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Liz Lange: Fashion Visionary, New York Native

Camilla Webster | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Target, Madison, Maternity, Trina Turk, Motherhood, Fashion, Fashion Week, New York, New York Natives, New York News

What does a New York success story look like? Two words: Liz Lange. Based on her philosophy that women should look and feel beautiful during pregnancy, Liz single-handedly revolutionized maternity style.

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HuffPost Guides: Big Sky Resort

The Huffington Post | Robert Macias | Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Montana, Video, Ski Resorts, Madison, Montana Travel, Madison Travel, Big Sky Resort, Skiing, Travel News

Big Sky Resort in Montana is a popular destination for skiers and snowboarders. As part of a series on ski resorts, Huffington Post Travel offers our ...

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Real Estate Markets That Appreciated Most in 2011

Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Worst Real Estate Markets, Wisconsin, Madison, Fort Meyers, Boulder, Tulsa Oklahoma City, Best Real Estate Markets, Colorado, Real Estate Market, Pennsylvania, Lincoln, Fort Collins, Nebraska, Florida, Hawaii, Honolulu, Pittsburgh, Fifty News

For the vast majority of baby boomers, household wealth is concentrated in home equity. The good news: The rate of monthly depreciation has stabilized...

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PHOTOS: The Priciest Airports To Fly Out Of In The U.S.

Posted 12.15.2011

Read More: Harrisburg, Most Expensive Airports, Newark, Madison, Houston, Travel Tips, Cleveland, Travel News, Washington, Memphis, Airports, Cincinnati, Huntsville, Air Travel, Knoxville, Travel News

Cost has largely replaced distance as the measure of how hard it is to get around. Sure, Indianapolis is closer to Philadelphia than Chicago is, but t...

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Cops: Family Left 70-Year-Old Woman To Die After A Fall, Went Out For Pizza

Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Bank Fraud, Elder Abuse, Social Security Fraud, Abuse, Hiding a Corpse, Pizza, Madison, Steven King, Pension Fraud, Fall, Reckless Homicide, Veronica King, Mary Coleman, Schizophrenia, 70-Year-Old Woman, Chicago News

After her 70-year-old sister fell, police allege that a Madison woman and her son left her on the floor without aid. When she died two days later as a...

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The Badger State's Bloody Stalemate

Andy Kroll | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Wisconsin, Wisconsin Recall Elections, Madison, Alberta Darling, Scott Walker, Unions, Politics News

Who really won in Wisconsin? And what does that portend for the fledgling movement sparked by the labor uprising in February and March?

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Tenure: Use It or Lose It

Thomas Fisher | Posted 10.17.2011

Read More: Teacher Tenure, College of Design, Collective Bargaining, Madison, Education, Higher Education, Dean, Education News

Recent efforts in statehouses around the United States to abolish public employees' and K-12 teachers' collective bargaining rights suggest that attacks on the tenure system in public higher education will not be far behind.

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'We Are Wisconsin': Launch Party For New Book On Protests

HuffingtonPost.com | Will Guzzardi | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: We Are Wisconsin Book, We Are Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Erica Sagrans, Madison, Wisconsin Protest Book, Chicago, Illinois, Madison Protests, Wisconsin Protests, Chicago News

Erica Sagrans wasn't in Wisconsin for Wisconsin. After working in D.C. politics -- for former Speaker Pelosi, for Organizing for America, for the DNC ...

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Wisconsin: A Turning Point for Democracy

Jim Worth | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Collective Bargaining, Politics, Governor Walker, Randy Hopper, Jessica King, Wisconsin, Middle-Class, Dave Hansen, Madison, Freedom, Recall Elections, Republicans, Alberta Darling, Candidates, Democrats, Wisconsin Protests, Politics News

The first two battles have been waged in Wisconsin and, if the opening clashes are any indication, 'the people' are going to take back the Badger State.

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Brothers, 3 And 4, Found Dead In Car In Wisconsin

AP | By TODD RICHMOND | Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Murder, Wisconsin, Madison, Car, Crime, Boyfriend, Volvo, Dead, Boys, Brothers, Arrest, Crime News

MADISON, Wis. -- The dead bodies of 3- and 4-year-old Wisconsin brothers were found in a parked car early Wednesday morning and the boyfriend of the c...

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How It Feels To Be A Teacher In Wisconsin On June 27

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Education News, Class Size, Collective Bargaining, Wisconsin, Education, Madison, Collective Bargaining Rights, Wisconsin Education, Illinois Education Reform, Scott Walker, Wisconsin 14, Wisconsin Education Reform, Education Reform, Teacher Activism, Madison Protests, Education News

Margarette Allen was never ashamed to be a teacher. She still isn't -- for the most part. "I'm proud of what I do," the Manitowoc, Wis., high scho...

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Gov. Scott Walker Removes Painting Of Children

Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: David Lenz, Politics, Wisconsin, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Madison, Civil War, Scott Walker, Milwaukee, Painting, Unions, Multiculturalism, Governor, Arts News

Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker has recently come under fire after the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported that he and first lady Tonette...

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An End to an All Too Common Controversy

Rev. Lennox Yearwood | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Hip Hop Caucus, White House, Libya, Madison, Hip Hop, Egypt, Common, Hip-Hop, Syria, Politics News

Attempting to keep Common out of the White House was not about trying to censor lyrics that seemed offensive. It was about trying to silence a voice who rhymes about real issues and speaks for the oppressed.

