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Oct. 8, 2003Two men kidnapped the wife of U.S. State Senator Judd Gregg, R-New Hampshire, Tuesday morning. After the men kidnapped Kathleen Gregg at 9:30 a.m., they took her to a bank ' ¦
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Dangers lie in ignoring Social Security
By Jordan Reilly | Oct. 7, 2003Unless swift and decisive action is taken, this country will soon face an enormous disaster. Social Security affects nearly all citizens in an important way. Yet, it will face a ' ¦
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No comment from UW Athletic Dept. regarding Leavitt suit
Oct. 7, 2003The UW Athletic Department reserved any further comment Monday on a lawsuit by former Badger hockey player Alex Leavitt. Leavitt's attorneys filed the suit Friday asking for $250,000 from each ' ¦
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Recent releases cure fall boredom
Oct. 7, 2003Ahhh... it's that time of year again. The leaves are changing color, the smell of smoke is in the air and it's the perfect season to curl up with a ' ¦'
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In this election, students count
By Jessica Gartner | Oct. 7, 2003Wisconsin's primary has been moved up to Feb. 17, making its outcome more important in the candidate selection process than it has been in decades.??Six caucuses and eight other primaries ' ¦
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No Cubbie fever
By Arvind Gopalratnam | Oct. 7, 2003First things first: I will never catch Cubs fever, not this year, not next, plain and simple. I will only catch it when hell freezes over. No, it's not all ' ¦
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Special teams prove critical
By Clint Robus | Oct. 7, 2003It finally looks as though the special teams of the No. 23 Wisconsin Badgers (2-0 Big Ten, 5-1 overall) are starting to live up to their name. For it was ' ¦
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Oct. 7, 2003UW-Madison junior Meng-Ju \Mark"" Wu's extradition hearing was pushed back again from its scheduled date Tuesday. His lawyer said he will challenge an extradition order by New York Gov. George ' ¦
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SSFC denies full funding requests
Oct. 7, 2003The Student Services Finance Committee decided Monday to give WisPIRG $94,740 of the $116,520 the organization requested for this year. Some SSFC members said they think WisPIRG should not fund ' ¦
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Report: Large animals suffer in zoo captivity
By Adam Bissen | Oct. 7, 2003A polar bear in the wild can hunt artic prey and roam ice flows in a home range that may extend 31,000 square miles. At the Henry Vilas Zoo, 702 ' ¦
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Tibetan monks to share tradition of creating, destroying mandala
By Holly Noe and Jill Swenby | Oct. 7, 2003The Tibetan Monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery will be at the Memorial Union today through Friday, performing the sacred Buddhist tradition of creating and destroying the mandala. A mandala, a ' ¦
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U. Square Theaters, say it ain't so!
By Peter Cameron and Peter Long | Oct. 7, 2003The Long and Short of It'
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Lt. Gov. speaks in support of Clark
By Peter Cameron and Bill Anderson | Oct. 7, 2003A state political heavyweight took the stage to speak on behalf of former Gen. Wesley Clark's candidacy Monday night, as Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton spoke to a group of supporter ' ¦
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Int'l students face registration obstacles
By Alex Hess | Oct. 7, 2003Many international students who sought to attend UW-Madison this semester encountered delays in the student visa application process, a situation university officials have tried to resolve by adopting new policies ' ¦
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Oct. 6, 2003The Wisconsin State Journal reported Saturday that former UW hockey player Alex Leavitt filed a lawsuit to seek $1 million from the UW Athletic Department for \physical and mental injuries"" ' ¦
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Bush appearance draws UW-Madison students to Milwaukee
By Adrienne Bell | Oct. 6, 2003Few events will rouse a college student out of bed before 7 a.m. on a Friday morning, but the prospect of seeing President Bush in the flesh was enough to ' ¦
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Dean raises Madison roots
By Jason Soriano | Oct. 6, 2003Presidential hopeful and former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean became the first Democratic presidential candidate to campaign in Madison for the November 2004 election Sunday. The rally, which was part of ' ¦
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War on terrorism just a short-term solution
By Greg Porter | Oct. 6, 2003Presidential candidate Howard Dean visited Madison Sunday and will no doubt spawn much conversation as to whether he, or any other Democrat, can unseat George W. Bush from the White ' ¦
