Top of the Hour: Wisconsin Recall Effort, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

In Wisconsin, organizers say petitions will arrive by the truckload today at the state capitol to force Governor Scott Walker into a recall election. Democrats and labor union leaders vowing to remove the Republican after he eliminated virtually all collective bargaining rights for public employees.

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