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♪ >> after wisconsins stand off continued, ohio lawmakers this week moved a step closer to curbing union power in their state and the senate approved restrictions on collective bargaining and banned strikes by public sector workers and the move comes just as a new "wall street journal" poll finds 62% oppose efforts to strip government workers of their collective bargaining rights. so, is it a winner for republicans? or, have governors like wisconsin scott walker, and ohios john kasich overplay...

Right policy? >> it is and they have come around to policy that is more engaged and it is ashame they didnt -- they never pushed him to do the things to make it a smoother transition an at the same time, what you are seeing a new consciousness in egypt about democracy and i think this should be optimistic, they can carry it out. >> dan? >> i pretty much agree with this. one big caveat and i agree with what secretary clinton said about a speedy transition and matt as well, and, what i dont agree ...

>> i >> i urge the government and a broad and credible representation of egypts opposition, civil societies and political factions would begin immediately, serious negotiations, on a peaceful and orderly transition. >> that was secretary of state hillary clinton on thursday, calling for an orderly and speedy transition of power in egypt. were back with more on the crisis there. joining the panel, this week, "wall street journal" columnist and deputy editor, dan headinger, editorial board member,...

You will see a lot of insurance companies collapse, i mean, it will be a very bad problem. >> dan, i want to ask you a political question. do you think the critics of the bill, republicans, conservatives are putting too much stock in the legal argument in the sense that if the supreme court -- we dont know what it will do, upholds obamacare in 2012 when the decision is likely to come down, that would be a huge boost for president obamas reelection campaign. are they putting too much hope in the ...

Certain. joining the panel this week, "wall street journal" columnist dan headinger, kim strassel. so you saw it pass the house. i was -- the thing that surprised me is how relatively little drama there was in the sense that they didnt have to break peoples arms. they got -- only 13 republican defections. >> thats right. and they had votes to spare. were see an entirely different story than we did on healthcare reform. >> why do you think that is? >> because healthcare reform failed, so republic...

Initiative including 75 million to equip police officers with body cameras. joining the panel this week, wall street journal columnist dan headinger, political diary editor jason riley, and columnist bret stevens. jason, first to the grand jury decision in new york. what do you make of the decision not to indict? everybody saw the video with the chokehold and frankly it was troubling? >> the video was troubling but thats not all the evidence. they have seen all the eyewitness accounts and we hav...

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