'''
http://truth-out.org/news/item/9518-win-or-lose-on-june-5-advocates-agree-wisconsin-progressive-movement-must-continue
Citizens United Unleashed in Wisconsin Recall
Will Dooling, PR Watch: ''Recent campaign filings show Governor Scott Walker raising over $30 million to defend himself against recall versus $3.1 million raised by his challenger Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. Since the U.S. Supreme Court s decision in the Citizens United case, an array of outside groups are playing a major role in elections and Wisconsin is no exception. Here is a brief look at the five biggest outside interest groups spending in Wisconsin s 2012 recall.''
http://truth-out.org/news/item/9512-citizens-united-unleashed-in-wisconsin-recall
Confidant Contradicts Walker, Claims Governor Is Not Cooperating With Corruption Investigation
Annie-Rose Strasser, ThinkProgress: ''Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) has been guarded, to say the least, about a corruption investigation going on in Wisconsin of which he may or may not be a part. He has transferred money from his campaign into his legal defense fund, but simultaneously insists that he has no need, as of yet, for that fund.''
http://truth-out.org/news/item/9591-confidant-contradicts-walker-claims-governor-is-not-cooperating-with-corruption-investigation
Five Things to Consider in the Walker Recall Vote
Robert Borosage, Campaign for America s Future: ''That Scott Walker survived the recall in Wisconsin is a tragic setback for the stunning citizen s movement that challenged his extremist agenda in Wisconsin. Its implications are likely to be exaggerated by the right, and underplayed by progressives. Here are some thoughts on its meaning.''
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/9615-five-things-to-consider-in-the-walker-recall-vote
The Kochs' Double Whammy
Robert Greenwald, Brave New Foundation: ''If any doubt was left about the power of big money in our politics, the Wisconsin election destroyed it. Charles and David Koch goosed Gov. Scott Walker s campaign with $10 million through their front group Americans for Prosperity, $1 million through the Republican Governors Association, and more from members of the 'million-dollar donor club' of financial titans that meet regularly at Koch-hosted secret summits?. Is it any wonder that Walker climbed steadily in the polls and ultimately won?''
http://truth-out.org/news/item/9687-the-kochs-double-whammy
ALEC Accused of Violating Its Tax-Exempt Status; Will the IRS Take Action?
Jason Leopold, Truthout: ''Will the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) launch an investigation into the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the corporate-backed 'nonpartisan' 'stealth business lobbyist' group that has been accused of flouting civil and criminal tax laws?''
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10159-alec-accused-of-violating-its-tax-exempt-status-will-the-irs-take-action
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Barrett to Face Walker in Historic Wisconsin Recall Election
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/05/09-5
Center for Media and Democracy: ALEC Exposed in Wisconsin: The Hijacking of a State
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2012/05/17-2
Sneak Attack on Teachers? Collective Bargaining Rights in Pennsylvania
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/05/25-1
In Wisconsin, An Ominous Crucible of US Politics
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/06/06-9
'Big Money' Thwarts 'People Power' in Wisconsin Recall
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/06/06
Scott Walker Spent 88% of the Money to Get 53% of the Vote
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/06/06-0
Accountability in Defeat: On a Whupping in Wisconsin
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/06/08-8
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Where the big money comes from
http://www.realecontv.com/videos/social-costs/where-the-big-money-comes-from.html
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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Is STILL Unfit for Office
http://www.ecoearth.info/blog/2012/05/earth_meanders_wisconsin_gover.asp
Wisconsin Embraces Fascism
http://drglenbarry.tumblr.com/
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Behind the Crack-up of the Right
http://lewrockwell.com/buchanan/buchanan248.html
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Wisconsin
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http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Suzanne+Merkelson
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Theresa+Riley
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Mary+Bottari
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Kim+Barker
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Mark+Karlin
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Will+Dooling
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Annie-Rose+Strasser
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Arun+Gupta
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=John+Nichols
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http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Matthew+Rothschild
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http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=com/buchanan
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Jason+Leopold
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