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Article Title: Scott Walker Has a Plan to Cripple Federal Employee Unions
Snippet of Article: "...One such labor leader, American Federation of Government Employees President J. David Cox, derided the proposal, noting union dues automatically withdrawn from federal paychecks do not go to supporting federal candidates. Those contributions instead come from optional donations from union members to the group..."
Article Title: Romney wishes some feds weren’t unionized
Snippet of Article: "...“I wish they weren’t unionized, so we could go a lot deeper than you’re actually allowed to go,” Romney responded, before giving his broader view..."
Article Title: GOP leaders made ‘big mistake’ agreeing to sequester
Snippet of Article: "...Republicans had used the debt ceiling to try to force Obama to rein in spending and later touted the $2.2 trillion in spending reductions including those in the sequester. The House last spring passed a bill to replace the automatic cuts with a series of cuts to social programs but Democrats have balked because the measure does not contain new taxes...."
Article Title: Government on brink of shutdown again
Snippet of Article: "...This sort of crisis management has cost Congress credibility in the eyes of the electorate, with about eight in 10 Americans disapproving of the institution’s performance after this summer’s debt crisis. A major credit agency downgraded the U.S. bond ratings as a result, unnerving the world’s financial markets...."
