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Little bit about these protesters because everybody said, you know, after the revolution ended in egypt, that democracy is a slow build. are people expecting too much too fast? >> well, you know, i definitely -- after the, you know, president hosni mubarak stepped down, we were seeing labor groups from, you know, factory workers to the police come out in the streets demanding better rights, more rights, demanding better wages. and then today, there were thousands of police in front of the minist...

What is the governors plan that has enraged these people >> there are a number of different things. the governor has budget plan that includes taxes to -- on pensions for seniors. he also encouraged the legislature to pass a law which was just approved yesterday, which will grant enormous powers to emergency financial managers in communities and school districts so they can dissolve government. they will be able to toss out bargaining agreements with unions. there are a number of labor groups an...

Has enranged these people? >> well, there are a number of different things that are provoking it. the governor has a budget plan that includes taxes on pensions for seniors. he also encouraged the legislature to pass a law which was just approved yesterday which will grant enormous powers to emergency financial managers in communities and school districts so that they can actually dissolve governments. they will be able to -- they will be able to toss out bargaining agreements with unions. and t...

Gadhafi reportedly launched at least four new air strikes on a key oil town in eastern libya this morning. meanwhile, britain and france say they are seeking authorization from the united nations for a no-fly zone over the country. however, any resolution could be subject to a vote and russia and china rarely approve such measures. ohio governor john kasich set to deliver his first state of the state speech today. democrats and labor groups upset over a bill limiting collective bargaining righ...

Were going to speak out in cincinnati, were going to continue to speak out throughout the state. >> well tell the governor where he can shove that bill. bill: this bill would clamp down on significant bargaining -- collective bargaining rights, it would limit collective bargaining for three # 50,000 workers, and the option would be a statewide referendum possibly if you get enough signatures. laura ingle is live in our city newsroom. this is really coming to a head and it happens today, laura, r...

Middle. after they defeat those bills today, theoretically thats what theyll try to do. jenna: carl cameron with all those developments today, thank you very much. certainly a busy day in d.c. now we want to take you to ohio now. ohio governor john kasich is about to give his very first state of the state address, to democrats and labor groups, scheduled to rally on the state house steps. this started about 30 minutes ago. ohio, of course, is in the middle of a very contentious debate, contentio...

I think ten of the most comprehensive and organized labor groups are in the top ten of the biggest donors to federal campaigns. so its almost exclusively about money with the democratic party. susan mentioned a perfect analogy which is this middle class, right. the labor things represent the middle class exclusively. but they only represent their union members interests. the middle class that pays for the bills that these pensions and health benefits cost are revolting against this. we saw it in...

Across the country. that including hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations for governor scott walker of wisconsin and john kasich of ohio. organized labor groups donated far less to state candidates, 225 million, but republicans argue its the voters, not the campaign dollars who have spoken. >> at least theres a few teacher out there who have the guts to stand up against you union thugs! >> reporter: many republican lawmakers say one of the biggest threats to the economy is not a lack of c...

To more than a dozen other places, today. as we look at the national dialogues thlog -- dialogue in folding in the states and national economies and we are waiting for a rally to get underway in ohio, that this is state house in columbus, ohio, the battle over balancing state budgets versus union pay and benefits and ohio is one of several states holding rallies today in support of the unions, california, massachusetts, merrill, also, where the whole scenario is playing out, and in denver, the t...

Workers to be able to collectively bargain to raise their wages. >> reporter: henry says corporate america save themselves money in wages by lining the pockets of republicans running for statewide offices. according to followthemoney.org in the 2009/2010 election cycle, business interest donated $878 million to candidates running for office across the country, that includes hundreds of thousands of donations for governor scott walker of wisconsin and john kasik of ohio. organized labor groups do...