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Sen Feingold"... I will have to be satisfied that this nominee has the highest level of ability, integrity, objectivity, temperament, and fairness before I will vote to confirm him.”
Sen
Herb Kohl"I am planning to reconvene the bipartisan task force of distinguished Wisconsin legal minds and community leaders that gave me their best advice and counsel during Chief Justice Roberts' nomination."
Danielle Ladwig, 22, of Hurley, died Saturday at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., from a reaction to yellow fever vaccine.
"Adrian Wydeven, of Park Falls, Department of Natural Resources mammal ecologist who coordinates the state's wolf program, is seeking volunteers who are willing to locate timber wolves and other forest carnivores in the coming year."
"The rally's purpose is to create a vision of the future for the City of Hurley, including not only how storefronts might be improved, but also how the economy might be revitalized."
"Isle Royale," said Wydeven, "represents the beginning of modern wolf research. The length of the study alone is valuable. We've gotten a lot of useful information and I think those studies are becoming even more important."
Sen Feingold"But that might not happen because Republicans control both houses of Congress, and any committee chairman who dares to call hearings won’t be a chairman for long..."
"Fouled beaches, beleaguered fish populations and ominous wildlife die-offs - all linked to the Seaway and to biologically contaminated ballast spills from overseas freighters - are often written off as a grim but necessary cost of the Great Lakes doing global business."
"There are a lot of things the university should be paying for but doesn't because they're getting segregated fees," Wise said. "It's not just capital projects."
"A change in all-terrain vehicle laws is intended to make the activity easier for riders and boost tourism, but some worry that it could create a traffic hazard."
"Snowmobilers long have objected to a December gun deer hunt, particularly in the northern half of the state, contending it would interfere with the use of snowmobile trails and have an adverse effect on tourism."
"The DNR's objective is to eradicate them entirely because of their voracious appetites and destructive habits. They have been blamed for crop losses, erosion and contamination of waterways."
""If the charges are true, they paint a story of an administration that misled the country into war and then used the power of its office to damage the reputations of people who were trying to tell Americans the truth about it," said Democratic Rep. Dave Obey of Wausau,"
"But if that was all that came out of Fitzgerald's two-year-long investigation into a case that touches on fundamental questions of government accountability, abuse of power and the dubious "case" that was made for going to war in Iraq, this would be no more than a footnote to the sorry history of the Bush-Cheney era."
“The truth is, what divides us is not whether you are on the right or the left,” McCabe said. “And it’s not whether you are red or blue. … What divides us today is whether you can afford to pay $10,000 in campaign contributions and whether you can afford to hire $400-an-hour lobbyists.”
Sen Feingold"... the President must insist on a complete and truthful accounting of any unethical conduct by his administration in this matter and so should Congress."
Sen
Herb Kohl"The American people have a right to expect their top officials to adhere to strict ethical and legal standards. If a court finds in this case they have not, there should and will be serious consequences."
"At 5.7 percent, Iron County had the third highest jobless rate in the state, according to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development."
"AARP's driver safety program designed for drivers ages at 50 and over will be offered Nov. 1 and 2 at the Mercer Community Center."
"Voter registration groups could no longer pay employees based on the number of voters they sign up and the state would require training for county clerks and poll workers under a package of reforms crafted by a study group for the Legislature."
Sen Feingold"The perception of a massive, indefinite American troop presence in Iraq is feeding the very insurgency we are trying to defeat."
"Under our bill, individuals who are qualified to vote in their original place of residence, and who intend to return to that place, will be entitled to vote by absentee ballot for federal elections held through 2008."
“We can do more to prevent these deaths by increasing access to defibrillators."
Sen
Herb Kohl"The visioning session, "Is the Future Haunting You?" is a result of a downtown meeting in August when businesses looked at ideas for improving Hurley's streetscape and storefronts, and becoming a Wisconsin Main Street community."
"Although a four-day Zone T antlerless deer only hunt began today throughout much of Wisconsin, Iron County again will not be included in the early season."
