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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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Wis. Assembly leader vows to pass anti-union bill


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

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald says the Republican-led chamber will pass a bill cutting collective bargaining rights for most public employees despite noisy protests inside the Capitol that have gone on for a ...

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Senate passes resolution honoring Packers, agriculture tax bill


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 5:50 p.m.

The Senate Republicans took the floor this morning without Senate Democrats ...

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Wisconsin Dems say protest website blocked in Capitol


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 5:41 p.m.

The Democratic Party of Wisconsin hosted a conference call for press this morning to detail their allegations that the Capitol wi-fi system has blocked access to the protest organizing website Defend Wisconsin. Launched last Friday by the Teaching Assistants' Association<, the site is a clearinghouse for volunteers assisting with organizing protests and disseminating information ...

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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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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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Will protests translate into spring election results?


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 2:39 p.m.

The Democrats have an opportunity to harness the activism on the Capitol Square and channel it into local and statewide spring campaigns ...

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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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Census estimates show 1 in 4 US counties are dying


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 12:33 p.m.

Nestled within America's once-thriving coal country, 87-year-old Ed Shepard laments a prosperous era gone by, when shoppers lined the streets and government lent a helping hand. Now, here as in one-fourth of all U.S ...

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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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