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Balancing State Budgets or Union Busting?

Republican governors in several states continue their face-off with organized public workers.  Is it just about their budgets?  What's the role of partisan politics?  How do Americans feel about the value of unions? Also, the opposition closes in on the Libyan capital, and General Motors turns a profit.

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By Warren Olney • Feb 24, 2011 • 50m Listen

Republican governors in several states continue their face-off with organized public workers. Is it just about their budgets? What's the role of partisan politics? How do Americans feel about the value of unions? Also, the opposition closes in on the Libyan capital, and General Motors has announced its first annual profit since 2004. Is the government takeover working?

Banner image: Protestors Kieth Woodhouse (L) and Jamie Duffin sit among protest signs taped to the walls of the state capitol on February 23, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images

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