Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D) has made it official — he’s running against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) in this summer’s recall election.
The recall, triggered by Walker’s collective barganing policies, was certified today. A new NBC/Marist Poll found the race between Walker and a generic Democrat would be too close to call.
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APPLETON, Wis. – Seizing the mantle of the presumptive Republican nominee, Mitt Romney on Friday sought to frame the general election contest as a battle to restore America’s promise and said the sputtering economy is the legacy of “Barack Obama’s Government-Centered Society.”
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The Fix’s readership never ceases to amaze us with its creativity, and our latest contest is no exception.
On Wednesday, after The Fix compared Texas Rep. Ron Paul’s 2008 and 2012 presidential bids to the Butler Bulldogs Final Four teams from 2010 and 2011, we asked readers to do the same for the other presidential candidates — tell us which sports teams they most resembled.
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A state political action committee run by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney gave $10,000 to a conservative group that has come under scrutiny for plans to “drive a wedge” between African-Americans and gays, according to documents revealed Friday.
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While federal employee compensation has become a high-value target for congressional Republicans, the cost of federal contractors has received much less notice.
“Spending on service contractors has outpaced spending on federal employees,” said Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) as she opened a hearing Thursday of the ad hoc subcommittee on contracting. “The cost of service contracts has increased by 44 percent over the last 10 years, from $181 billion to $324 billion, while in the same time period, spending on federal employees has increased by 34 percent, from $170 billion to $229 billion.”
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