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"There are eight candidates for six seats on the Hurley City Council in Tuesday's election. They are incumbents Robert Kallas, Donald Richards, Char Mussatti, Paul Mullard and Michele Fink, and challengers Leon Baron, Larry Fluhr and David Vuorenmaa."
"Paris was appointed to the council to replace Dale Wicklund, who resigned from the board April 11, 2005."
"The Daily Globe has asked five questions of each of the 20 candidates for the 15-member board."
"It's a perfect location," Morzenti said, noting that the Montreal River flows just east of the site, and the entire area from the highway to city hall could become a park."
"The bill, which sailed into passage on bipartisan support, restricts state and local governments' eminent domain powers to their classic intent - acquiring land for public service projects."
"There are no bigger sleazebags than these types of child molesters," said Rep. Dean Kaufert (R-Neenah), co-chairman of the Joint Finance Committee. "When they know they're being tracked, their behavior is going to change."
"One reason, he says, is because there already are a lot of immigrants here. What's more, a lot of poor whites and blacks would be pulled into the labor force. But the job market definitely would tighten and wages would go up, Marquez says."
Sen
R. Feingold"I think the fact that you have proposed legislation on this program undermines your argument that such presidential authority exists. Because if it does exist, then nothing that we can legislate, no matter how carefully crafted, is worth a hill of beans."
"Today, as the President admits, even flaunts, his program to wiretap Americans on American soil without the warrants required by law, we need more courageous Republicans to stand up and check the President’s power grab. "
"Four people are running for two seats on the Montreal City Council in the April 4 election."
"The closure of the trails brings an end to a snowmobiling season that was lengthened by the two feet of snow that fell throughout much of the county on March 13."
"The dreaded carp long ago escaped into the wild and have been spreading like an infection up the Mississippi River basin. The filter feeding fish, which can grow up to 100 pounds and consume 40 pounds of plankton per day, have been found within about 50 miles of the shore of Lake Michigan."
"Watergate figure John Dean is one of two witnesses tapped by Sen. Russ Feingold to testify at a hearing Friday on Feingold's resolution to censure President Bush."
"UW-Madison's student government suspended its spring election Wednesday - after more than 6,000 people had voted - because a computer bug invalidated some of the ballots, officials said."
"And as the SEC met Wednesday evening to discuss the situation, representatives were seriously considering throwing out all votes cast — for both the referendums on the ballot and the Student Council seats — and beginning a new election."
"This was the fourth straight month where there were fewer workers than in the previous month, resulting in an increase in the number of unemployed and higher unemployment rates."
Sen
R. Feingold"These groups, which gained such prominence in the 2004 elections with their attack ads against the two presidential candidates, must abide by the contribution limits and reporting requirements that apply to all groups that seek to influence federal campaigns."
Sen
H. Kohl"The video game industry must be accountable for their product. And the retailers must responsible for enforcing it. All we ask for is a reliable, accurate and effective ratings system with impeccable integrity."
"There are a lot of members that do not know what is going on with this land swap deal," DeRosso said. "We agreed that issue wouldn't be brought up until the new board is seated."
"The Iron County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved salary increases for elected officials."
"Sen. Russ Feingold, after a weekend trip to Iraq, said Tuesday that in many ways, he found the security situation "significantly worse" than when he first visited in February 2005."
"Dubbed the Wild Rivers Legacy Forest, the land encompasses 48 lakes and ponds and 70 miles of rivers and streams, according to the Department of Natural Resources. The forest will remain open to the public and it will provide habitat for wildlife, including trout, migratory waterfowl, songbirds, wolves, bears and the pine marten, which is a protected species in Wisconsin."
"Despite high fuel costs last year, strong milk prices helped cushion the impact on his 850- acre farm. But there won't be a cushion this spring as he pays higher prices for everything from diesel fuel to seed."
"The new rules likely will hit hardest in Wisconsin's rural communities, where voter registration was often not required in order to vote."
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"It was a trickle down effect, slowly. I mean, we had smokers in here that would stick around, go outside and smoke, but they got tired of it. Most people like to sit down, have a beer, and smoke at the table, says Bob Tague, Owner of Hammer Time Tavern."
