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Some government worker feel they re being forced to make some unwanted decisions. it scares me. it scares me. i don t know how much money i m going to get, how long i m going to get it, but i want to get some of it while it s in there. debra jacobs has worked at the new jersey department of motor vehicles for 34 years. in june she s retiring one year ahead of schedule at the age of 54. i ve really been forced to make a decision. i would stay a little longer, but with the rules they re trying to make, with the laws they re trying to pass, it s scaring me that i may have to be here till i m like 60. jacobses is one of thousands of state employees heading for the exits in many states facing a crisis. in new jersey, it surged 60% in 2010 and are on the rise again this year. in california 30,000 state employees retired in 2010. and in wisconsin, where protests against government benefit cuts made national headlines in ....
good morning. welcome. it s thursday morning, may 19th. we have a lot of news this morning including some breaking news. let s begin with that breaking news. the resignation of dominique strauss-kahn as head of the international monetary fund. this move comes just before a bail hearing today in new york. we re seeing this mug shot for first time. the former imf chief is facing sexual assault charges for allegedly attacking a maid in his manhattan hotel room. he says he is not guilty. resigning from the imf so he can defend himself fully. here is part of a statement he released. quote, i think at this time first of my wife, whom i love more than anything, of my children, of my family of my friends. i want to say that i deny with the greatest possible firmness all of the allegations that have been made against me. i want to protect this institution, which i have served with honor and devotion, and especially i want to devote all of my strength, all of my time and all ....