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Gov. Scott Walker survives Wisconsin recall election

Story, new videos, photos, maps: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker beat back a recall challenge Tuesday, winning both the right to finish his term and a voter endorsement of his strategy to curb state...

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Senate control still up in the air

MADISON - Control of the state Senate was still up in the air late Tuesday evening with one last, crucial recall election still undecided.

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Walker win a big loss for teachers' unions

The political drama surrounding Tuesday's recall election is over for most voters, but Gov. Scott Walker's convincing victory over Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett reinforces the weakened power of...

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Voter turnout swamps Combined Locks

Long voting lines were prevalent throughout the Fox Cities during Tuesday's historic recall election, and small communities like this one were no exception.

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Recall tensions run high at polling place

The partisan heat boiled over on the sidelines of the recall when two election observers got in a argument at an Appleton polling place Tuesday.

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Kleefisch wins with Walker

MILWAUKEE - Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch turned back her Democratic challenger and avoided becoming the first lieutenant governor in the nation's history to be recalled. Kleefisch faced a...

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'We will fight for the rest of our lives'

For 478 days, they haven't stopped. Protesters have been out on the Capitol steps, sometimes by the handful, sometimes by the thousands. They've been here in good weather, bad weather and everything in...

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Barrett slapped after conceding recall election

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett was slapped by a supporter after he conceded last night to Gov. Scott Walker in the Wisconsin recall election.

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Walker's victory signals opportunity for presidential candidate Romney

Republican Gov. Scott Walker's recall victory in Wisconsin sets the stage for what's now expected to be a hard-fought presidential battle for this Midwestern state.

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Walker to mend political divide with brats, beer

Gov. Scott Walker, fresh from becoming the nation's first governor to survive a recall election, wants to go about mending Wisconsin's political divide in an egalitarian way: over brats and beer.

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Police 'evaluating' threats against Walker

The Milwaukee Police Department says it's evaluating threats made against Gov. Scott Walker through social media.

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Recall race to decide Senate control too close

Based on unofficial results, Republican state Sen. Van Wanggaard is down 779 votes to Democratic challenger John Lehman in a recall race that will determine which party controls the Senate the rest of...

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Nation's unions lost big in recall showdown

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's victory put labor unions on the losing end of the biggest showdown on workers' rights in recent U.S. history.

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Democrats: We control the state Senate

Wisconsin Democrats moved ahead Wednesday with plans for running the state Senate, even though the crucial recall contest they say handed them a one-seat majority remained too close to call.

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Wisconsin recall vote is telling, but of what?

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's decisive victory in Tuesday's recall election is a blow to the state's Democratic Party and its union allies, and a spur to officials in other states who want to challenge...

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State sees high voter turnout in election

Even if turnout for Tuesday's recall race soared to levels more akin to a presidential showdown, political experts say it still wouldn't have affected results. 'I don't see the evidence in favor of...

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Democrats: We control the state Senate

Wisconsin Democrats moved ahead Wednesday with plans for running the state Senate, even though the crucial recall contest they say handed them a one-seat majority remained too close to call.

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Recall Roundup: Recall process biggest loser with voters

Democrats were not the only losers in Tuesday's election. The state's recall process - used 15 times in less than a year - also received a resounding 'thumbs down' by voters who think the political...

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State may consider changes to recall election law

Democrats were not the only losers in Tuesday's election.

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Wisconsin recall vote is telling, but of what?

Story, videos, photos: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's decisive victory in Tuesday's recall election is a blow to the state's Democratic Party and its union allies, and a spur to officials in other...

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