"In the past several years, some 40 calves have been killed and eaten by a pack of gray wolves whose home range includes the Mihalek farm. This year alone, three newborn calves have been killed and at least partly eaten by wolves says Marcia."
Sen
R. Feingold"But while I look forward to reviewing the Schumer proposal, Congress itself should not delay in holding the President accountable for his illegal actions."
Sen
H. Kohl"Xcel Energy officials are offering a 30-day extension regarding winter service disconnection protections for low-income customers in Wisconsin."
"Under the law, judges will evaluate whether the communication is in the child's best interest and whether the necessary equipment is available. The law requires that such communications be used to supplement, not replace, regular in-person visits."
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"Justice Jon Wilcox has announced he will step down from the bench when his term expires next year."
Sen
R. Feingold"It is not a perfect bill, but it recognizes that we will all be better off if Congress creates a realistic immigration system that allows foreign workers to come into the country legally to work when there is truly a need for their labor, and that ensures our government knows who is already here."
"There is no truth to the claim made today by Chairman Specter that I have asked for a postponement of Friday’s hearing on the censure resolution and I am very puzzled how the Chairman could have reached that conclusion."
"These Democratic pundits are all scared of the Republican base getting energized, but they're willing to pay the price of not energizing the Democratic base," he said. "It's an overly defensive and meek approach to politics."
"We would welcome Senator Feingold into the Green Party - a party that defends the Bill of Rights and the civil rights of Wisconsin citizens, and holds our President and other elected officials accountable."
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ThenIn these days of incessant complaints about the lack of positive news from Iraq, perhaps these inspiring pictures will help.
"Voters in the Town of Mercer will elect two people to the school board and two to the town board on April 4."
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"Co-owner with the county of a one-acre parcel on Lake of the Falls, Edelstein fronted $90,000 toward the $151,900 purchase with the understanding that they would trade that parcel of land for the six-acre Fisher Lake parcel. Iron County paid $61,900."
"There was almost no ice on the lake throughout the winter out of Saxon and that means an early start to the boating season. In recent years, the lake remained covered with ice well into May and there's been floating ice as late as June."
"All other department heads are receiving similar 2.5 percent wage increases for the next two years."
"Along with transcribed copies of law enforcement interviews with Laguna, who's alleged to have shot Brenda Laguna from behind with a .20-gauge shotgun, Vilas County Circuit Court Judge Neal Nielsen III was given copies of original interview tapes."
"Not every county feeling the pressure to downsize is responding by trimming its ranks significantly. Some are using a strategy of adopting a small change to fend off a citizen revolt."
"The donations to Doyle marked the first time that anyone from either company - Chicago-based Equis Corp. and Indianapolis-based Crowe Chizek - gave significant cash to any candidate in Wisconsin ..."
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"It's one thing to talk all the time about how we should be free of foreign oil; it's another thing to take the steps that are necessary on the ground to move in that direction."
"If Americans thought they were tired of biblical recitations during the last couple of presidential elections, they may want to take an extended vacation through November 2008. Given that Clinton is the likely Democratic presidential candidate -- and given that she will be aiming to out-witness Republican evangelicals -- Jesus probably isn't going anywhere."
Sen
R. Feingold"The FEC's new regulation will protect individual Internet users and bloggers, while also preventing a significant new loophole for the use of soft money in federal elections from developing."
"But every now and again, a patriot like Feingold shows up to do his job, and wouldn't you know it, he's the only one crying in the wilderness of a Congress that will let this administration do anything in the whole wide world its wants to."
"Concerned with crowding in Wisconsin prisons, state Sen. Scott Fitzgerald wants to send some prisoners out of state and begin planning for a new prison."
What's
to love about Wal-mart? Not much, says Hopke"Currently, less than half of Wal-Mart's workers are covered by company health insurance, compared with more than 80 percent of employees covered at its competitor, Costco, where workers are unionized."
