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Wis. governor refuses to give in to protests

Huge crowds gathered at the Capitol for an eighth day Tuesday to protest Republican Gov. Scott Walker?s plan to cut union benefits and end most public workers? collective bargaining rights as the state Assembly debated the bill and Senate Democrats stayed in exile. Demonstrators crowded into the Capitol rotunda, and thousands more gathered outside. The din inside eased as people watched the Assembly debate on big-screen monitors, but loud boos erupted when Republicans spoke.