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H 77°, L 54°As news of President Barack Obama’s support for same-sex marriage spread through the airwaves and social media, students on the University of Wisconsin campus felt the impact of his message. Gabriel Javier, director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Campus Center at UW, said hearing Obama’s announcement was great news.… Read more »
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Senate blocks vote on student loan debt
United States Senate Republicans blocked debate on a bill Tuesday that would have prevented interest rates on college loans from doubling, which could leave students with an increased interest rate on federal loans starting July 1. The bill would have extended the 3.4 percent interest rate on Direct Stafford Student… Read more »
Martin, Morrison killings hit home
In light of widespread public attention and outcry over the shooting deaths of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin of Florida and 20-year-old Bo Morrison in Slinger, Wis., earlier this month, members of the Madison community gathered on Library Mall Tuesday to push for racial equality. A crowd of about 150 students, teachers… Read more »
Obama calls for creating jobs at home in Wis. talk
In President Barack Obama’s first trip to Wisconsin following the pro-union protests that erupted last spring, he highlighted his belief in the importance of unionization and bringing jobs back to Wisconsin during a visit to a Milwaukee factory. Obama greeted employees at Master Lock’s factory Wednesday, delivering his address in… Read more »
State of the Union tailors focus to financial crisis, economic options
President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union address Tuesday night, emphasizing his plans for an economic revival and attacking income inequality. While Obama opened the speech with foreign policy issues like the death of Osama bin Laden and ending the Iraq War, the majority of the speech focused… Read more »
GOP hopefuls skim by in tight Iowa caucuses
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Mitt Romney eked out a minuscule 8-vote victory over Rick Santorum in Iowa’s Republican presidential caucuses, the state party chairman said early Wednesday, ringing down the curtain on an improbable first act in the campaign to pick a challenger to President Barack Obama in the… Read more »
Presidential hopefuls square off in Republican debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich’s trailing rivals derided the leading presidential contenders on Sunday as insufficiently conservative, each trying to find a second wind in the race to become the Republican nominee with time running out before voting begins. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota combined the two… Read more »
GOP primary narrows to 2-man race
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — With the implosion of Herman Cain’s campaign amid accusations of adultery and sexual harassment, the once-crowded 2012 Republican presidential field appears to be narrowing to a two-man race between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. GOP voters have one month before the leadoff Iowa caucuses. Gingrich is… Read more »
Rally stands in support of UC-Davis protesters
Chants could be heard rising from Library Mall Friday afternoon as a group of University of Wisconsin students, faculty and community members gathered for the Madison Solidarity Rally in support of protests at the University of California-Davis. Sparked by recent events in which a UC-Davis police officer pepper sprayed student… Read more »
Deadline passes for Occupy Philadelphia to disband
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A deadline set by the city for Occupy Philadelphia to leave the site where it has camped for some two months passed without scuffles or arrests as police watched nearly 50 demonstrators lock arms and sit at the entrance of Dilworth Plaza. The scene outside City Hall… Read more »
Occupy Portland protesters return after being driven out
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Several hundred protesters, some wearing goggles and gas masks, marched past authorities in a downtown street Sunday, hours after riot police drove Occupy Portland demonstrators out of a pair of weeks-old encampments in nearby parks. Police moved in shortly before noon and drove protesters into the… Read more »
Pa. governor admonishes PSU students’ behavior
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Corbett asked Penn State students on Thursday to refrain from the violence that wracked their college town after famed football coach Joe Paterno was fired, saying the nation is watching their behavior. At a news conference in State College, Corbett also expressed disappointment… Read more »
GOP debate takes economic issues
ROCHESTER, Mich. (AP) — Republican presidential rivals agreed Wednesday night that Europe’s countries should rise or fall on their own without any American bailout and warned that failing to cut budget deficits at home would doom the U.S. to the same sort of crisis that now plagues Greece and Italy.… Read more »
Partisan students examine issues