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"The number of companies that are coming to campus this year is up 18 percent over last year - the number of companies participating in our spring job fair is up 46 percent over the largest number we've ever had."
"If gay parenting is harmful, do we take children away from their biological gay parents? Do we make it unlawful for gays to use fertility technologies? How? If there are states that allow gay adoption, would we ban interstate travel for that? And what do we say to a birth mother who picks a gay couple? "
Sen
R. Feingold"The nonpartisan, nonprofit, voter advocacy group FactCheck.org has revealed several falacies in a new Republican advertisement that takes aim at Senator Feingold and his resolution to censure President Bush for the illegal wire tapping of American Citizens."
"Was it my imagination, or did I see the ghost of Joe McCarthy heading into the RNC headquarters the other day? And was that the ghost of Don Knotts’s quivery TV persona holding court in the Senate Democratic cloakroom?"
"On the March 13 program, correspondent Major Garrett cropped a quote from Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-CT) to present a misleading account of Lieberman's view of the eavesdropping program. In a report addressing the resolution introduced by Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) to censure President Bush ..."
"Jon said to Feingold, "You're kicking it old-school"). Feingold garnered a lot of cheers from the TDS crowd at several points (like when he said that he simply wanted Bush to admit he was wrong and apologize)."
"Feingold has never asserted that “we shouldn't be listening to al Qaeda communications” as White House communications director Scott McClellan falsely claimed."
"Bush and Co. have broken the law and disregarded the Constitution. There is only one remedy for this. On March 13, the brave and patriotic senator from Wisconsin, Russ Feingold, introduced a Senate bill to censure and derail the Bush train."
Sen
H. Kohl"Senator Herb Kohl's TV ads are running across the state. But, who is he running against? For now, the answer is no one."
"With the issue boiling over politically, Sensenbrenner and the get-tough immigration bill he sponsored have turned into bitter rallying cries for an increasingly vocal opposition, especially among Hispanics, fueling protests such as the one that drew more than 10,000 people Thursday in Milwaukee."
"But the Menomonee Falls Republican's cavalier dismissal of the massive demonstration as an "illegal alien rally" was as irresponsible as it was inaccurate."
"Now we're going to have this time from now until November where nobody is going to focus on the gubernatorial race, where they would have been forced to if there was a primary,"
"Don't assume the fight to preserve Social Security has been won," said Obey. "We won the first round, but there are still many more to go."
"It is critically important to provide these transportation options to an industry that it is the second largest in the state and most important in the north, but is also under a great amount of pressure,"
"After meeting in closed session for over an hour and a half Thursday, the finance committee agreed to consider contracting with a half-time person."
"The Forward Wind Energy Center project consists of up to 133 turbines that would provide enough power to meet the electrical needs of about 72,000 homes."
"The troubled statewide voter database likely won't be finished until after the November election for governor, making Wisconsin miss a federal deadline by almost a year and driving up costs."
"Of course, Darth Vader Cheney and others on the Republican Party's lunatic fringe don't quite see it that way. They claim Bush's powers as commander-in-chief give him the power to authorize warrantless wiretaps ..."
"He's got a long trip on those wings, and it will take him a while to get there," said Marge Gibson, executive director of the Raptor Education Group. "He could start today, as long as he's back (in his) territory in May when he has to start thinking about a nest and finding a mate."
Rep
D. Obey"I've never seen a bigger disconnect between what people are talking about on Main Street and what's being talked about under the dome of the Capitol building,"
"City officials in Mellen and Washburn thanked U.S. Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wis., Thursday for providing their communities with money to do long-needed utility improvements and explained how they used funds from the federal Section 154 program to replace aging water, sewer, and storm sewer systems."
"Members of the Legislature's Joint Audit Committee appear poised to vote in favor of a massive audit of the state's information technology systems, including the system used to process sales tax collections."
"DNR officials say the emerald ash borer has the potential to inflict the same level of destruction as Dutch elm disease in decades past."
""I've always said that I support a reasonable cap on damages but that it should be one that has at least a chance of being upheld in the state Supreme Court," Doyle said in a statement."