"Health care in Wisconsin "is a full-fledged disaster spiraling out of control because industry leaders are shirking their health care responsibility and others are following their bad example,"
"Although ATV proponents have long pushed for trails in the forest, especially those that might connect to others outside, DNR officials said the public has been overwhelmingly opposed to them."
"Last week, Edwards launched a pilot program in his home state of North Carolina, called "College for Everyone." High schoolers who stay out of trouble and agree to work at least 10 hours a week during their first year in college can get free tuition and books for the year."
"...poverty is nearly inescapable for some, who work multiple jobs at minimum wage to support their families and still cannot manage to rise above the poverty line."
"Vietnam War veteran Nils Pearson will be demonstrating along with Kast. He thinks it is important to have an event to honor those who have died. "Vietnam is the same sort of war that we are in now, where we are fighting under false pretenses," Pearson said."
Sen Feingold"Decisions in Congress on legislation, or in regulatory agencies on regulations or enforcement, or in the Defense Department on huge government contracts should be made on the merits, not based on who has the best connected lobbyist."
"I am troubled that Ms. Miers still feels she cannot say anything at all about her work in the White House beyond general claims that it has given her exposure to the workings of the government and the roles of its three branches."
Sen
Herb Kohl"Antitrust conspiracies such as price-fixing and bid-rigging steal from consumers just as surely as other white-collar crimes such as mail or wire fraud."
"...it is my hope that one day we as a nation will realize this and put our money where our values are."
"As millions of people prepare to exit the workforce, businesses could face a labor shortage of thirty five million workers by 2030, and the projected slowdown in labor force growth could translate into lower economic growth and lowering standards for all age groups."
"During Monday's Hurley School District annual meeting, board members were asked to envision where the district might be five years down the line."
"The purposes of Priesthood Sunday are to honor the priesthood and to get people talking about the declining number of priests,"
"They toured the jail and county offices, learned how the legal system works and shadowed county employees on the job."
"After a year of failed negotiations aimed at averting litigation, state Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager said Tuesday that she would sue the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District for dumping about 1.5 billion gallons of untreated storm water and sanitary waste into local waterways in May 2004."
"He is more than willing to sit down and reach a compromise that will improve the quality of education for all kids in Milwaukee, whether they're in choice schools or public schools,"
"The proponents say the bill is only aimed at frivolous lawsuits. Many legal experts disagree, saying "the bill would in fact represent a dramatic narrowing of traditional tort principles by providing one industry with a literally unprecedented immunity from liability for the foreseeable consequences of negligent conduct," as a letter endorsed by dozens of law professors from around the nation put it."
"About 7 percent of children throughout Wisconsin have no health insurance. From 1997 to 2003, the number grew from 85,000 to 91,000. Much of the increase in the number of uninsured children is attributed to loss of insurance through parents' employer-sponsored programs."
"Statewide, one out of every 12 households are food-insecure – they do not have access at all times to enough food for an active healthy life. At the most severe level, food insecurity includes hunger."
Sen Feingold"It's becoming increasingly clear that we have created a breeding ground for terrorism in Iraq and that the indefinite presence of tens of thousands of U.S. troops is often fueling, not dampening, the insurgency in that country."
"It was Rosa Parks’ principled courage that would spark the civil rights movement and teach us all how much of a difference one person can make."
"But I want to make clear that I will make every effort to fight a final reauthorization bill that does not make significant improvements to the Patriot Act like those in the Senate bill."
Sen
Herb Kohl"The bravery that Rosa Parks exhibited on that winter day in 1955 will forever be remembered as the fire behind the civil rights movement..."
"Today, our economy is left in a precarious situation where natural disasters can threaten our prosperity, and that," said Kohl, "is unacceptable."
"The tax millage will increase from 9.97 about .1 mill. That means a person with a home valued at $60,000 will pay around $60 more in school taxes for 2005-06, provided the assessed value of the property stays the same."
"...a photo ID requirement would "have the effect of disenfranchising over a quarter of a million eligible voters in our state" - mainly the poor, elderly and minorities."
"Michigan wants to take $1 billion in tobacco money to create a large pool of cash for immediate investment into high tech, life sciences, venture capital, alternative energy, advanced automotive, homeland security and other avenues that seem promising ways to create jobs."
