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2 hrs ago | WisInfo

Bill would require birth control to be taught in schools

MADISON - Wisconsin schools that decide to teach sex education would have to instruct students on the use of birth control under a bill given preliminary approval by the state Assembly on Tuesday.

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10 hrs ago | WXOW-TV La Crosse

Madison man killed after motorcycle strikes car

A Madison man is identified as the victim of a motorcyle crash near the town of Montrose.

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15 hrs ago | Eye on Oshkosh

Governor Doyle Announces $553,000 to Help Meet Employment Needs of Veterans

Doyle's office.] MADISON - " Governor Jim Doyle today announced a $553,000 federal grant to provide employment and training assistance to members of the Wisconsin National Guard returning from Iraq and Afghanistan , and other veterans searching for work.

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23 hrs ago | WMTV Madison

Tragedy in Texas: Madison Social Worker Injured in Rampage

A social worker who worked in Madison is in critical condition after the shooting rampage yesterday at Fort Hood.

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

SpotCrime

From http://spotcrime.com - Other - 40XX N Mills Street, Madison, Wi

ON TUESDAY NIGHT, AROUND 8:00 P.M., MADISON POLICE WERE DISPATCHED TO PARADISE LIQUORS, 3179 MUIR FIELD ROAD, FOLLOWING AN ARMED ROBBERY.

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SpotCrime

From http://spotcrime.com - Robbery - 24XX W Broadway, Madison, Wi

ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, SHORTLY BEFORE 10:00 P.M., A ROBBER ENTERED THE PDQ STORE AND SNATCHED MONEY FROM THE CASH DRAWERS.

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WisInfo

Robert Redford's Sundance takes a hike with screenings around US including Madison, Wisconsin

LOS ANGELES - Robert Redford's Sundance Film Festival is going on the road for one night next winter.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

SpotCrime

From http://spotcrime.com - Burglary - 19XX Birge Terrace, Madison, Wi

EARLY SUNDAY MORNING, A 27-YEAR OLD MADISON MAN RETURNED TO HIS APARTMENT TO FIND A BURGLAR COMING OUT.

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SpotCrime

From http://spotcrime.com - Robbery - 31XX Muir Field Road, Madison, Wi

ON TUESDAY MORNING, AT 12:45 A.M., A 21-YEAR OLD MADISON MAN CALLED FOR POLICE AFTER BEING ROBBED AT KNIFEPOINT.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

Post-Bulletin

Former first-round pick Erasmus James arrested

MADISON, Wis. Former Vikings first-round pick Erasmus James was arrested early Thursday after punching a friend in the face at a bar in Madison.

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KIMA

No, really: Onion, Comedy Central team on TV pilot

ESPN had better watch its back. Comedy Central has ordered a pilot from the satirical news magazine The Onion.

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SpotCrime

From http://spotcrime.com - Robbery - 7XX Northport Drive, Madison, Wi

ON MONDAY AFTERNOON, A MADISON MAN RETURNED TO HIS HOME IN THE 40 BLOCK OF NORTH MILLS STREET SHORTLY AFTER 3:30 P.M., AND DISCOVERED A BURGLAR WAS INSIDE HIS RESIDENCE.

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SpotCrime

From http://spotcrime.com - Assault - 5XX Northport Drive, Madison, Wi

ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MADISON POLICE WERE SENT TO AN APARTMENT BUILDING IN THE 500 BLOCK OF NORTHPORT DRIVE AFTER A WOMAN HEARD SOMEONE YELLING FOR HELP.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

CW11 New York WPIX-TV

Young and liberal voters are feeling deflated, posing a risk for Democrats

MADISON, Wis. - This time last year, Galen Milchman was celebrating the election of Barack Obama to the White House, a victory he had worked for and believed would change the world.

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Victoria Advocate

Obama coaxes states to change with school dollars

Originally published November 4, 2009 at 1:46 p.m., updated November 4, 2009 at 2:04 p.m. MADISON, Wis.

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Chicago Sun-Times

President Obama official schedule and guidance, Nov. 4, 2009. Visits Madison, Wisc.

In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing and the Economic Daily Briefing in the Oval Office.

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SpotCrime

From http://spotcrime.com - Assault - 6XX W Main Street, Madison, Wi

ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT, SHORTLY AFTER 11:00 P.M., A 42-YEAR OLD MADISON MAN WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER BEING PUNCHED INSIDE A DOWNTOWN BAR.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

SpotCrime

From http://spotcrime.com - Other - 71XX Raymond Rd, Madison, Wi

ON 11/2/09 AT 5:52 P.M. MADISON POLICE RESPONDED TO THE 7100 BLOCK OF RAYMOND RD REFERENCE A STABBING.

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MSNBC

Obama uses money to urge school changes

Using stimulus dollars as bait, President Barack Obama is coaxing states to rewrite education laws and cut deals with unions as they compete for $5 billion in school reform grants, the most money a president has ever had for overhauling schools.

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WisInfo

Wisconsin Legislature rushes to remove ban on using test scores in teacher evaluations

MADISON - Wisconsin schools could use student test scores to evaluate teachers, but they still couldn't use the information to discipline or fire them under a bill moving quickly through the Legislature.

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