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Wisconsin senators to oppose nomination
By Jake Herrera | Mar. 6, 2002U.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 ' ¦
UW business students win big at contest
By Adam Bissen and Rushad Macchi | Mar. 6, 2002After 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 ' ¦
State of the State: Governor lauds state's successes, budget
By Danielle Szulczewski | Mar. 6, 2002Experts 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 ' ¦
Being fat is not as much fun as it seems
By Michael Jones | Mar. 6, 2002Keeping up with the Jones'
Pocan criticizes Capitol security
By Ben Sykes and Clay Thomas | Mar. 6, 2002Local 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 ' ¦
Bush may lower wages for welfare recipients
Mar. 6, 2002The 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 ' ¦
SpeakUp campaign aims to increase incident reports through awareness
By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal and Jesse Kiley | Mar. 6, 2002Emeritus 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 ' ¦
Letters to the Editor
Mar. 6, 2002Opposition 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 ' ¦
Gubernatorial races lack small donations
Mar. 6, 2002The 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 ' ¦
Bush looks for peaceful resolution in Palestine
Mar. 6, 2002WASHINGTON'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 ' ¦
Creativity, by the slice
By Michelle Diament | Mar. 6, 2002Ian Gurfield shares his story of how and why he started his own pizza restaurant '
Overturn of FCC rule harms local media, helps moguls
By Sarah Turner | Mar. 6, 2002Federal court's decision infringes upon First Amendment rights
State of State hints at welcome reform
Mar. 6, 2002Imagine 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 ' ¦
Give small schools respect
By Cary Dohman | Mar. 6, 2002While most remain obscure, many desire for more coverage '
City Council fails to override loitering ordinance veto
By Molly Borgstrom | Mar. 6, 2002The 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 ' ¦
'Dead' U.S soldier alive; fight heats up
Mar. 6, 2002GARDEZ, 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 ' ¦
State of the State: UW draws little attention from Gov
By Courtney Heeren and Kelly Jelen | Mar. 6, 2002A United Council statement called the lack of discussion of higher education in Gov. Scott McCallum's State of the State address Tuesday evening a \glaring"" and ""naive"" omission. But John ' ¦
Murder mystery unravels dying small town
By Ben Schultz | Mar. 5, 2002\The Keepers of Truth"" begins ominously enough. Michael Collins posts the warning of a plague on the first page and warns all wary readers to keep out lest they catch ' ¦'
Pedestrian life is dangerous on icy days
By Mike Bromberg | Mar. 5, 2002Thousands of tortured souls somberly trudge through the arctic terrain, adjusting the hoods of their North Face jackets in a futile attempt to keep the brutal elements at bay. Did ' ¦'