"With students in fifth, sixth and seventh grades taking tests for the first time this school year, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction estimated that a total of 500,000 pupils statewide will be tested over the next month, compared to 190,000 in the 2004-05 school year."
"We'll be discussing the plans this week with the zoning and planning commission. The engineers will be preparing a petition to get the zoning issues cleared up,"
"Court records show on Aug. 31, 2001, Kerr was sentenced to four years probation and assessed court costs for possession with intent to deliver more than 2,500 grams of marijuana."
"Nobody knows just what he's up to," said Mike Schuler, the town chairman of adjoining Wescott. "And that's what has people worried."
"We have strategic stockpiles throughout the country. They are not adequately supplied in case of a flu pandemic . . . This administration has to place the order. The drug companies need time to ramp up their production."
"We wanted to support the local people making them," he said. "But now, it really doesn't matter to us."
"It really doesn't matter if the wolf is on the endangered or protected list. The fact is they are here and if left unchecked, will continue to have a huge economic impact on the hunters in our area and those traveling to hunt here."
"We fully predicted that once we had one positive female in the social group, we would see rapid transmission,"
"Across the state, ethanol has made news in recent months - from new plants and a state task force to a proposed mandate to use ethanol in Wisconsin gas."
Sen
Herb Kohl"The property includes four miles of undeveloped shoreline on three lakes and almost 500 acres of old-growth forest - the largest remaining holding of old-growth timber in private ownership in Wisconsin."
"We felt a level of comfort that they're not just following the latest new fad," said George Twigg, spokesman for Mayor Dave Cieslewicz. "They actually have a track record with the technology and infrastructure this requires."
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"... he worked with Democratic Sen. Herb Kohl, who’s on the Senate Appropriations Committee, to secure funding. Sen. Russ Feingold supported the appropriation."
Sen
Herb Kohl"This amendment will simply ensure that people also purchase safety locks when buying guns - a small price to pay."
"Patritto said the amount the district will receive in the insurance settlement is unknown. "We'll see what comes of it. That should dictate the lawsuit, too," he said."
"Renovations to the Haven by the Falls duplex in Mercer are under way so Iron County can rent out the facility during winter months to recoup some of its investment."
"The legislation would mandate that awards for the pain, suffering and other non-economic damages of people injured as adults could not exceed $450,000, while awards for those injured while younger than 18 would be capped at $550,000."
"The nation's huge trucking companies need to help shoulder the load to find and finance alternatives to make the nation's highways safer, even if that includes getting more of the loads on the railroad right-of-ways."
"... released detailed information and data pertaining to all 30 cases of UW students who have been committed to a detoxification center so far this semester."
Sen Feingold"But I have serious concerns about the misplaced priorities of cutting conservation programs instead of targeting large agribusinesses receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars each year in subsidies."
"Our current largely single-minded and somewhat self-defeating focus on Iraq is causing us to overlook what should be our most fundamental goal – combating the global terrorist networks that continue to threaten the United States."
“This bill will bring a small but important measure of relief to the families of our men and women in uniform as they seek to maintain a sense of normalcy here at home while their loved ones are deployed in service to our country,”
Sen
Herb Kohl"Kohl is the lead Democrat on the Senate's Special Committee on Aging, which recently held a hearing to examine progress in embryonic stem cell research, the need for new stem cell lines and why these additional lines should receive federal support."
"This is a problem that will require everyone - communities, law enforcement, elected officials, and individuals --- to come together with a common mission to prevent more lives from being snuffed out by 'meth'."
"There was no doubt it was a bear, because the animal left piles of identification behind."
"Frank claims he has been offered $175,000 to "go away," but won't accept that amount in a settlement and is prepared for future court depositions to be taken as far away as Chicago."
"The county board of supervisors will meet at 7 p.m. on Nov. 8 to take action on the budget, following the pubic hearing."
"If we can encourage businesses to locate their research and development here or to expand their research and development here, I think that would be huge,"
"... for every dollar spent on a child's education before he enters kindergarten, 68 cents is recouped in future savings."
