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All-star cast shines and pays tribute to slain Kennedy in heartfelt “Bobby”

By Tarah Scalzo | Dec. 7, 2006

Sometimes, there are two possible scales upon which a movie like ""Bobby"" can be weighed. One measures the quality of the filmmaking: the writing, the story, the shots, the scenes, the characters, their relationships and the ending. The other measures whether or not the movie succeeded in making its audience aware of something: an issue, a tragedy, a cause.

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Madison ex-cop dies in FBI training

By The Daily Cardinal | Dec. 7, 2006

FBI special agent and former Madison police officer Gregory Rahoi died as a result of training-related injuries, the FBI announced Thursday. '

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Ben Karlin to speak at commencement ceremonies

By The Daily Cardinal | Dec. 7, 2006

UW-Madison alumus and producer of Comedy Central's ""The Daily Show"" and ""The Colbert Report"" Ben Karlin will send off seniors graduating in December, the university announced Wednesday'

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Factory blast in Milwaukee kills 3

By Lara Sokolowski | Dec. 7, 2006

Three workers were killed Wednesday morning in an explosion at a Falk Corp. plant warehouse in Milwaukee.'

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Major decisions await Regents

By Marly Schuman | Dec. 7, 2006

The UW System Board of Regents met Thursday, discussing a potential, new freshman admissions policy.'

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Salvation Army begins paying city bell ringers

By John Leppanen | Dec. 7, 2006

Ringing bells and manning a red kettle for the Salvation Army is no longer a job reserved for volunteers.'

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SSFC OKs form for future contract status decisions

By Charles Brace | Dec. 7, 2006

The Associated Students of Madison's Student Services Finance Committee unanimously agreed on an evaluation form to be used for all future student organization contract status decisions Thursday night.'

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Will Harold and Kumar slide into Madtown?

By David Heller | Dec. 7, 2006

White Castle and a 24-hour diner are feasible options to replace McDonald's.'

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Humanities dept. to get $500,000 a year from UW

By The Daily Cardinal and Suzanne O’Connell | Dec. 7, 2006

The university announced plans to earmark an additional $500,000 annually for UW-Madison arts and humanities programs Thursday. '

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Roll out the Redd carpet: guard gains stardom

By Jon Bortin | Dec. 7, 2006

David Stern, the NBA's commissioner, may be giving a sop to the league's players soon. Some five weeks into the season, he's thinking of cutting and dribbling on this newfangled synthetic ball and returning to time-honored leather. Good for him, good for the league.

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City road salt harms water quality

By Daily Cardinal editorial board | Dec. 7, 2006

Cost of water quality tradeoff worth the extra money.'

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UW announces finalists for dean of students job

By The Daily Cardinal and Andy Van Sistine | Dec. 7, 2006

UW-Madison announced the three finalists to succeed former Dean of Students Luoluo Hong Thursday, according to a press release by UW Communications.'

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News Buzz

By The Daily Cardinal | Dec. 7, 2006

Test your knowledge on the past week's major news and entertainment headlines.'

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State politicians detail environment agenda, technology

By Bob Spoerl | Dec. 7, 2006

A panel of four state secretaries gathered to address the state environment agenda for Gov. Jim Doyle's second term Thursday night at the Wisconsin Historical Society. '

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Reader of the Day

By The Daily Cardinal and Mary Chen | Dec. 7, 2006

Risque nanny behavior'

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Bush’s ‘Death’ fails to entice

By Allison Rothschild | Dec. 7, 2006

It is 2007. The war in Iraq still rages and tensions with North Korea have escalated. Following a speech for the Economics Club of Chicago, George W. Bush is assassinated in front of the Sheraton hotel. ""Death of a President,"" written and directed by British filmmaker Gabriel Range, is a fake documentary detailing the assassination of the president through manipulated archival footage, fictional interviews and CGI effects.

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Stanford prof. debates stem cell ethics at UW

By Whitney Newman | Dec. 6, 2006

The issue of stem cell research — one of UW-Madison's most lucrative research areas — is one that ""challenges the most fundamental principles on which our society is based,"" said William Hurlbut, a member of the President's'

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Young bench giving Badgers added depth

By Crystal Crowns | Dec. 6, 2006

The UW women's basketball team hits the Kohl Center floor Thursday night to take on the UIC Flames.'

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Ethics, politics restrain stem cell researchers

By Jessica Sprang | Dec. 6, 2006

Dr. William B. Hurlbut addressed UW-Madison students and residents at Union South Tuesday night, focusing on ethical reasons for promoting Altered Nuclear Transfer (ANT) in stem cell research. The new method proposes that no embryo would be created or des'

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Reader of the Day

By The Daily Cardinal and Crystal Crowns | Dec. 6, 2006

Terra Lowe: Much ado about nothing'