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If you missed it, the economy has returned. Not only did we have 6 percent gross domestic product growth last quarter, wages finally began to rise after trailing productivity for ' ¦

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Steve Martin delivers laughs and lessons

By Paul Zazinski | Nov. 11, 2003

Do you feel like you're the only one who doesn't have a boyfriend/girlfriend? Actor and writer Steve Martin makes readers laugh at his take on the problem in his second ' ¦'

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UW-Madison sex study reveals male worms necessary to create genetic variety

By Jen McCoy | Nov. 10, 2003

A new study by UW-Madison and University of Alberta scientists published Friday in the highly respected journal \Science"" proves male worms thrive in harsher conditions in comparison to worms of ' ¦

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Volleyball The University of Wisconsin volleyball team (10-4 Big Ten, 18-7 overall) split of set of weekend matches versus Michigan and Michigan State. Everything started off well Friday night, as ' ¦

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Gangsta rap: The birth of a notion

By Amos Posner | Nov. 10, 2003

Last Thursday's article \Gangsta Rap: a musical menace to society"" cited inconclusive research and drew shaky conclusions about the dangers of rap. But it provided a great example of how ' ¦

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Two Quality Holiday Movies

By Amos Posner | Nov. 10, 2003

\Love Actually"" outs Hugh Grant and Billy Bob Thorton as the last two people amused by the joy buzzer.'

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Badger Bits

By Joe Hasler | Nov. 10, 2003

Volleyball The University of Wisconsin volleyball team (10-4 Big Ten, 18-7 overall) split of set of weekend matches versus Michigan and Michigan State. Everything started off well Friday night, as ' ¦

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Penn State purchases rights to Napster

By Neha Sheth | Nov. 10, 2003

School allows students free downloading

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Regents approve credit transfers

Nov. 10, 2003

The UW System Board of Regents collectively approved a system aimed at easing student credit transfers between UW System and Wisconsin Technical College System schools Friday. Under the new system, ' ¦

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Louie in the sky with diamonds

By Louie Holwerk | Nov. 10, 2003

Hangin' with the Dark Lord'

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News Briefs

Nov. 10, 2003

Gov. Jim Doyle vetoed a bill Friday defining marriage as between one man and one woman, saying the Wisconsin Supreme Court already prohibits same-sex marriage, according to The Capital Times. ' ¦

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'Bride' not as I wished

By William Temby | Nov. 10, 2003

While I visited my girlfriend in Iowa this weekend, we happened along an advertisement for a screening of \The Princess Bride."" After consoling her (we'd missed the screening by a ' ¦'

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Tobacco tax reflects forgotten tribal heritage

By Alexandra Gekas | Nov. 10, 2003

On July 24 the Rhode Island police raided a small smoke shop owned by the Narragansett tribe for selling tax-free cigarettes. After eight people were injured and eight tribesmen were ' ¦

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Economy reappears with minimal jobs

By Nic Lehmann-Ziebarth | Nov. 10, 2003

If you missed it, the economy has returned. Not only did we have 6 percent gross domestic product growth last quarter, wages finally began to rise after trailing productivity for ' ¦

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UW loses game, axe in final seconds

By Michael Jones and Rachel Fettig | Nov. 10, 2003

As the Badgers returned across the Minnesota-Wisconsin border after Saturday's game, they did so without one of their most prized possessions, Paul Bunyan's Axe. They lost the storied weapon, along ' ¦

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Celebs air concerns at media conference

By Dan Sullivan and Joe Uchill | Nov. 10, 2003

As the National Conference on Media Reform wore down, the mood among the activists and scholars had begun to run high. For the first time, there was a large gathering ' ¦