Voters head to the polls in Wisconsin

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BRIAN WILLIAMS, anchor: And voters went to the polls today in Wisconsin in one of the biggest recall elections ever. Six Republican state senators face recall votes, fallout from that brutal fight over the state budget that led to a standoff in the state Capitol building earlier this year. Public employees ended up stripped of their collective bargaining rights. Two Democrats will also face a recall next week, with the state majority leader hanging -- the state majority, I should say, hanging in

Voters head to the polls in Wisconsin

Voters went to the polls on Tuesday in Wisconsin, where six Republican state senators face recall votes, a fallout from the fight over the state budget earlier this year. NBC's Brian Williams reports.

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