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New state leaders could take a cue from LaFollette
By Tom Soule | Oct. 23, 2002After state Sen. Chuck Chvala, D-Madison, Assembly Speaker Scott Jensen, R-Waukesha, state Rep. Steven Foti, R-Oconomowoc, and state Rep. Bonnie Ladwig, R-Racine, were charged with official misconduct last week, several ' ¦
Madison police present plan for multiple Halloween celebrations
By Adrienne Bell | Oct. 23, 2002With expectations that this years Halloween crowd will exceed the 65,000 people who jammed State Street last year, the Madison Police Department plans to assign more than 200 police officers ' ¦
Political TV ads on rise
By Ben Sykes | Oct. 23, 2002Costs more than double 1998 advertisements
UW Internet lab gets $3.5 million
Oct. 23, 2002A $3.5 million donation to the Wisconsin Advanced Internet Laboratory equipment and support will assist the organization in establishing itself as a primary Internet research facility in the United States. ' ¦
Despite demand for Chvala recall, movement unlikely
Oct. 23, 2002Efforts are being made to recall state Sen. Chuck Chvala, D-Madison, the former Senate Majority Leader who faces 20 felony charges for extortion, misconduct in office, contribution violations and filing ' ¦
V-ball set for tough matches
By Brad Rysz | Oct. 23, 2002The stage is set this week for two intense and important matches for the UW Women's volleyball team. The Badgers (5-3 Big Ten, 14-5 overall) are coming off an impressive ' ¦
WARF opens new location in San Diego
By Paul Medenwaldt | Oct. 22, 2002The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, the organization that patents and licenses all the discoveries resulting from UW-Madison research, recently became the first technology-transfer organization to launch a satellite office with ' ¦
Bush drug plan aids generics
By Mari Armstrong-Hough | Oct. 22, 2002Yesterday President Bush announced his proposal for new pharmaceutical patent regulations. Bush's plan, like a Senate bill passed months ago, calls for better U.S. patent regulation of the pharmaceutical industry'though, ' ¦
Badgers not keeping up in Big Ten games
By Josh Salm | Oct. 22, 2002Bucky suffers homecoming loss to OSU
Lee Evans out for year
By Clint Robus | Oct. 22, 2002Knee injury keeps star receiver sidelined
Decker, Risser to take leadership of Senate
By Molly Borgstrom | Oct. 22, 2002A special Senate Democratic caucus Monday afternoon elected state Senate President Fred Risser, D-Madison, and state Sen. Russell Decker, D-Schofield, to share the position of Senate Majority Leader. Risser and ' ¦
High court rejects death penalty case
By Peter Cameron and Christina Thuli | Oct. 22, 2002Execution ban for minors to go unheard
Firetrucks flying down dirt roads
By Ben Schultz | Oct. 22, 2002\Population: 485"" drives down dirt roads with an ambulance's lights flashing and nothing but the northern Wisconsin woods for company. The book sifts through the life of the volunteer fire ' ¦'
SSFC gives nod to WisPIRG, APAC budgets; more decisions to follow this week
By Snider Samantha | Oct. 22, 2002The Student Services Finance Committee approved the final 2003-'04 budgets for Asian Pacific American Council and Wisconsin Student Public Interest Research Group Monday. This meeting was the first in which ' ¦
Cuban embargo on trade, travel has outlasted its usefulness
By Thomas Lang | Oct. 22, 2002It's funny what you don't think about because it is impossible. Not fantasies like opening your door to find Britney Spears and Kristy Swanson bearing Victoria's Secret's new fall line, ' ¦



