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Bush's $2.23 trillion budget emphasizes defense, economic
By Erin Rushmer | Feb. 4, 2003President Bush sent Congress a $2.23 trillion budget Monday, with emphasis on strengthening the economy, winning the war on terrorism and securing the homeland. The budget projects a deficit of ' ¦
Travel in space remains dangerous
By Scott DeLaruelle | Feb. 4, 2003The loss of the space shuttle Columbia and her seven crew members is the third fatal accident in NASA's history. On Jan. 27, 1967, a flash fire swept through a ' ¦
Shuttle claims UW-Madison research
By Kristen Titus | Feb. 4, 2003Three years of UW-Madison-based research burst into flames Saturday aboard the Columbia space shuttle. The seven crew members worked 12 hour shifts in order to conduct more than 80 experiments ' ¦
SHUTTLE LOSS TOUCHES UW
By Michelle Diament | Feb. 3, 2003UW-Madison graduate dies aboard shuttle
Madison anti-war rally draws large, peaceful crowd
By Michelle Diament | Feb. 3, 2003Cars filled garages as thousands took to the streets Saturday marching to advocate a peaceful solution to current tensions with Iraq, in the largest such showing in Madison in recent ' ¦
Weed ads stone parents, miss teens
By Justin Damm | Feb. 3, 2003Dude, your sister's hot. That's not cool. Gimme 50 hamburgers. Puff. Yes, these are the sounds of the new TV campaign against the gentle herb. They are, in a word, ' ¦'
Public funds will not be used on legal fees for convicted officials
By Erica Dimka | Feb. 3, 2003State officials recently gave a definitive answer to the question of how public funds should be spent on legal fees. In a press conference Friday morning, state Attorney General Peg ' ¦
UW students react to tragedy
Feb. 3, 2003\In light of potential war, in light of you know, basically just that, what's going on in the rest of the world, my reaction was sort of 'oh, that's sad.' ' ¦
Denying right to marry for same-sex couples wrong
By Sudha Rajan | Feb. 3, 2003On Jan. 17, the Vatican issued a statement compelling Catholic politicians to oppose laws permitting, among other things, same-sex marriages. Whether homosexual marriages should be legal has long been a ' ¦
Teenage Russian pop duo t.A.T.u. makes for good ear candy, too
Feb. 3, 2003(Interscope) Throughout the scope of history, what has Russia really given the world? A few great novels and a healthy dose of nuclear paranoia. But what about the post-Communist era? ' ¦'
Columbia crew showed best of America, world
Feb. 3, 2003Saturday morning brought the stark realization that space exploration is still dangerous, despite what seemingly outine"" space flights have lulled us to believe. Decades of operation punctuated sparingly by tragedy have brought us full circle once again.
ASM reconsiders org. funding
By Katie Will | Feb. 3, 2003Concerns about increased funding for UW-Madison student organizations were evident at the Associated Students of Madison's conference committee meeting Saturday. Members of the committee disagreed on how to cut the ' ¦
Cagers beat Michigan
By Matt Carroll | Feb. 3, 2003The Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team (4-5 Big Ten, 6-14 overall) put together their first winning streak of the year when it beat the Michigan Wolverines (2-6, 11-8) 68-56 Sunday. ' ¦
UW dazzles against Nittany Lions
By Leif Griffin and Matt Fox and Tom Lea | Feb. 3, 2003Both teams entered the game on the wings of a streak, and both left with it intact. Unfortunately for Penn State, it was a streak they wish they could have ' ¦
Mayoral candidates square off on key issues for Madison
By Greg Porter | Jan. 31, 2003On a night when the State of the State was the interest of most voters, Madison's six mayoral candidates continued their respective campaigns for the city's highest position in front ' ¦
Jimmy LaFave hits the Highway
Jan. 31, 2003The legacy of Woody Guthrie stretches from the wind-swept fields of his native Oklahoma to the redwood forests to the gulf stream waters. His impact on American music is perpetually ' ¦'
UW spiker selected for National Team
By Peter Cameron | Jan. 31, 2003Erin Byrd, who recently completed her senior season with the UW volleyball team, has been invited to be a member of the 2003 USA Women's Volleyball Training Team roster selected ' ¦