On the recordFebruary 17, 2011
Some of what's happening in Wisconsin seems like more like a quote, 'assault on unions.'
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “Some of what's happening in Wisconsin seems like more like a quote, 'assault on unions.'”
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President Obama critiques the budget measures in Wisconsin as being detrimental to union rights.
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