Madison Wisconsin

Couple Accused Of Starving Teen Go Before Judge

AP | TODD RICHMOND | Posted 04.16.2012

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MADISON, Wis. — A prosecutor leveled more charges Monday against a husband and wife accused of torturing and starving the man's 15-year-old daug...

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The Man From DARE

Doug Bradley | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Madison Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin, Dictionary, English Language, Grammar, American Regional English, Books News

Fred Cassidy didn't talk too much about DARE in those days. I think he was still a little disappointed that he didn't finish Volume One in time for the nation's bicentennial.

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Couple Accused Of Torturing, Starving Teen Seek Lower Bail

AP | By DINESH RAMDE | Posted 04.16.2012

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MILWAUKEE -- Attorneys for a Madison couple accused of torturing and starving the man's 15-year-old daughter have asked a judge to lower their clients...

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1 Million Petition for the Recall of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker

Mary Bottari | Posted 03.18.2012

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Putting off worries about the future and the massive amount of work ahead, thousands of recall volunteers prepared to party tonight at Frank Lloyd Wright's Monona Terrace, the site of Scott Walker's 2010 inaugural.

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Lessons in Positive Policing From Wisconsin's 'Original Occupation'

Mary Bottari | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Madison Wisconsin, Occupy Oakland, Occupy Wall Street Protest, #Occupywallstreet, Occupy Wall Street Protests, Occupy Wall Street, Wisconsin Protests, Occupy Denver, Politics News

Elected officials and police forces need to take a deep breath and gain some perspective. The Wall Street bankers have done far more damage to cities and counties by tanking the economy and local tax receipts than a few hundred protesters could ever do.

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Wisconsin Newspaper Carrier Saves Elderly Siblings

Posted 12.20.2011

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A Wisconsin newspaper carrier delivered more than papers for two siblings in Madison -- he provided life-saving action. After Sylvester Phillips, a W...

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Wisconsin Is a Tide Turner; Can We Ride the Wave?

Christine Pelosi | Posted 06.06.2011

Wisconsin is a generational choice. Just as the greatest generation was judged by World War Two, the Mad Men generation was judged by civil rights and the baby boomers were judged by Vietnam, ours will be judged by Wisconsin.

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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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Injustices, From Memphis to Madison

Rev. Jesse Jackson | Posted 05.29.2011

Read More: Collective Bargaining, Wisconsin, Martin Luther King, Poor People's Campaign, Scott Walker, Memphis, Madison Wisconsin, Unions, Republican Party, Politics News

On Monday, the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination in Memphis, I will be in Madison. There is a straight line from Memphis -- where Dr. King stood with striking public employees -- to Madison.

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Add Your Photos: Thousands Gather At Labor Rally In Downtown LA

The Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.26.2011

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Thousands of union members and their supporters gathered in Downtown Los Angeles for the "Our Communities, Our Good Jobs" labor rally on Saturday morn...

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Why Wisconsin Matters to LA

María Elena Durazo | Posted 05.25.2011

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I had the privilege to go to Madison, WI with 161 union members from LA. Where but in America could an immigrant worker from LA join arms with a Wisconsin dairy farmer in a common cause?

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A Fresh Victory For Wisconsin's Labor Movement

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- While Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) may have won the most recent battle in Madison by securing passage of an anti-union bill, labor ac...

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Shame: Ignoring Death Threats to Wisconsin Politicians Is Media Bias

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.25.2011

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

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From Selma to Madison; We Stand with Wisconsin Workers and Families

Rev. Jesse Jackson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Madison Wisconsin, Republican Party, Unions, Bloody Sunday, Jackson Rainbow Coalition, Workers Rights, Scott Walker, Politics News

Today, thousands are gathering in Madison, Milwaukee and other cities. These protests will undoubtedly escalate as the people turn their protest into power and rise up to take back their government.

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Wisconsin GOP Senators Pass Anti-Union Bill Without Democrats Present

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In a bold gambit to put an end to the weeks-long budget standoff in Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker (R) split his controversial budget-repa...

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Wisconsin Democrats Will Return To State

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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MADISON, Wis. -- The leader of Democrats in the Wisconsin Senate says his caucus will return to the state, but he won't say when. Senate Democrats ...

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Walker Issues Layoff Warning Notices

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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March 4, 2011 11:39:08 PM MADISON, Wis., March 4 (Reuters) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker issued layoff warning notices on Friday to unions ...

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Judge Orders Protesters To Be Removed From Wisconsin Capitol

AP | DAVID A. LIEB | Posted 05.25.2011

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MADISON, Wis. — About 50 pro-union protesters peacefully left the state Capitol late Thursday after a judge ruled they could no longer spend the...

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The Bullying Style in American Politics

Hans Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Prolonged and systematic attacks on any group in an effort to take away their rights, voice, and respect in society are a hallmark of the bullying style in American politics.

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Let's End Bi-Partisan Hatred by Changing the National Language to French

James Napoli | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bi-Partisanship, Union-Busting, Unions, Right-Wing, Madison Wisconsin, French, French Language, Political Rhetoric, Governor Scott Walker, Left-Wing, Vitriol, Political Debate, Comedy News

Let's face it, once the language is absorbed into the culture, even if things do get ugly, doesn't merde sound nicer than the alternative?

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Walker Unveils Full Budget With Deep Cuts

AP/The Huffington Post | SCOTT BAUER | Posted 05.25.2011

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MADISON, Wis. — After focusing for weeks on his proposal to strip public employees of collective bargaining rights, Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday...

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The Unbreakable Culture of the Occupied Capitol

Ben Brandzel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Many of the same officers who guarded us during the day would take their uniforms off at night and join us in protest, often bringing large "cops for labor" signs with them.

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Scott Walker and the Naughty Union Girls Hotline

Andy McDonald | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker thinks Union girls are bad news... and he's looking to get into some trouble. The sexy variety. Bow-chicka-bow-wow. ...

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Walker and Boehner: Dangerous and Extreme

Ethan Rome | Posted 05.25.2011

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I know they're both more interested in pleasing the corporate lobbyists than the people they were elected to represent, but Scott Walker and John Boehner have really gone too far.

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Text Messages From the Wisconsin Capitol

Nathan Schneider | Posted 05.25.2011

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I couldn't convince Quince Mountain to sit down in the middle of all the Madison mayhem and write us a regular dispatch, but what he did do was better: a play by play account of what he was seeing over text message.

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