AP 2011-03-13

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1. Expect another raucous¹ day in Wisconsin after a controversial vote in the state Senate. Republicans approved the governor's measure to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from most public workers. They voted without any Democrats² who were still camped out in Illinois.

2. A controversial congressional hearing kicks off in Washington today. Representative Peter King will chair the hearing on preventing homegrown radical³ Islamic terrorism. Critics have condemned⁴ the hearing as anti-Muslim and have likened it to the McCarthy-era hearings investigating communism.

3. New Jersey's governor has declared a state of emergency ahead of the latest severe storm system. The already-soaked state is expected to get two to three more inches of rain. Parts of Ohio and the Mid⁵ Atlantic also are under flood watches and warning.