"The board voted unanimously to resurrect the contentious earn-a-buck program in 21 deer management units. State wildlife officials say the plan is designed to curb a deer population that keeps swelling, jeopardizing crops, creating more car-deer crashes and decimating forest plants."
"Madison residents can now access wireless Internet in the downtown and parts of the campus area as the city marked completion of the first phase of its citywide wireless network Wednesday."
Sen
R. Feingold"here is no valid legal basis for this and everybody basically knows it. They're just afraid to stand up to the President. The President needs to hear the voice of Congress and the voice of the American people. You can't make up your own laws."
"Feingold has never asserted that “we shouldn't be listening to al Qaeda communications” as White House Communications Director Scott McClellan falsely claimed."
"The congregation on Saturday night honored Feingold for “speaking truth to power” at a dinner to which he had been invited several months before his call for censure."
Sen
H. Kohl"This program was designed only with the interests of drug companies and HMOs in mind, it's no surprise that seniors have found the benefit to be extremely confusing and unworkable."
"Wisconsin Senator Herb Kohl, in Madison Wednesday, said he heard little to reassure him, during President Bush's press conference on Iraq."
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should not pay' for Wal-Mart "I don't know why there should be any negotiations. We should not pay one dime for anything. If they need sewer and water, let them pay for it,"
"He tries to create an alternative to the smokey bar, adding live music to the ambiance of the smoke-free, non-alcoholic coffee house."
"Nineteen students in the Mercer School District want to attend school elsewhere next year."
"In March, voters attending annual meetings in 53 Vermont towns voted on variously worded measures that all carried the same sentiment - take steps to bring the troops home from Iraq. Forty-nine of the towns voted in favor of the motions while four voted against."
"The property, which the Plum Creek Timber Co. owns, rests along Venison Creek, just east of the Chippewa Flowage. It is surrounded by the national forest and lies within the Wisconsin elk range, home to about 100 elk thriving near the town of Clam Lake."
"Since the investigation into illegal campaigning at the Legislature began in the summer of 2001, Wisconsin lawmakers and their aides have racked up more than $700,000 worth of taxpayer-funded legal bills."
"It's the 2006 Biennial World Championship Cheese Contest sponsored by the Madison-based Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association. A World Championship Cheese will be announced Thursday after three days of judging ends."
For some like Valerie Larsen, a UW student and a representative from Colleges Against Cancer, the exemption only detracts from restrictions set in the city’s original smoking ban. “I worry that this is a slippery slope,” Larsen said. “This is one exemption but where do we draw the line?”"
"When the snow disappears and the vegetation drains up, you're left with grass and dormant vegetation that burns very easily," he said. "So generally, this is the most dangerous time of year."
"Even if they don't do one more lick of green, I'm waiting for them," Monroe said. He said Wal-Mart has already done some pro-environmental planning and that the creation of new jobs and the addition of a grocery store would benefit the city."
Sen
R. Feingold"Instead of offering any defense of the program’s legality, the President shamelessly played partisan politics by implying that Democrats don’t want to wiretap terrorists. That is flat-out wrong, and the President knows it."
"“Sen. Feingold says he intended his resolution to prompt congressional investigations into the president’s actions on these issues. Republican leaders so far have been reluctant to allow that,” said David Carle, a Leahy spokesman. “Sen. Leahy believes in first things first, and the first thing is Congress doing its oversight duty in investigating the Bush administration’s illegal domestic wiretapping.”"
"Kudos to Russ Feingold, finally a Senator willing to work. Let us remember that Russ merely called for censure not impeachment. The American people impeached Bill Clinton for lying about oral sex. Who hasn’t lied, on both the giving and receiving end?"
"In fact, while Americans generally support spying on suspected terrorists, polls consistently show that most Americans disapprove of the tactics the administration has used in conducting surveillance -- specifically, conducting surveillance without seeking or obtaining a warrant."
“It is disgraceful that Republicans would resort to cheap personal attacks on a true American patriot like Russ Feingold in order to cover up President Bush’s failures. This smear campaign is just another desperate attempt by Republicans to distract attention from the President’s plummeting popularity and his failed policies on everything from illegal wiretapping to the war in Iraq."
