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Romney sides with Wisconsin governor in divisive recall

By Michael Levenson

 |  Globe Staff  

  April 02, 2012

In praising Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are embracing a hero of the right who remains popular among the diehard Republican voters who will determine the outcome of Tuesday’s Wisconsin primary. But they are also stepping into the middle of an emotionally charged, nationally watched battle over workers’ rights and collective bargaining, one that that has divided families and deeply polarized a state long known for bipartisanship.

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