Sen Feingold“I am pleased that the Senate today eliminated the stealth pay-raise for Members of Congress set to go into effect at the beginning of next year. Since I was first elected to the Senate, if there was ever a year to stop an automatic pay increase, this is it."
"A person with a home valued at $50,000 would pay about $20 less in county taxes, provided the value of the property did not increase."
"Custodians Cookie Laguna and Bill Trcka said all four boilers recently malfunctioned. The two men were able to make the repairs, with the parts costing $600."
"The survey begins with 19 questions regarding the school's interaction with the community, including the relationship to businesses, agencies and parents."
"Rhenlund sustained a crushed wrist and cuts and bruises in a three-vehicle collision on U.S. 2 in Kimball on Oct. 10."
"Legislative leaders agreed Tuesday to hire Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek to represent Sen. Dave Zien (R-Eau Claire) and Michael Best & Friedrich to represent Rep. Scott Gunderson (R-Waterford). They set no caps on the expenses."
"Though wild boars were first documented in Wisconsin in 2000, no one is quite sure when or how they arrived. Biologists theorize they escaped from game farms or were illegally stocked in the wild. The few that staked a cloven foothold on Wisconsin have multiplied almost like rabbits."
"A university committee wants UW-Madison to stop doing business with apparel companies unless those companies agree to buy at least a portion of their goods from union factories."
"A 3-D wooden mosaic eagle created by a Montreal, Wis., artist, adorns a wall in the boardroom of the Iron County Courthouse."
"The purpose of the mass clinic is to provide immunization or treatment to all area residents and visitors within 72 hours. To best serve county residents, the mass clinic site will be located with easy access to hospitals, clinics, staffing and supply resources."
"County board member Dennis DeRosso, at last Tuesday's finance committee meeting, noted the county only has one employee working at the Upson station, forester Gary Glonek."
"The youngsters were curious about the bear's wardrobe. They wanted to know why the fire-preventing bear was attired in blue jeans and tennis shoes."
"Taking off a blastomere from an eight-celled mouse embryo, he put the cell in a dish and let it grow. He discovered that if mouse embryonic stem cells accompanied the cell, it would create embryonic stem cells of its own."
"Medical decisions should be made by the patient and the doctor based on what's best for the patient, not the doctor's political views,"
"Adelman's final quote was a per-ticket fee of $24 for domestic travel - $3 less than Omega's final quote for the same service. And on international tickets, Adelman's new quote was $24 - $7 less than the quote of Omega."
"Much of that attack has focused on the fact that Green, like many Republicans, received campaign donations over the years (about $30,000) from a political committee controlled by DeLay."
"A sample of the virus taken from a Vietnamese girl sickened this year was partly resistant to Tamiflu, the anti-viral drug being stockpiled in case bird flu mutates and starts spreading easily among people, a study found."
"The protest is directed at an ongoing American Girl campaign in which proceeds from sales of a special "I Can" wristband help support educational and empowerment programs of Girls Inc., a national nonprofit organization that describes its mission as "inspiring girls to be strong, smart and bold.""
"The county-owned vehicle used by the Iron County zoning administrator will be parked at the forestry department building in Mercer so that Joe Bisenius will not have to drive back to Hurley each night."
"Ron Hockin of 152 E. Northland Ave. said a black bear, presumably the same one that has been causing complaints in that area all summer long, was spotted against his house around 8:11 p.m."
Rep
Obey"Jamie Wall, one of several Democrats running for the Green Bay-area congressional seat held by Republican Mark Green, has picked up the endorsement of Congressman Dave Obey of Wausau, a Wall aide said Thursday."
"Since the days of (oil tycoon) John D. Rockefeller, people have hated the oil industry when prices were low and they hate us even more when prices are high,"
"Everybody has to understand the reality of this: that when the Wisconsin Supreme Court declares that a law is unconstitutional, you can't just go back and essentially pass the same law, because you're going to get the same results."
"As long as Wausau offers exemptions for private clubs, Jusufi plans to get one for himself. The city maintains the Red Apple is not a private club because it caters to the public and is a for-profit establishment. The latter stipulation was added by the city to its smoking ban ordinance after Jusufi created his private club, a move Jusufi claims was discriminatory."
