Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Steven Pinker came to Madison Tuesday to promote his new book, \The Blank Slate,"" which will be released in the fall. Pinker, whose lecture was ' ¦
After leading the Badgers to their first Big Ten regular-season title since 1947, UW men's basketball Head Coach Bo Ryan was named Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year Tuesday, ' ¦
Competitiveness of conference to be showcased in Indy
U.S. Democratic Sens. Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl said Tuesday they will oppose a controversial Bush administration nominee to a U.S. Appeals Court when the nomination comes before the Senate ' ¦
After a competitive weekend in Nebraska, Chad Sorenson and Jaume Villanueva returned to Madison with championship accolades, $10,000 and increased hopes for business prosperity. The duo, UW-Madison Master of Business ' ¦
Experts who expected Gov. Scott McCallum's Tuesday State of the State address to discuss his budget plan were not disappointed. With a tone opponents described as softer and reconciliatory, the ' ¦
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Local law enforcement officers are working overtime to protect the state Capitol by screening all entrants into the building, and state Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, has said he does not ' ¦
The Bush administration is moving to allow states to place welfare recipients in jobs that pay less than minimum wage'a reversal of federal policy that is sparking ire among public ' ¦
Emeritus Economics Professor W. Lee Hansen recently claimed in a Wisconsin State Journal guest column that students of color are under-qualified and over-represented on the UW-Madison campus. Hansen's remarks are ' ¦
Opposition to affirmative action proves regressionI can't help but be disheartened by the renewed attack against affirmative action expressed in both recent editorials and full-page ads in the newspapers. As ' ¦
The state gubernatorial campaigns are receiving most of their funding from large donors according to a study released Tuesday. The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign report said $9 out of every $10 ' ¦
WASHINGTON'Expressing \great alarm"" at the level of hostilities engulfing Israelis and Palestinians, President Bush said Tuesday that the United States and Egypt have pledged to redouble their peacemaking efforts. Bush's ' ¦
Ian Gurfield shares his story of how and why he started his own pizza restaurant '
Federal court's decision infringes upon First Amendment rights
Imagine finding six hungry children seated around the McCallum family dinner table and food enough for only five. Would you make sure all six got something to eat, although doing ' ¦
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The Madison City Council reconsidered its controversial loitering ordinance Tuesday, failing to override a mayoral veto by a 9-6 vote. Council members had passed a measure during their previous meeting ' ¦
GARDEZ, Afghanistan'As U.S. aircraft pressed a bombing campaign against several hundred al Qaeda and Taliban fighters near here Tuesday, officials said that the first of seven Americans killed the previous ' ¦
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