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And we're asking employees who may be great at teaching or being a jail guard or being an administrator to take on a task that really beyond them. >> how many people would be affected if cook county does in fact start to cut into the pensions of former city workers, county workers? >> well, there's 15,000 people in cook county that are currently -- 15,000 retirees and 15,000 employees. that's a much health iier ratio. but that's a problem across the country. city budgets have shrunk. there are fewer active employees but the retirees are living longer. in the city of chicago, there are more ret...

That cash. we're expected to see them in about 15 minutes. they're going to show up, all 16 of them. they've been affectionately dubbed as the ocean 16. they're county workers here in ocean county at a vehicle maintenance garage. they're going to get about $3.8 million each. thomas, that may not be quite enough to completely retire on. in fact, a lot of them say they will be going back to work. they have been going to work since they've won. now, toms river, a little harbor where they bought the ticket, part of oceans county. it was hit really hard during hurricane sandy. so this is coming as ...

Nutter was put in. they can't be mad at the mayor, he didn't cause those things to occur. city workers, state workers, county workers have to be realistic about pay. >> there's a whole other emotional component to what's going on in chicago. there's been charges of racism. let me play you some sound. >> sure. >> this policy is racist, it's classless, and it's the ultimate bullying job. mayor rahm emanuel should be ashamed of himself. >> it's tough. it's very difficult. but it has to be done so we can achieve the goal that every parent and everybody in the city wants which is a child to have a ...

Aimed at persuading votessers -- voters in the ohio republican primary to vote for not romney. >> exactly. this indicates -- when you look at asme this is arguably one of the most important groups in the democratic coalition, this is local, state, county workers, this is a core part of the democratic coalition on the national level. they're spending money to try to prolong the process and make sure that romney doesn't get those delegates in ohio and again, in ohio, you can change your registration at the polling place. a democrat can walk in, ask for a republican ballot, they can vote in the p...

District attorney filed a complaint directly connecting illegal activity to walker's campaign for governor in 2010. darlene wink, a former constituent service coordinator was charged with two misdemeanors for using county resources to raise money for walker's campaign. also, scott walker's former deputy chief of staff, kelly rhineflesh, was charged with four counts of misconduct in office. in the way these walker staffers allegedly broke the law is unbelievable. the district attorney's complaint reveals the existence of a secret e-mail system used by insider staffers to conduct fund-raising an...