Wis. Dems not deterred by recall threat, pay issue

MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin state Sen. Chris Larson packed just his toothbrush and one extra shirt as he and 13 fellow Democrats fled the state to avoid near certain passage of the Republican governor’s contentious plan to strip government workers of their collective bargaining rights. “That tells you, I didn’t think it would take this long,” Larson said by telephone Tuesday from somewhere in Illinois. http://bit.ly/eHdvH0