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Madison's Best Brats

By Jay Storey | Sep. 20, 2007

Former food columnist Jay Storey and a host of anonymous friends take on Madison's brat scene one sausage at a time.'

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GameDay's Hot/Cold

By Jonathan Roffe | Sep. 20, 2007

A hot/cold feature going over who's hot and who's not in college football. Last weekend P.J. Hill raised his stock while the Notre Dame offensive line continued its lackluster performance.'

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Just a spoon full of sugar may make medicine more effective

By Jennifer Evans | Sep. 20, 2007

Sugar happy enzyme may lead researchers to future drug discovery'

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Offense, special teams should carry load for Badgers

By Andy Koritz | Sep. 20, 2007

GameDay's categorical comparison for this weekend's matchup against Iowa. Wisconsin has been given the edge in offense, coaching and special teams.'

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Tuesday evening the Madison City Council voted 13-6 to approve the Alcohol License Density Plan, a move to restrict the opening of new bars to those who make at least 50 percent of their sales from food.

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U.S. passively supports efforts of troops in Iraq

By Matt Jividen | Sep. 19, 2007

U.S. citizens hide behind their bumper stickers and do not fully support the troops. They take no serious action to oppose the Bush administration.

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Just go with Aunt Flow and let it all out

By Max Sternberg and Ashley Spencer | Sep. 19, 2007

Ashley confesses there's nothing like a good cry. '

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Bring it on

By Andy Van_Sistine | Sep. 19, 2007

Cardinal writers preview the upcoming big ten volleyball season.

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David Gilreath: UW's version of Chicago Bears' Devin Hester

By Adam Hoge | Sep. 19, 2007

Adam Hoge compares David Gilreath to Devin Hester of his beloved Chicago bears.

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Free wireless now available for UW Hospital visitors

By Devin Rose | Sep. 19, 2007

UW Hospital is the first Madison hospital to offer free, wireless Internet for patients and visitors. Mad City Broadband is providing the unlimited cordless service to the hospital for a flat rate.

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State Assembly passes partial budget bills, Senate says 'no'

By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal and Charles Brace | Sep. 19, 2007

Two bills passed the Republican controlled state Assembly on Tuesday. The bills were hailed by Republican leadership as taxpayer relief"" and called ""stall tactics"" by Senate Democrats.

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Doyle's covenant gives false hope

By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Sep. 19, 2007

When thousands of ninth-graders signed the Wisconsin Covenant this fall, promising them a place in a UW-System school once they graduate high school, it seemed too good to be true - and it was.

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UW-Madison professor finds shortage of low-income students enrolled in college

By Abby Sears and Holly Noe | Sep. 19, 2007

College enrollment of middle and high-income students increased despite introduction of need-based grants for low-income students, Prof. says.

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The downside of Hollywood strikes

By Brad Boron | Sep. 19, 2007

Brad makes light of the possible impending movie writers' strike and instead, tries to find an upside.'

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March on Capitol for Legalization of Medical Marijuana

By Charles Brace | Sep. 19, 2007

Two state representatives and other protestors marched from Library Mall to the state Capitol on Tuesday. The legislators then introduced the most complete medical marijuana legislation to date.

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Protestors for government reform rally at Capitol

By Charles Brace | Sep. 19, 2007

Campaign finance reform and the state budget stalemate need to be addressed quickly according to dozens of protestors at the state Capitol yesterday

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Smooth as 'silk'

By Emma Condon | Sep. 19, 2007

Pitt, Knightley deliver graceful, emotional performances'

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Lead foot: Mehlhaff's play carries Wisconsin

By Tom Lea | Sep. 19, 2007

Kicker Taylor Mehlhaff has been an important cog of the Badger football team for the last three seasons. His range and clutch kicks have helped them go 25-4 in his career.

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Health institute awards UW Med. School $41 mil.

By Whitney Newman | Sep. 19, 2007

A $41 million grant awarded to UW-Madison's School of Medicine and Public Health Tuesday will fund field research around the state and may broaden UW-Madison's image as a research institution.

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State Assembly drastically changes rape victims bill

By Solly Kane | Sep. 19, 2007

A proposed amendment to Assembly Bill 377 by the state Assembly Judiciary and Ethics Committee Tuesday would give individual hospitals the option whether to inform rape victims of emergency contraception directly.