Outrage in Wisconsin: Thousands Flood Capitol After GOP Strips Public Workers of Bargaining Rights in Surprise Senate Vote; “This is a Class War”: Michael Moore Calls for Renewed Pro-Democracy Movement as Anti-Union Bills Approved in Wisconsin and Michigan; “We Have Reached a Turning Point”: Journalist Frank Emspak Says Protests Will Grow in Response to WI Anti-Union Bill; As Calls Grow for No Fly-Zone in Libya, Questions over Legality and Past Precedents Give Pause.
Today’s Headlines
* Thousands Protest as Wisconsin GOP Advances Anti-Union Bill in State Senate
* Clashes Continue in Libya; Toll for East Estimated at 400
* BBC News Crew Detained, Beaten by Libyan Forces
* Egyptian Protesters Attacked; ElBaradei Explores Presidential Bid
* Yemeni President Proposes Referendum on New Constitution
* Dalai Lama Steps Down as Tibet’s Political Leader
* Illinois Abolishes Death Penalty
* NPR CEO Resigns over Video Controversy
* Loughner Pleads Not Guilty, Hearing Set for May
* Two-Thirds of States Have Cut Mental Health Services
* Former U.S. Soldier Charged in Failed MLK Day Bombing
* House Panel Orders Legal Defense of DOMA
* Robert Scheer, City Limits Named Izzy Award Recipients