Wisconsin: Protesters Fail To Prevent Anti-Union Bill Vote, Expected This Afternoon

Comments (0) | anti-union, Assembly vote, madison, National, Scott Walker, Wisconsin standoff, WIUnion

Kevin Douglas Grant
Executive Editor

Building abuzz and open for business as Assembly convenes.

Hillary Clinton To Meet With Opposition Leadership In Libya

Comments (0) | Gaddafi, Interim Governing Council, International, Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, no-fly zone, Qaddafi

Kevin Douglas Grant
Executive Editor

The head of the Council supports creation of Libyan no-fly zone.

Gaddafi Draws On Gigantic "Hoard Of Cash" To Stave Off Uprising

Comments (0) | foreign intervention, Gaddafi, International, libya, libyan revolution, Libyan uprising, NATO, Qaddafi, sanctions

Kevin Douglas Grant
Executive Editor

Tens of billions of dollars stashed away in various accounts funding Gaddafi's reign.

GOP Senators Pass Anti-Union Bill In Wisconsin, Opposition Storms Capitol

Comments (0) | madison, National, Scott Walker, union busting, Wisconsin 14, Wisconsin bill passes, Wisconsin capital, Wisconsin capitol

Kevin Douglas Grant
Executive Editor

VIDEO: Wisconsin 14 Democrats expected to return to Madison tomorrow to lead the fight against the surprise measure. Meanwhile, protesters debate implementation of student walkout, recall and general strike.

Obama Wages War On Information Leakers

Comments (0) | bradley manning, death penalty, FOIA, glenn greenwald, Nation and World, Obama leakers, Obama transparency, transparency, WikiLeaks

Kevin Douglas Grant
Executive Editor

The man who promised the most transparent presidency in history now has other plans.

Supreme Court Affirms First Amendment Still Rules, Even For Westboro Baptist Church

Comments (1) | First Amendment, Fred Phelps, free speech, John Roberts, National, Samuel Alito, Westboro Baptist, Westboro Baptist Church

Kevin Douglas Grant
Executive Editor

An 8-1 decision puts Constitutional rights above emotional distress.

Wisconsin Senate Threatens To Hold 14 AWOL Democrats In Contempt

Comments (0) | #WIUnion, madison, madison protests, National, Scott Walker, Wisconsin capitol

Kevin Douglas Grant, Tracy Bloom
Executive Editor, Executive Producer

State Senate may order police to bring Senate Democrats back to Wisconsin.

City Attorney Trutanich Puts The Squeeze On Protest, So Activists Get Tight

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Kevin Douglas Grant
Executive Editor

Trutanich declares war on protest.

Congress Looks To Prevent Federal Government Shutdown With Short-Term Compromise

Comments (0) | 1995 shutdown, federal shutdown, government closure, government shutdown, john boehner, Nation and World, newt gingrich

Kevin Douglas Grant
Executive Editor

So far, it appears 2011 won't be 1995 all over again.

Libyan Opposition Takes Zawiya, Spoils Gaddafi's Press Tour

Comments (0) | Gaddafi, International, Libya deaths, libya protests, Libya rebels, libyan revolution, Qaddafi

Kevin Douglas Grant
Executive Editor

Gaddafi tunes out reality, as many as 1000 Libyans killed this weekend.

Gov. Scott Walker's Attempt To Close Wisconsin Capitol Fails

Comments (2) | #WIUnion, Capitol closing, collective bargaining, Madison arrests, madison protests, Nation and World, Scott Walker, union protests, Wisconsin Protests

Kevin Douglas Grant
Executive Editor

Pro-labor protests in Madison this weekend were the largest since the Vietnam War.

President Obama, World Leaders Discuss Options In Libya As Gaddafi Continues Hold On Tripoli

Comments (0) | Benghazi, chemical weapons, Gaddafi, Ghaddafi, gordon brown, libya, massacre, Moammar Gaddafi, National, nicolas sarkozy, President Obama, Qaddafi, Silvio Berlusconi, Tripoli

Kevin Douglas Grant, Tracy Bloom
Executive Editor, Executive Producer

(via Twitter)

President Obama talks with leaders of Italy, France and England, Gaddafi's funds expected to be seized, Opposition surges on heavily fortified Tripoli, U.S. worries about chemical weapons.

Wisconsin Assembly Folds On Union Bill, Senate Dems Still AWOL

Comments (2) | #WIUnion, governor walker, koch brothers, madison protests, National, Scott Walker, union protests, Wisconsin 14

Kevin Douglas Grant
Executive Editor

Democratic Senators stay hidden as protesters stand firm.

Libya: Gaddafi Holds Tripoli As World Worries

Comments (0) | Benghazi, chemical weapons, Gaddafi, Ghaddafi, International, libya, massacre, Moammar Gaddafi, Qaddafi, Tripoli

Kevin Douglas Grant
Executive Editor

Opposition surges on heavily fortified Tripoli, U.S. worries about chemical weapons, Gaddafi blames Osama bin Laden and hallucinogenic drugs.

WikiLeaks' Assange Loses Extradition Ruling, Will Appeal

Comments (0) | Assange appeal, Assange bail, assange extradition, Assange rape, International, julian assange, WikiLeaks

Kevin Douglas Grant
Executive Editor

He'll have an uphill fight from here.

Rocker Tom Morello Joins Wisconsin Protests As Standoff Enters Day 7

Comments (1) | austerity, madison protests, National, Nightwatchman, Scott Walker, teachers, teachers' union, Tom Morello, Wisconsin 14, Wisconsin Protests

Kevin Douglas Grant
Executive Editor

Madison's teachers have agreed to go back to work Tuesday.

Libya Bombs Protesters With Military Aircraft As All Hell Breaks Loose

Comments (1) | civilian bombing, Gaddafi, Gaddafi flees, Green Square, International, libya, Libya bombing, Tripoli

Kevin Douglas Grant
Executive Editor

VIDEO: Tripoli a war zone. Benghazi falls to protesters. Pilots defect rather than bomb civilians. Libyan diplomats defect. Gaddafi's whereabouts unknow. U.S. steps up condemnation of "unacceptable bloodshed."