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Red Sox undermine Yankees with Matsuzaka

By Ryan Adserias and Sam Pepper | Dec. 11, 2006

Boston's inability to sign Daisuke Matsuzaka may be more planned than people think.'

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Stuart Davis: Musings of a punk monk

By Kevin Nelson | Dec. 11, 2006

The monk approaches the front of the room. His followers sit in a Zen-like trance as he takes to the makeshift stage. He launches into his first hymn:

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Huebsch urges farmers not to support health plan

By Elzbieta Beck | Dec. 11, 2006

A fight is brewing over whether or not the Wisconsin Farm Bureau will support the proposed Wisconsin Health Plan. '

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Regents approve background checks

By Erica Pelzek | Dec. 11, 2006

The UW System Board of Regents voted Friday afternoon to mandate all UW System schools to implement criminal background checks for all potential employees by May 2007. '

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Football takes recruit from Iowa

By Jon Bortin | Dec. 11, 2006

The latest victory for the Wisconsin Badgers football team comes in the recruiting field. Kevin Rouse, a 6-foot, 220-pound middle linebacker from Joliet Catholic, gave an oral commitment to the Badgers Sunday, strengthening their 2007 class.'

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UWPD requests info for assault case

By Erica Pelzek | Dec. 11, 2006

The UW-Madison Police Department still has not taken any suspects into custody for the Observatory Drive abduction and sexual assault that occurred Nov. 29. '

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City sees second abduction, sexual assault in two weeks

By John Leppanen | Dec. 11, 2006

Madison saw its second stranger kidnapping and sexual assault in less than two weeks early Saturday morning when a UW-Madison student was abducted, assaulted and then dropped off near campus at approximately 3 a.m.'

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UW taps Chicago clinician for UHS spot

By Andy Berens and Jameson Arasi | Dec. 11, 2006

UW-Madison has appointed the director of the University of Chicago student health center to direct clinical services at University Health Services, the university announced Dec. 7. '

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Mifflin Street Co-op closes for good

By Andy Berens and Haleigh Amant and Ryan Bullen | Dec. 11, 2006

The Mifflin Street Co-op, 32 N. Bassett St., closed its doors for good Dec. 8, only a few weeks after a Nov. 20 83-3 vote by the grocery's board of directors to shut down the historic headquarters of the Mifflin Street anti-Vietnam War movement. '

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Volunteers offer more than money and time

By Anna Williams and Crystal Crowns | Dec. 11, 2006

Charitable giving not only serves the obvious purpose of helping those in desperate need, but it also reflects on the character and quality of Wisconsin citizens. Charity is not hard — it merely follows the golden rule of ""do to others as you wo'

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Damien Rice releases ‘9’... number 9... number 9

By Beth Wick | Dec. 11, 2006

A lot has happened to Damien Rice since he released O, his debut album. His music appeared on the ""Closer"" soundtrack, he dated RenAce Zellweger and he embraced his popular success. Rice seemed to disappear after his whirlwind in the spotlight, but now he is back to where he belongs with 9, his stunning, long-awaited comeback.

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Freaks and those library-bound geeks

By Caitlin Cieslik-Miskimen | Dec. 11, 2006

Pulsating sobs were echoing throughout Steenbock Memorial Library late one Tuesday night and interrupting the very motivated students who surrounded the circulation desk. It was too early for an exam breakdown—those were at least five days away—but it apparently was time for an inter-family fight over a $1,300 credit card bill.

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Win at Marquette displays depth

By Adam Hoge | Dec. 10, 2006

Although the star of Saturday's 70-66 win over Marquette may have been Alando Tucker, the Wisconsin men's basketball team may have found a diamond in the rough in Trevon Hughes.'

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Hard to swallow: the 'Pill' for men

By Jennifer Evans | Dec. 10, 2006

Coming soon: an effective male contraceptive in pill form.'

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UW stretches record to 10-1

By Crystal Crowns | Dec. 10, 2006

With Big Ten Conference play only a few weeks away, the Wisconsin women's basketball team continues to expand on their record-breaking season, defeating Albany 75-46 Sunday at the Kohl Center.'

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...And you will know this band by the fact that their name is really, really long

By Whitney Newman and Matt Hunziker | Dec. 10, 2006

\Trail of Dead now appear to be looking in all directions at once for new ideas,"" writes Matt Hunziker. ""Unsurprisingly, this approach yields mixed results.""'

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‘A Christmas Carol’ best of the bunch

By Nick Barbash | Dec. 10, 2006

My favorite pastime of the holiday season is arguing over the greatest Christmas movie of all time. The conventional choice is Frank Capra's classic ""It's a Wonderful Life."" There's just no arguing with Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed and the theme of ""No man is poor who has friends.""

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Reader of the Day

By The Daily Cardinal | Dec. 10, 2006

\This weekend senior Jim Reuter, UW-Madison's favorite trombonist and the man we all hope to marry won the year's most coveted title, Most Eligible Bachelor.""'

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Indie favorites keep on rockin’ in the Cold War with forceful full-length debut

By Beth Wick | Dec. 10, 2006

When the Cold War Kids released their EP Up in Rags in early 2006, one thing was clear: These kids were going to be big. With music blogs giving these guys a lot of love, they were quickly catching on, but still a well-kept secret. To their advantage, they were signed to Downtown Records, also the label for Art Brut and Gnarls Barkley, and fans were waiting for their much-anticipated full-length release.

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This Noir is more than black & white

By Ben Peterson | Dec. 10, 2006

Manchester, England's Jim Noir burst onto the scene with his tune ""Eanie Meany,"" used to striking effect in the ubiquitous Adidas ads which ran during the 2006 World Cup. Since, his three home-recorded EPs, made with backing group the Beep Seals, have been compiled and expanded upon as the Tower of Love full-length album.