Unions pack Indiana Statehouse to protest 'right to work' Louisville Courier-Journal ...Hundreds of union workers crowded the Statehouse hallways Tuesday, waving signs and chanting “shame on you” outside the Indiana House and Senate chambers as lawmakers organized for their 2012 session...
Scott Walker petitions take center stage in Wisconsin Politico ...officials are projecting a general election in May or June. That timeline means Democrats want to remain focused on Walker until at least next year...
Bill Cotterell: Teamsters offer extra toughness Tallahassee Democrat ...Gov. Rick Scott and the Republican-run Legislature still want to privatize prisons in 18 counties of South Florida, and probably the rest of the state, eventually...
Weary, blistered Wall Street protesters reach DC Associated Press ...Organizers said the march, which they called Occupy the Highway, accomplished their goal of taking their concerns about income equality and corporate influence in politics on the road, including to rural communities that previously had little exposure to the movement...
The Old Order Stifles the Birth of a New Egypt New York Times ...The vestiges of Mr. Mubarak’s order — the military, the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamists, or fragmented liberals and leftists — seem ill prepared to navigate the transition from his rule...
Financial Finger-Pointing Turns to Regulators New York Times ...The IndyMac collapse, with its multibillion-dollar cost to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation fund, highlights the role played by federal overseers of financial companies in the years leading up to the crisis. It also raises questions about whether government officials should be held accountable for dubious conduct related to the failure of an institution and whether the government has avoided pursuing some cases because of the roles regulators have played...
