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100s of Wis. protesters spend night in Capitol

Dozens of protesters who camped out in the Wisconsin Capitol overnight said Friday they?re prepared to stay as long as necessary while an anti-union bill remains under consideration. As many as 25,000 protesters descended on the Capitol on Thursday for a full day of raucous chanting and peaceful demonstration. Several hundred, including UW-Madison students, spent the night, some bundling up in pajamas under blankets and in sleeping bags while others simply used their jackets as pillows and slept in street clothes.