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Both sides doing the Wisconsin spin

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker greets supporters at an

Photo credit: Getty Images | Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker greets supporters at an election-night rally Tuesday in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Walker, only the third governor in history to face a recall election, defeated his Democrat contender Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. (June 5, 2012)

Dan Janison

Melville. N.Y. Tuesday January 26, 2010. Daniel Janison, Dan Janison

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Both the winners and the losers in this week's Wisconsin-recall drama have reasons to prefer that some parts of the story gain more attention than others.

For starters, labor groups that sank millions of dollars and many volunteers into the failed bid to oust Gov. Scott Walker might find it expedient to blur the distinction between public and private employee unions. But that difference proved...

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