"The Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Montreal will officially close its doors on Nov. 20. With church officials proposing to turn the structure over to the city, Montreal Mayor Bob Morzenti said the building could be turned into a community center, at a savings of about $200,000."
"Avanti operates eight nursing homes or assisted-living facilities, ambulance services, elderly apartment housing, home health care services and a funeral limousine service."
"Merrill told the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners the project has advanced through the purchase of land, including residences along Country Club Road."
"Garbage fees, storm water fees and fire protection fees are being enacted throughout the state. Waukesha is developing a property assessor fee, Eau Claire a gas pump inspection fee. In Oconomowoc, aldermen are considering a first in the state: a road use fee."
"Green should ask himself a serious question: Is Mark Graul actually as stupid as that statement makes him seem, or does Graul think the people of Wisconsin are stupid enough to fall for this "dog ate my homework" excuse?"
Sen Feingold"“We must make sure that those who intend to return are given the opportunity to elect the federal leaders who will shape the recovery process."
"As soon as the DCI issues a report, if charges are filed, we will suspend her (Bednar-Clemens) immediately. No question there,"
"As part of the $136,085 project funded by the city, storm and sanitary sewer lines were installed, fire hydrants have been replaced, the roadway was graded, and curb, gutter and sidewalks will be added, Peterson said earlier."
"Cossi noted the city will not be banning similar businesses, but only restricting them to one area. "I assume that's the lower block," he said, and council members agreed."
"A work group is organizing the rally with hopes not only of improving Hurley visually, but also revitalizing its economy."
"Nearly 19,000 current and former participants in the Wisconsin Works welfare reform program stand to lose a large part of their child support payments, as a special federal authorization allowing them to retain their full child support and public assistance expires next year."
"You do not have to buy ANY additional insurance products to be eligible to enroll in Medicare Part D, and all seniors should be wary of any individual who uses a Part D sales pitch to sell other insurance products,"
WMTVMadison
"U.S. Energy Department says households using natural gas are expected to pay about 60 percent more this year in the Midwest."
"They are struggling with high fuel costs, low corn and soybean prices and skyrocketing fertilizer expenses - all caused or worsened by havoc left in Katrina's wake."
"The same proposal would also prohibit any new or increased discharges of nine specified pollutants into the Lake Superior basin without applying the best process or control technologies to remove the pollutants."
"The class, which meets two days a week, will now be split into Monday-Wednesday and Tuesday-Thursday sessions, provided enough parents agree to have their students switched to the added class."
"Rhenlund, traveling west, was stopped on U.S. 2, waiting to turn left onto Defer Road when her SUV was struck from behind by a van driven by Roger B. Randall, 83, of Wakefield, according to a 3:23 p.m. Monday report from the Iron County Sheriff's Department."
"Zien is an avid motorcyclist who has put 805,000 miles on his 1991 bike. He tends to drive about 2,500 miles a month on state business - more than twice as much as what most of his colleagues drive."
"The Wisconsin Policy Research Institute Inc. telephone poll says Doyle led Green, 46% to 33% and Walker, 50% to 31%."
WMTVMadison
"What we've been looking at is to get an ethanol, E-85 capable vehicle. I think that would be best."
""What we've been looking at is to get an ethanol, E-85 capable vehicle. I think that would be best."
Politics.com
"I never thought Abramoff, who was busy making 50-75 million dollars from Native American tribes by pretending to lobby for them on gambling issues, was hanging out with his good buddy Mark Graul."
"By the end of the highway construction season for 2006, U.S. 2 from the Wisconsin border east to Wakefield will have been improved into a palette of blacktop beauty."
"The First Aid classes ... are the first phase of teaching Iron County residents how to best respond should a disaster occur in their community."
"Hurley Community Education and Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College have added several evening enrichment classes for Iron and Gogebic County residents."
"The 8 inches of rain that fell on the Flambeau River State Forest this week washed out a considerable number of trails and roadways."
"During the questioning, Erickson mentioned to Hudson detectives Shawn Pettee and Jeff Knopps two small details about the killings that had never been made public: the positions of the two bodies inside the funeral home and a description of how Ellison had been coming through a doorway."
