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January 18, 2012

Wisconsin Governor Recall Petition Gathers Over 1 Million Signatures 
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Opponents of Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker have submitted more
than a million signatures seeking his recall in a statewide vote. The
million-plus signatures amounts to nearly double the required number of
540,000 and is said to mark the largest recall effort in U.S. history.
Walker is being challenged for pushing through a controversial law
ending collective bargaining rights for most public workers. If the
recall effort goes through, he would face a new election in late spring
or early summer. Recall petitions were also submitted for Walker's
lieutenant governor, Rebecca Kleefisch, and four Republican state
senators who helped pass the anti-union measure.



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