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3 hrs ago | WPTY

Obama Promises Tribal Leaders Help With Environmental Issues

WASHINGTON, DC , November 6, 2009 - Representatives of 400 federally recognized tribal nations from across the United States gathered at the Department of the Interior Thursday at the invitation of President Barack Obama for a conference the President called a "unique and historic event, the largest and most widely attended gathering of tribal ...

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12 hrs ago | JSOnline.com and WTMJ-TV

DNR: Expect Smaller Deer Harvest

Wisconsin wildlife officials are warning hunters they'll probably take fewer deer than last year.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin Government

16 hrs ago | Arizona Daily Star

Obama using stimulus money to win changes in school laws

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

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Related Topix: Wisconsin Government, Illinois

Yesterday | KARE 11 TV

Bankruptcy filings in Wis. up over last year

Bankruptcy filings in the state are up about 30 percent from this time last year, particularly among seniors struggling with medical expenses.

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Related Topix: Economics News, Bankruptcy, Wisconsin Government

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Wausau Daily Herald

Wisconsin soldier was safe, then 'the worst came true'

Three years removed from high school, Amy Krueger was in an Army Reserve recruiting office the day after the terrorist attacks of Sept.

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Related Topix: Terrorism, Kiel, WI, Milwaukee Metro

FOX6Now.com - WITI

Wisconsin social worker Dorothy Carskadon among wounded at Fort Hood

A social worker who worked in Madison is in critical condition after the Fort Hood attack.

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WEAU-TV Eau Claire

Governor Doyle declares Snowplow Driver Appreciation Day

Gov. Jim Doyle wants to officially say "thank you" to snowplow drivers. As winter closes in, the governor has declared Tuesday as Snowplow Driver Appreciation Day.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Jim Doyle, Wisconsin Government

KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids

MIDWEST: Wisconsin Mom Talks About Toddler's H1N1 Flu Death

A Cashton mother says there were no warning signs before her 21-month-old daughter died after contracting the H1N1 flu.

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KCRG

ODD: Finnish Firm Buys Naming Rights to Wis. Teen

An unemployed Wisconsin teen spent the first 19 years of his life as Calvin Gosz, but after selling his naming rights you can now call him Verkkokauppa Com.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin Government

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Kansas City Star

Wis. man donates cheesehead hat signed by Obama

A Wisconsin man who got his cheesehead hat signed by President Barack Obama has decided to donate it to a museum rather than sell it on eBay.Mansfield Neblett told The Associated Press in an e-mail Friday he decided to donate the triangular, bright yellow hat to the Wisconsin Historical Society.

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FOX6Now.com - WITI

Wisconsin soldier from Racine among those killed at Fort Hood

The uncle of a Wisconsin soldier says his nephew is among the soldiers killed in the Fort Hood shootings.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Racine Metro, Racine, WI, Milwaukee Metro

Channel 3000

Wisconsin Soldier Killed, Two Hurt In Fort Hood Rampage

One soldier from Wisconsin was killed and two others were hurt in the shooting massacre at the Fort Hood Army Base on Thursday.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Kiel, WI, Manitowoc County, WI, Manitowoc, WI

WLUK-TV Green Bay

Gov. Doyle visiting Mercury Marine

Gov. Jim Doyle plans to meet with employees and company leaders at Mercury Marine in Fond du Lac.

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WisDOT

Winter traveler information now available by dialing 511

The first snowflakes of the season have already fallen on parts of Wisconsin. As a result, the 511 Traveler Information System, a service of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, has activated its winter road condition report feature.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

FOX6Now.com - WITI

Wisconsin Senate passes tougher drunk driving laws

A comprehensive toughening of Wisconsin's notoriously weak drunken driving laws moved a step closer to becoming law Thursday with unanimous approval by the state Senate.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin Government, Criminal Defense Law, Law, River Hills, WI, Wauwatosa, WI

NBC26

Wis. Senate OKs new election money for justices

The state Senate has approved a bill that would create a new public financing system for state Supreme Court campaigns.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin Government

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Arrest made in slaying of nun from Wisconsin

Federal agents descended on a small community on the Navajo Indian reservation early Thursday to make an arrest in the slaying of a nun whose body was found in her home on church property.

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Related Topix: Plymouth, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Construction, Retail, Green Bay Metro

KWWL-TV Waterloo

Wisconsin to gather input on racial profiling rules

State justice officials want to hear from the public on a new rule that calls for police to collect racial data during traffic stops.

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WBZ-AM Allston

Patrick to meet with Obama during DC visit

Gov. Deval Patrick is making a two-day trip to Washington focused on state economic development and health care issues.

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Related Topix: Deval Patrick, US Governors, Washington, Washington Government, US Military, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, US Army, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Jim Doyle, Wisconsin Government

KSTP-TV Minneapolis

Wis. Supreme Court Rejects Gay Rights Challenge

The state Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's domestic partner registry.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Wisconsin Government, Wedding

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