"Green, R-Hobart, received more than $29,400 from DeLay's political action committee and state Democrats say that money should be returned or used for purposes other than for Green's bid to be the Republican nominee for governor."
"The bills under consideration by the House and Senate - S 1394, S 1504, and HR 3146 - would place severe limits on the ability of communities to negotiate agreements that serve taxpayers and promote local programming by cutting the franchise fees that cable companies pay to cities in which they operate."
"According to a report by the Hudson Police Department, Anderson said Erickson’s alcohol consumption worried him."
""Wolf Awareness Week is a time to recognize our regional forests as a stronghold of this magnificent animal," said Pam Troxell, coordinator of the Timber Wolf Alliance program."
Rep
Obey"Obey said fellow Democrats Rep. Martin Sabo of Minnesota and Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia joined him in proposing an additional $1.7 billion in spending but "were rejected in a party line vote." The increased spending, Obey said, would have beefed up the FEMA and its disaster-mitigation programs; increased emergency services grants; and improved chemical, transit, port and aviation security."
"Because of the dropping temperature and an anticipated increase in heating costs this winter, ComfortAire Heating and Cooling in Wisconsin Rapids has received at least three times the normal inquires about wood-burning stoves and fireplace inserts this fall."
"Children enrolled in the fitness-oriented gym classes showed greater loss of body fat, increase in cardiovascular fitness, and improvement in fasting insulin levels that predict a tendency for diabetes, the researchers found."
"The new two-year budget Doyle signed into law earlier this year increases school spending by $861 million as part of his plan to hold down property tax increases over the next two years."
WMTVMadison
"And with the high heating costs this year ... Major Paul Moore says he expects more families will run out of money, and be forced into needing a shelter."
"All plans can accommodate a small to medium evacuation and sheltering effort, but they are not ready for a mass event."
Sen Feingold"A Civilian Linguist Reserve Corps will allow federal agencies to call on volunteering Americans with expertise in a wide variety of languages to help our government and our military work effectively with other cultures and decipher communications that could prove vital to our security."
"The Senate's strong bipartisan efforts to make TRICARE available for the Guard and Reserve are also a part of the defense authorization bill. I therefore urge the Majority Leader to bring the Defense authorization bill back to the floor so that the Senate can fulfill its obligation to our troops and to the American people."
"All-terrain vehicles began appearing on portions of Iron County's ATV trail system this morning, as participants in this year's 3rd annual Pumpkin Run ATV Rally as they gear up for three days of fun-filled riding."
"Some waved, some saluted, some held their hands over their hearts as they watched a soldier travel to his final resting place."
"They think most Americans will be outraged by the GAO's findings: That the Bush administration broke the law by secretly paying syndicated columnist Armstrong Williams $240,000 to be a cheerleader for its education policies and by hiring a public relations firm to produce video news releases and analyze media perceptions of the Republican Party."
"The state will issue performance standards and provide technical assistance when needed, but counties will be expected to update their emergency and evacuation plans by Sept. 30, 2006."
"There is strong support for this counter-cyclical dairy program among both parties within this committee, but it does not appear there is the support that is necessary."
Sen Feingold"The President still does not understand that his failed Iraq policy is making America weaker and our enemies stronger."
"Board members agreed last month to reconsider the (preschool) parents' complaints and the special meeting was called for Monday at 4 p.m. in the high school library."
"The jury returned the indictment Wednesday against Joseph N. Russo, 42, who also faces numerous drug counts in Iron County Court."
"The digging of a new basin will not shut out boaters for next spring, but it will pose an inconvenience to them, Peterson said."
"However, Erickson, who was found hanged to death on Dec. 19, 2004, outside the St. Mary's parish rectory in Hurley, maintained his innocence to the end in two notes found after his death."
"'They thought they had him roped in,' said one Republican Party operative, noting there is no second choice for the tough assignment of challenging Kohl."
"Records kept by searchers who collected dead and dying birds showed that 172 birds representing 23 species were found around the base of the tower. Ugoretz said scavengers, including crows and cats, had already taken another 200 or more. That's why he estimated the number of birds killed at around 400."