Sen
H. Kohl"... Redick condemns the Bush administration and members of Congress from both parties including the senator he is challenging, Wisconsin Democrat Herb Kohl, for embracing policies designed for "building an empire worldwide.""
"Senator Herb Kohl is optimistic it will be. He held a listening session for seniors in La Crosse Tuesday. About 2-dozen people showed up to discuss their feelings on the Medicare Drug Benefit. For the most part, their comments were complaints."
"Sap flow will not occur every day. It occurs when a rapid warming trend in early to mid-morning follows a cool (below freezing) night ..."
"One of five candidates being interviewed for the position, Patritto told the Hurley school board Monday that he was very happy at the Hurley School, but he's keeping his options open because no administrative job is really secure."
""Nobody said anything negative" at last week's forum about the Mercer School referendum, school board president John Pinzl said Monday."
"If you were on the phone with an al-Qaida person, I support your being wiretapped, all the time, for a long time," he told the audience. "We have laws already that allow the president to wiretap your line for 72 hours without a warrant. All he has to do is apply for that warrant. ..."
"A Republican Party official would not say Monday how much is being spent on the ad, or whether the party plans to run ads in other states on the subject."
"I've had people complain to me that when they play, nobody wins. They say 'We're all in Guantanamo and nobody has any civil liberties left,' " he said. "I'm like, 'Yeah, that's the point.' "
"The Seventh District congressman plans to get an update at 10 a.m. from city officials from the site of construction at 100 North 72nd Ave. in the Wausau West Business and Industrial Park."
"As a result, over the next month, community members can stop by the school district's administrative offices, review each of the textbooks and fill out comment cards."
Sen
R. Feingold"Feingold has never asserted that “we shouldn't be listening to al Qaeda communications” as White House Communications Director Scott McClellan falsely claimed. Feingold is challenging the President’s interpretation of the law and whether government can ever spy on Americans without a search warrant, even when Americans are communicating with someone in another country."
Wal-Mart
Ready to Hire 150,000 in China""Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to hire up to 150,000 employees in China over the next five years, five times its current work force there, as it expands its number of stores, the company said Monday."
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discussions begin"Thomas said Wal-Mart will be responsible for costs to run the utility lines from the roadway to the buildings. It's the city's responsibility to get the lines to the site, he added."
"It's time for bigger and better challenges. Sturgeon Bay has a lot to offer for me professionally, for my children and my wife, and the area's gorgeous."
"This year four university students from Brazil spent the winter working at the resort and learning more about this country, customs and language."
"The administration says the DOT will save $2.25 million through mid-2007, but the DOT says the savings will be just 5.7% of that, or $127,130, according to a DOT memo obtained through the state's open records law."
"On Friday, Gov. Jim Doyle signed a law mandating that at least 10 percent of the state's power come from renewable fuels by 2015, and ordering state agencies to reach 20 percent by 2010. Industry insiders expect wind to make up the bulk of that new investment."
"Supporters say state government plays a vital role in preserving lives and making Wisconsin a safer place to live. But some conservatives are bristling about the bills, saying they amount to unneeded government meddling in people's lives."
"Carrying a gun openly in the woods is legal, provided one has the proper hunting license. Carrying the same gun into a bank, school or other public place is likely to result in a different response (from authorities)."
"Namely, Grothman refuted the board’s assertion that tuition is currently unaffordable and even suggested that instead of providing the state with more baccalaureate-degree holders, they may already be graduating too many."
"We have worked very hard together to implement a number of aggressive initiatives to improve the mill's productivity and competitiveness," he continued. "However, fundamental market challenges outside of our control have forced us to take this action."
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R. Feingold"Instead, the Senate Majority Leader, Bill Frist (R-TN), on the day of the resolution, said it was a good thing that “Iranians” did not hear what Senator Feingold said in censuring the President. But this diversion of our attention to world events is nothing new. Bush has distracted us from the very beginning."
