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good morning. welcome. it's thursday morning, may 19th. we have a lot of news this morning including some breaking news. let's begin with that breaking news. the resignation of dominique strauss-kahn as head of the international monetary fund. this move comes just before a bail hearing today in new york. we're seeing this mug shot for first time. the former imf chief is facing sexual assault charges for allegedly attacking a maid in his manhattan hotel room. he says he is not guilty. resigning from the imf so he can defend himself fully. >> here is part of a statement he released. ...

2012 and they may not be happy with the decisions he has made as president of the united states. work in terms of the chicago campaign and international state operations gets going now. >> the republicans must be weighing in. >> absolutely, they put out a video and playing on the 2008 campaign themes for president obama. they say hope one of the key words is not hiring . they are saying to supporters and independents what the president told you in 2008, it is not working out. >> they hope to raise 270,000 on line since they posted the video and they recognize they have a lot of fund raising to...

Have been shut down and it is about money and also, about who is in control, is it the union leaders or is it the people who put us there, from the last election. >> heather: senator darling you have upwards of 100,000 people at the capitol today. converging there. a sign of solidarity opposing what you did. why the focus on the collective bargaining, specifically? you know, really, is that just affecting the majority of teachers there in your state? and, really, how much are you saving from that? why the focus on that? >> well, it is -- it affects the property tax tremendously and our governm...