"In effect, the expenditures made by the tribe will be larger than those made by any other corporate taxpayer in Wisconsin, with payments “on par with two to three times the corporate tax rate,” according to Department of Administration spokesman Scott Larrivee."
"For Bennett, black equals immoral equals criminal. It’s that simple. Why is this especially relevant in Wisconsin? Because Bennett, who was once the U.S. secretary of education, runs the private for-profit education company, K12, that operates the Wisconsin Virtual Academy through the Northern Ozaukee School District."
Racine, WI
"After Ryan said returning the funds would break the law, the Federal Elections Commission told news reporters the campaign contributions from DeLay can be refunded."
Sen Feingold"The victims of Katrina and Rita should not be the guinea pigs for the great bankruptcy experiment that will start in a matter of weeks."
"You've got to look at it that way. I think God is as sad as everyone today,"
"Investigators said that when Erickson was 6 years old, he had sexual contact with a 4-year-old male cousin. At the age of 19, they said, he had sexual contact with a 14-year-old boy, and at 21 he was investigated for allegedly sexually assaulting a boy at a summer resort."
"The cabin is the newest old building on the depot grounds. It will be restored as a one-room schoolhouse in honor of the late Shirley Sleight."
WMTVMadison
"Even though with the costs being so much less right now we're feeling the energy crisis just as much as the people who are fueling on gasoline," adds Melms, "Because my costs have doubled in the last few months."
"It would seem that if demand stayed the same and prices at the pump only increased based upon the increased price of crude oil, that oil company profits would remain the same. Can anyone justify the increased profits when demand has decreased if oil and gasoline prices have not been artificially inflated?"
"Zani placed first in the "Show Me Swing" tournament in persuasion, first in duo interpretation with sophomore Hilary Rasmussen, second in communication analysis, and second in duo interpretation with senior Chris Conklin."
"I told her I did not have to leave from there or anywhere. She shouted 'get the hell out of here, you pieceof s___
," and shoved me backwards with a great deal of force."
"This is an unusual application. We are ready to act on it once the county makes up its mind whether the application will be amended to include the land restrictions, or have us act on it, as is."
"Applicants may call 561-3636 for appointments and information about necessary documents and eligibility requirements."
"The ordinance sets an 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew, Sundays through Thursdays, and 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays."
"He's been fishing most of his life and his efforts are reflected in the book, which equates enjoyment of trout fishing to appreciating life, in general."
"Their unique perspectives on growing up Finnish in the Upper Peninsula and what makes the Finnish people so memorable promises to be enjoyable."
Sen Feingold"I will review her record and writings carefully and look forward to questioning her during the Judiciary Committee's hearings."
"A May 2004 U.S. Government Accountability Office report agreed that recent mergers in the oil industry have directly led to higher prices."
Sen
Herb Kohl"I am planning to reconvene the bipartisan task force of distinguished Wisconsin legal minds and community leaders that gave me their best advice and counsel during Chief Justice Roberts's nomination, and I look forward to working with them again."
"We're seeing an astounding increase in the volume of cases that we are getting," he said. "It's not only the number of cases that are coming in, it's the number of samples that come in with each case."
"Clearly having a concentration of world-class expertise in the biosciences, and in particular stem cell research on this campus, played a major role in NIH's selection of WiCell,"
"While federal law currently overrides state law regarding the use of medical marijuana, the matter continues to be adjudicated in the court system."
Rep
Obey“We’re all paying the price now for the decisions Congress made over the last twenty-five years, over my objections, which gutted many energy initiatives begun by President Carter during the last energy crisis.”
"Food pantries, pregnancy help centers, youth services and other organizations say hurricane relief has diverted donations at a time when community need is great."
"The State Senate and Assembly approved similar legislation last year; however, Gov. Jim Doyle vetoed the bill. The Senate was successful in voting to override the veto, but an attempt to override it in the Assembly failed by one vote."
"The state in July said the county owes $30,000 because the Corporation Counsel could not account for all the time it spent on child support cases through sufficient documentation."
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