"Sen. Russ Feingold recently called for Congress to censure -- or formally reprimand -- Bush for his warrantless wiretapping program. While Feingold's measure does not enjoy much support among his Senate colleagues, a significant percentage of those polled like the idea ..."
Sen
H. Kohl"WISCONSIN: Republicans haven't found an excellent challenger to take on Democratic senator Herb Kohl, and it's getting kind of late in the game. LIKELY DEMOCRATIC RETENTION"
"If, in fact, this disrespect of process and just plain common sense is any indication, Senator Feingold and other privacy advocates have good reason to voice concern over the way in which the mountains of data collected through an illegal wiretapping program are being handled."
"Taft said the most immediate concerns that Bush’s budget would fail to adequately address are cleaning up abandoned shoreline industrial sites; providing federal loans to fix polluting sewage treatment plants; and protecting against Asian carp, a 100-pound fish that threatens the waters’ ecological balance."
"Jauch said that the law not only fixes something that is basically unfair, but works to promote hunting and fishing in Wisconsin, and may turn out-of-state students into life-long Wisconsin hunters."
Sen
R. Feingold"Senator Feingold deserves the recognition and support of the netroots for his cause - but other Dems who show the courage of conviction to act against an unjustifiable outrage need to be recognized as well."
"nd opposing Feingold's measure could cost Republicans seats. After all, an American Research Group poll released this week found that a plurality of Americans favors censuring Bush -- and that, by a 7-point margin, a plurality of independents favors impeaching Bush."
"Officials are wondering whether the state could legitimately use the wolf to support a program when it was no longer an endangered species."
"If the bill were to become law, women should be able to check if their estranged spouses or boyfriends acquire concealed-weapons permits, said the group's policy director, Linda Mayfield."
"The fact that the post-invasion peace resolutions have become statewide affairs is indicative of the high level of concern and dissatisfaction among a broad sector of our citizens. Activists in other states are hoping to follow Wisconsin's model."
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"Today's rally marks the 3rd anniversary of the war in Iraq. We're here to say no more war, bring our troops home," says organizer Rachel Friedman."
"Plans call for the city hall portion of the project, with both main and side entrances, to include two office spaces, a computer room, an archive area, a large council chambers that could also be used for other meetings and get-togethers, and two rest rooms."
"The resurgence of the gray wolf in Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota was reaffirmed Thursday when Interior Secretary Gale Norton announced plans to remove the wolf from a list of endangered and threatened species."
"The trees destined for the saw include mostly Norway maples that were planted in the early 1900s at the direction of John Nolen, the famed landscape architect who designed many of the city's parks."
"Wisconsin citizens are lucky to have some of the strongest open records and meetings laws in the nation. Yet our state laws seem constantly under attack by those who want the public to look the other way and trust them to do what's right."
"Strong demand for General Motors' new big sport utility vehicles has prompted the automaker to add two shifts at its plant in Janesville."
"When the online activist group MoveOn.org launched a nationwide petition drive to show support for the Wisconsin Democrat's challenge to the Bush administration's disregard for the rule of law, they set a goal of 250,000 signatures to be gathered by the end of the week. By midweek, they already had almost 350,000."
“People see it as an opportunity in each of the two states to sort of widen the range of choices for students coming out of high school,” Pruitt said. “I think clearly the reason it remains [is that] for students and their families this is a very attractive thing.”
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R. Feingold"But, alas for journalists, the factions in the Senate seem to have found their script and toned down the infighting. Feingold did not renew his challenge to his colleagues' manhood in his press conference Thursday morning. Democrats who disagree with Feingold were talking less about how he was helping his presidential primary chances and more about how they share his frustration with incomplete answers from the White House and lackluster oversight by the Republicans in the majority."
"... Fox News chief Washington correspondent Jim Angle cropped a quote from Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (NV) to falsely suggest that Reid did not agree with Feingold that the warrantless domestic wiretapping is illegal."
"Summary: Chris Matthews claimed that "there's a big question about whether it's even legal or not in the Senate" to censure President Bush, as Sen. Russ Feingold recently proposed, over Bush's authorization of warrantless domestic surveillance. But Matthews said something very different about the issue of censure in the context of former President Bill Clinton,..."