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The Most Hated Baby Names In America

LiveScience.com | David Moye | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Madison, Addison, Jayden, Brayden, Celebrity Baby Names, Neveah, Most Hated Baby Names, Popular Baby Names, Hated Names, Weird News News

A new informal survey of the most disliked names in America finds that popularity often breeds backlash, as a quick track to baby-name fame seems to a...

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Election A Dead Heat

AP | By TODD RICHMOND | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Collective Bargaining, Public Employees, Wisconsin, Madison, Public Sector Unions, JoAnne Kloppenburg, Scott Walker, Madison Wisconsin, Wisconsin Unions, Governor Scott Walker, David Prosser, Public Unions, Wisconsin Anti-Union Bill, Public Sector, Wisconsin Anti-Union Law, Wisconsin Protests, Politics News

MADISON, Wis. -- A Wisconsin Supreme Court election that offered the public its first formal opportunity to weigh in on the national fight over union ...

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UPDATE: Pro Wrestler Secures Prosthetic For Girl, 9, Who Lost Leg To Save Sister

Posted 07.31.2011

Read More: Video, Madison, Accident, Car Accident, Andrea Taylor, Langdon Athletics, Anaiah Rucker, The Freak, Georgia, Steve "The Freak" Chamberland, Steve Chamberland, Amputation, Impact News

UPDATE: After hearing her story, the community has reached out to help Anaiah Rucker. Georgia-based Langdon Athletics informed pro wrestler Steve ...

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Shame: Ignoring Death Threats to Wisconsin Politicians Is Media Bias

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gun Violence, Madison, Gabrie', Sarah Palin, Madison Wisconsin, Violence, Gabrielle Giffords, Fdr, Franklin Roosevelt, Democrats, Unions, Tea Party, Republicans, Wisconsin Protests, Media News

Why isn't the mainstream media talking about the death threats against Republican politicians in Wisconsin?

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Wisconsin Continues Right-Wing Structural Reforms That Have Transformed the United States

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reagan, Labor, Wisconsin, Madison, Public Option, Scott Walker, Egypt, Budget, Obama, Unions, Politics News

The legislative chicanery in Madison smacks of desperation. It may yet prove that the Right has overreached in its attack on public-sector unions, provoking a backlash among the public.

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Weekly Audit: Massive Protest In Wisconsin Shows Walker's Overreach

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Rights, Collective Bargaining, Tractorcade, Poll, The Nation, Firefighter, Republican, Alternet, Steve Benen, Senator, Broke, Scott Walker, Protest, E.J. Dionne, Bank, M&I, Union, Jamelle Bouie, Budget, Washington Monthly, Wisconsin Democratic Party, Election, Enthusiasm Gap, Tapped, Campus Progress, Wisconsin, Koch, JoAnne Kloppenburg, SIMEON TALLEY, Madison, Roger Bybee, Farmer, Working in These Times, Recall, John Nichols, Inequality, Senate, Politics News

By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger About 100,000 people gathered in Madison, Wisconsin to protest Gov. Scott Walker's new anti-collective...

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Madness in Madtown

Will Durst | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sanctions, Wisconsin, Wisonsin, AFL- CIO, Scott Walker, Madison, Jfk, Cheeseheads, Qaadafi, Comedy News

Governor Walker's "Budget Repair Bill" came the week after he ushered in $137 million in corporate tax cuts, which is a lot like paying for your quarterly investors luncheon by garnishing the wages of the waiters.

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Wisconsin Union Struggle Is All Too Familiar for Excluded Workers

Tiffany Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wisconsin, Madison, Scott Walker, Governor Scott Walker, Unions, Wisconsin Protests, Politics News

Rather than race to the bottom, where no one has rights, why shouldn't we work together to ensure that everyone does?

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Koch Brothers + US Chamber = Why Congress Doesn't Care About Climate Change

Bill McKibben | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wisconsin, Climate Change, Madison, Uschamberofcommerce, Koch Brothers, Global Warming, Scott Walker, Green News

Those of us who work on climate change have spent years trying to figure out why Congress pays no attention to the issue. But with the role of money in our politics becoming so obvious of late, we now know.

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MadisonWorld: A Future Where Corporations Have Human Rights... and Humans Don't

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corporate Corruption, Koch Brothers, Unions, Scott Walker, Madison, Koch Industries, Jamie Dimon, Union Movement, Citizens United, Republican Party, Campaign Finance Reform, Jeffrey Immelt, Politics News

This week we saw state troopers in Madison tearing peaceful protestors out of their own capitol after the state's Senate voted to deprive them of their Constitutional rights. Welcome to the United States 2.0.

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Weekly Audit: Standoff Continues in Wisconsin

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

Weekly Audit: Standoff Continues in WisconsinBy Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger The 14 Democratic state senators who fled Wisconsin to th...

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Wisconsin State Senator Hansen: Once a Teamster, Always a Teamster

James P. Hoffa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Collective Bargaining, Madison, Gov. Scott Walker, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Right-to-Work, Teamsters, Labor Unions, Michigan, Republicans, Wisconsin Protests, Politics News

Dave Hansen, a 20-year Teamster, is one of the 14 Democratic senators from Wisconsin who courageously left their state in a show of solidarity that has captured the attention of the nation.

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