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Political turmoil in Wisc. unlikely in NY

An estimated 70 to 100 thousand demonstrators rally

Photo credit: Getty Images | An estimated 70 to 100 thousand demonstrators rally outside the capitol building protesting the proposed Budget Repair bill. (Feb. 26, 2011)

As he watches the continuing political turmoil over Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker's push to weaken the power of unions, E.J. McMahon, head of a leading conservative think tank in New York, is hoping that the political winds will shift dramatically here, too.

Maybe someday, he and others in New York acknowledged, but not now.

While Walker is trying to take away public employee...

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