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>> the bottom line is nobody wants anything taken away but its unsustainable. in the private sector, i may get a salary freeze. same thing is happening to state workers. >> and thats just fine. there has to be personal responsibility and integrity in the system. >> and pensions, i mean, are unheard of in any other situations so you have to be rolled in, the promises that we cant keep. >> it has to be done wisely in a way thats more humane and hopefully the unions going forward can also learn fro...

Going on. that americans are looking for leadership. >> major news out of an interview that clinton did with cnbc and said the bush tax cut for the rich should not be extented long-term because of the deficit but the tax cut should be extented in short-term to help the economy. that could undermine obamas position in upcoming negotiations with republicans. bret? >> bret: more on this with the national panel. ed henry live in the north lawn. thank you. stocks were up. the dow finished ahead 26.5....

First from fox at 3:00, after months of protests, high profile endorsements and tens of millions in donations from who even knows who, voters in wisconsin hit the polls in the third recall election of a united states governor, ever. the republican governor is fighting to stay in office after stripping bargaining rights from state workers and forcing them to pay more for benefits. the opponents collected 900,000 signatures to force the recall vote. analysts say the outcome could tell us about wha...

Wouldnt like -- its not coincidental i dont think that walker is out thing bill clinton all the time. downplaying the president. >> what about the underlying start of the recall and how it kind of shifted? the battlefield shifted, at least what mayor barrett was talking about in the election. what was your sense of how it developed as a campaign? >> democrats felt they need to broaden the issue in play. recall is a high bar. they began talking about character, and the john doe investigation. col...

Now the problem started when a whistleblower reported that agents were not conducting some random patdowns of passengers. an investigation confirmed the whistleblowers allegation. overseas where the grim search for bodies continues in nigeria after the fatal plane crash. officials in lagos say the remains of 137 victims have been recovered so far. including those of a mother cradling an infant. some u.s. citizens are among the dead but the state department could not provide an exact number. ...

Presidential election? well take a hard look at that. >> caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. >> bill: hi, im bill oreilly. thanks for watching us tonight. vicious battle between the left and right unfolding in wisconsin and that is the subject of this evenings talking points memo. first the set-up. in march of last year, governor scott walker signed a law eliminating most collective bargaining for wisconsin state employees. the left went wild protesting...

81,600 versus $67,000 for private sector worker. with similar skills and experience. difference of $145,500. before walkers action the state employees were getting 28% more in salary plus benefit. than the comparable private sector workers. after the action, they still receive 22% more. health benefit are more than twice as valuable as what the private sector workers get. state employees get guaranteed pension benefits more than 4.5 times as valuable. supporters of the recall say there were will...

Republ republican governor scott walker is being challenged by milwaukee mayor tom barrett in a rematch of their 2010 showdown. walkers name was put back on the ballot through a petition drive by opponents who fiercely objected to his proposal that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most state workers. yesterday both candidates made their final pitch to voters ahead of todays election. >> this is not about personality. this is about the facts. this is about substance. this is not...

All began. bret? >> bret: mike tobin on the other side of madison wearing the "special report" uniform tonight. thank you. get thoughts on tomorrows recall election from the senior political analyst brit hume in washington. good evening. >> good evening. the wisconsin recall is watched as a measure of the cloud of organized labor and possible bellwether of the election but the importance goes deeper. eventually the nation needs to enact the reforms governor walker put in place, restrained labors...

out of the deep hole that was caused by the severe recession. end quote. christine romans has been crunching the numbers in new york. its a hard report to spin, christine. >> it really is. you cant spin it. 69,000 jobs created in the biggest economy in the world. that is really disappointing, half what they thought. 8.2% is the unemployment rate. it went up a little bit, because, keira, more people were getting into the labor market. theyve been discouraged in months past, trying to ge...