(I will cover this more when they start saying fact based stuff. -Bob)
Sen
H. Kohl"Juvenile crime is an ongoing challenge and it is not a problem that is going to solve itself. Boosting funding for successful juvenile justice programs is the first step in addressing this challenge."
Rep
D. Obey
"Three years after this war began, does anybody here really believe the president of the U.S., when he tells us this is all about bringing democracy and freedom to Iraq? Four hundred billion dollars and then some [and more] later, does anybody believe that Congress did the right thing when Congress handed a blank check to the administration," h
"Iron County residents who were called for jury duty on Tuesday at 9 a.m. are advised that the trial has been canceled, according to Karen Ransanici, Iron County clerk of court."
"It's doing what I had hoped," Feingold said. "As difficult as this is, everybody is now talking again about what I consider to be one of the fundamental issues - which is what do you do when the president of the United States thumbs his nose at the law."
"Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold, who regards himself as a fiscal watchdog and reformer, distances himself from earmarks, which some deride as pork. "I oppose unauthorized earmarks on appropriations bills," the senator said in a recent statement. By contrast, Rogers said, Feingold's counterpart, Sen. Herb Kohl, also a Democrat, "does a great job" in funneling funds back home."
"Judge declined to elaborate on his reasons for leaving, but he said there was no connection between his decision and documents that surfaced earlier this year detailing his 2001 interview with investigators during a probe into allegations of corruption in the Capitol."
WMTVMadison
"A group called the Union of Concerned Scientists, has released a study that says southern Wisconsin's winter climate will soon resemble that of northern Missouri ... and in the summer, it will feel like Arkansas."
Sen
R. Feingold"All Americans want to fight terrorism and protect our country from those who wish to do us harm, but they don’t want to sacrifice the rights and principles our country was founded upon."
"And let me just read a quote from a few years ago from one of the House managers of the impeachment trial of President Clinton, when they came over to try that case. It's from Congressman James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin, saying that "the rule of law should apply to everyone. And if the president does not suffer the legal and constitutional consequences of his actions, the impact of allowing the president to stand above the law will be felt for generations to come.""
"Congress needs to reauthorize the ADAM Act, named in his honor, to help bring AEDs to schools in order to ensure future victims of cardiac arrest have a fighting chance,”
Sen
H. Kohl"The amendment, adopted today by a vote of 54-44, and co-sponsored by U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Herb Kohl (D-Wisc.), is based on the Medicare Enhancement for Needed Drugs (MEND) legislation Wyden and Snowe introduced last year. It clears the way for Snowe and Wyden to pass their legislation to give the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the specific authority to negotiate lower prices for drug purchases through Medicare."
"Iron County Finance Committee Chairman Gene Cisewski said he and corporation counsel Jodie Bednar-Clemens plan to be in Madison on Thursday to discuss a criminal investigation with officials from the Attorney General's office."
"The Hurley City Council agreed Tuesday to borrow nearly $4 million through the U.S. Department of Agriculture for reconstruction of sanitary sewer lines in the city."
"She mentioned installation of handles and rails to assist people with disabilities among improvements yet to be made."
"But Maassen "freaked out," emerging from a bedroom Friday with a .22-caliber bolt-action rifle, the complaint says. One man tackled Maassen after the gun was pointed at his head, the complaint says."
"One possible problem: "presenteeism" - when employees show up for work despite being ill and infect others. Flu is spread easily through coughing and sneezing, so a few infected workers could quickly cause entire business departments to be wiped out, Bostrom said. "It could result in such high levels of absenteeism that companies can't run their business," he said."
"Gov. Jim Doyle announced during an Influenza Preparedness Summit at the Concourse Hotel that the University of Wisconsin-Madison plans to launch a new Institute for Influenza Viral Research."
"Studies by the FDA have found the morning-after pill to be safe and effective, but the agency has repeatedly stalled its approval of over-the-counter sales of the medication. Critics say pressure from the Bush administration and anti-abortion groups have caused these approval delays."