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Federal appeals court upholds Wisconsin union limits

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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker talks Virent workers at a Talk With Walker event in Madison, Wis. Walker became a conservative darling when, as a new Republican governor, he waged a high-profile battle to break the power of public employee unions in his traditionally pro-labor state.

Associated Press/Dec. 12, 2012

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A federal appeals court on Friday upheld Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's contentious law stripping most public workers of nearly all of their collective bargaining rights, a victory for Republicans and a decision that runs contrary to one issued last year in state court.
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