U.S. embargo on Cuba hypocritical
By Michelle Diament and Mari Armstrong-Hough | Feb. 4, 2002Tired human rights, communist excuses don't hold up today
Tired human rights, communist excuses don't hold up today
Despite bipartisan pleas to Gov. Scott McCallum not to use his line-item veto power on a bill that would overhaul the state campaign finance system, the governor said Friday that ' ¦
Green Corps, a one-year, full-time, paid environmental leadership training program, is on campus today to recruit UW-Madison students, whom representatives from the organization describe as being \cutting edge"" activists. Naomi ' ¦
In his first overt show of support for his successor, former Wisconsin governor and current U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson endorsed Gov. Scott McCallum's plan Friday ' ¦
KARACHI, Pakistan'In the latest twist to the already enigmatic case of kidnapped American journalist Daniel Pearl, top police investigators rushed to a hospital in the port city of Karachi early ' ¦
An announcement that the Bush administration defines human embryos as children has rekindled tensions between abortion-rights and anti-abortion advocates in Wisconsin. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said ' ¦
Filmmaker Spike Lee, one of the highest profile guests scheduled to speak later this month at UW-Madison as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series, canceled his appearance Friday. Lee, who ' ¦
Neither warmth nor thin ice nor even Super Bowl weekend could deter Madison's Kites on Ice from holding the annual event on Lake Monona. However, the event which brings kite ' ¦
In a measure meant to head off a possible budget crisis in Madison, Mayor Sue Bauman sent a memo Friday afternoon to the heads of city departments asking for proposals ' ¦
Women's hockey continues its home winning streak
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In his State of the Union Address Jan. 29, President Bush urged American citizens to recognize their \obligations to each other, to our country, and to history"" in a post-Sept. ' ¦
The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Manhattan. The WEF is a private-member organization of representatives from the world's largest corporations, but academics, trade ministers, ' ¦
Contrary to recent reports, many in the higher-education community has to have voiced their support for a computerized network to track international students studying in the United States, despite concerns ' ¦
With campaign finance reform legislation looming on the horizon on the state level, gubernatorial candidates have different views as to its necessity and effect on their campaigns. U.S. Rep. Tom ' ¦
UW-Madison faculty and students living outside of residence halls may be surprised when this month's cable bill arrives. Charter Communications announced Jan. 3 the price of its expanded basic cable ' ¦
Madison resident Tom Griffen is going to the Olympics, and he's going to get paid for it. The Madison transit operator will take a three week vacation from his usual ' ¦
The remake is a tricky genre of film. Some would say why do something that has already been done? Others might reply, if it worked once, why not make it ' ¦'