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• With corporations paying a smaller share of the tax burden, Walker blames public employees?
  In the face of attacks in Wisconsin and elsewhere, labor is beginning to stir in a way not seen for a long time.February 24, 2011
• Obama dispatches Clinton for talks on Libya
  President Barack Obama on Thursday condemned the violence in Libya as "outrageous and unacceptable," and said he was dispatching Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to Geneva on Monday for international talks aimed at stopping the violence.February 23, 2011
• US, EU both threaten Libya with sanctions
  The United States and the European Union vowed Wednesday to consider sanctions against Libya for Moammar Gadhafi's fierce crackdown on protesters, with the EU calling the attacks possible "crimes against humanity."February 23, 2011
• Congressman Kline reports on Afghanistan trip and congressional battles
  GOP Congressman John Kline (R-Minn) shares what he saw on a congressional fact-finding trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan earlier this month, and discusses the uprisings in the Arab world as well as the budget battles in Congress.Midday, February 23, 2011
• US tries to get Americans out of Libya
  The U.S. renewed efforts Wednesday to evacuate American citizens from Libya, this time by ferry, as concerns rise about longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi's unpredictable behavior.February 23, 2011
• Libyan protesters defiant after Gadhafi speech
  Heavy gunfire broke out in Tripoli as forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi tightened their grip on the Libyan capital while anti-government protesters claimed control of many cities elsewhere and top government officials and diplomats turn against the longtime leader.February 23, 2011
• BBC documentary: Tahrir Square
  BBC World Service Arab Affairs Analyst Magdi Abdelhadi talks to Egyptians about the revolution and their hopes and fears for a 'new Egypt'.February 22, 2011
• US: 4 American hostages killed by Somali pirates
  Four Americans taken hostage by Somali pirates off East Africa were shot and killed by their captors Tuesday, the U.S. military said, marking the first time U.S. citizens have been killed in a wave of pirate attacks plaguing the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean for years.February 22, 2011
• Libya: Gadhafi vows to fight on, die a martyr
  Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi vows to fight on and die a "martyr," calling on his supporters to take back the streets from protesters demanding his ouster.February 22, 2011
• Countries scramble to evacuate citizens from Libya
  Governments scrambled by air and sea to pick up their citizens stranded by Libya's bloody unrest on Tuesday.February 22, 2011
• What should be done about Colonel Gadhafi?
  The BBC's "World Have Your Say" talks to people on the ground in Libya about the clashes between anti-government forces and Colonel Muammar Gadhafi's forces. There is also a discussion about the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck New Zealand.Midday, February 22, 2011
• Wis. budget plan may tilt political playing field
  The high-stakes fight in Wisconsin over union rights is about more than pay and benefits in the public sector. It could have far-reaching effects on electoral politics in this and other states by helping solidify Republican power for years, experts said Monday.February 21, 2011
• Gadhafi's hold on Libya weakens in protest wave
  Deep cracks open up in Moammar Gadhafi's regime after more than 40 years in power, with diplomats abroad and the justice minister at home resigning, air force pilots defecting and a fire raging at the main government hall after clashes in the capital Tripoli. Protesters called for another night of defiance in Tripoli's main square despite the government's heavy crackdown.February 21, 2011
• BBC global call-in on Libya and Morocco protests
  The BBC's "World Have Your Say" program features live coverage of today's protests in Libya and Morocco. Part of MPR's continuing coverage of the upheaval in the Arab world.Midday, February 21, 2011
• Obama condemns violence in Middle East
  President Barack Obama on Friday condemned reports of violent reprisals against protesters in Bahrain, Libya and Yemen, and called for government restraint as unrest swept the volatile Middle East in the wake of Egypt's uprising.February 18, 2011

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