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Friends mourn 4 US yachters killed by pirates


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 5:53 p.m.

An adventurous quartet of yacht enthusiasts from California and Washington state were living their dreams, friends say, retiring and sailing around the world ...

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Concert for Compromise draws small crowd, lively discussions


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 4:30 p.m.

Majestic Theatre organizers' hearts were in the right place when they put together a fundraiser concert for the 14 Democratic state senators who fled Wisconsin to delay a vote on Gov. Walker's highly controversial "budget-repair" bill. However, a few wrinkles prevented music-loving protesters from packing the house ...

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Military: Pirates killed four American hostages


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 3:38 p.m.

The U.S. military says pirates killed four American hostages they were holding on a yacht off Somalia's coast ...

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Gov. Walker warns of layoffs if budget repair bill doesn't pass soon


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 3:01 p.m.

Gov. Scott Walker is warning if his budget repair bill doesn't pass soon, state workers could start receiving layoff notices as early as next week ...

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Walker says layoff notices could be sent soon


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 1:55 p.m.

Associated Press - February 22, 2011 8:55 AM ET ... MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker said Tuesday the state could send layoff notices to state workers as soon as next week if the budget ...

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Texas Youth Prison Abuse Case Ends In Acquittal


Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 10:17 a.m.

The second criminal trial stemming from a sex abuse scandal at a West Texas juvenile prison that upended the state agency overseeing young offenders ended in an acquittal for the facility's former principal ...

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People in Platteville Gather to Discuss Budger Repair Bill


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 7:55 a.m.

State Sen. Dale Schultz was supposed to be in attendance but was a no-show ...

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Authorities To Boost Security At Wisconsin Capitol


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 1:54 a.m.

Authorities are planning additional security precautions to make sure Wisconsin lawmakers aren't affected by protests at the Capitol when they debate an anti-union bill Tuesday ...

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Walker, on Day 8, digs in his heels even deeper


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 1:50 a.m.

For the third straight working day in a row, Gov. Scott Walker held a press conference in his state Capitol office, making the same points he's made at the other two, last Thursday and Friday, wearing what appeared to be the same clothes and allowing only a few questions, which he addressed with long-winded answers, providing an illusion of access more than access itself. But some things were different ...

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New proposal from absent democrats


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 12:34 a.m.

A democratic state senator in Illinois told 27 News a compromise approach used in the 1980s could provide a solution to the continuing high-stakes, political stalemate over Governor Walker's controversial budget repair bill ...

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