Leaders of partisan groups on campus tackled hot-button issues during Wednesday’s first annual presidential debate between University of Wisconsin College Democrats and College Republicans. The debate was broadcasted live on WSUM radio from the Sett in the Union South and was sponsored by The Badger Herald, the Daily Cardinal and… Read more »
Campaign aims to engage youth in politics
In an effort to rekindle the political excitement of his 2008 campaign, President Barack Obama launched an initiative to involve more young voters in his reelection campaign. Obama launched the “Greater Together” initiative Monday, which aims to get young people more involved in his reelection campaign. The Obama for America… Read more »
Obama: student debt must decline
The White House laid out plans Wednesday for the steps it is taking to improve college affordability by making debt from student loans more manageable and contingent on post-grad earnings. The current generation of college students has an all-time high amount of student loans, said Education Secretary Arne Duncan during… Read more »
This Week in Madison Podcast: Occupy Madison, New ID rules at bars
This week in Madison: Bar IDs, Occupy Madison by The Badger Herald Ryan Rainey and Pam Selman break down the Occupy Madison protests and some new rules at city bars prohibiting patrons from using state ID cards for valid entry.… Read more »
Washington school district files court order to bring striking teachers back to the classroom
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The third-largest school district in Washington state sought a court order Tuesday to force hundreds of striking teachers back to work, just hours after they walked off the job. The teachers began picketing in front of Tacoma’s major high schools. They voted overwhelmingly Monday night to… Read more »
Nation, leaders reflect 10 years after attacks
Americans who died in the busiest city in the world, the headquarters of the Department of Defense and a quiet field in Pennsylvania were remembered by a country Sunday on the 10th anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. On Sunday morning in New York City, families of those… Read more »
Challengers test field as early campaigning begins
Following months of polarizing political turmoil, Republicans and Democrats are gearing up for what both parties see as a chance to regain the nation’s attention for the 2012 presidential elections. While President Barack Obama can rely heavily on his campaigning skills, University of Wisconsin political science professor Donald Downs said… Read more »
Officials question possible support network for Osama
While state and national leaders are thankful Osama bin Laden is dead and acknowledged Pakistan’s assistance in the fight against al-Qaeda Monday, they also questioned whether bin Laden had a support system within the country that allowed him to remain hidden for so long. The contradicting messages emphasize the problem… Read more »
U.N., U.S. next steps toward decision on Syria divided, cloudy
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The deeply divided U.N. Security Council failed to agree on a European and U.S.-backed statement condemning Syrian violence against peaceful protesters on Wednesday, with Russia saying security forces were also killed and the actions don’t threaten international peace. “A real threat could arise from outside interference… Read more »
Low income families ditching land lines
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — In a financial and technological role reversal, a growing number of Americans are getting rid of their old telephones and using only cellphones, a trend being led not by the high-tech elite but by people in poorer states as a way to save money. Government… Read more »
Former Rutgers student indicted for hate crime; may get 10 years
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A former Rutgers University freshman was indicted Wednesday on a hate crime charge after allegedly using a webcam to spy on a same-sex encounter involving his roommate, who committed suicide shortly afterward in a case that started a national conversation on bullying. A 15-count indictment was… Read more »
Obama: Higher ed funding vital component of U.S. budget
President Barack Obama said Tuesday higher education funding will remain a priority in the budget process, which education experts say bodes well for the future of financial accessibility to college for students. Tuesday morning, President Obama appeared at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Vir. to elaborate on his current… Read more »
Proposed cuts would slash U.S. agriculture budget
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Republican head of the House Budget Committee has proposed cutting agriculture subsidies by $30 billion over the next 10 years as part of a broad effort to slash federal spending, but it remains to be seen whether his ideas will be incorporated in legislation that sets… Read more »
Madison loses Google Fiber
Google ended its year-long nationwide competition Wednesday to implement a new ultra high-speed broadband Internet in one U.S. city, upsetting Madison’s efforts by choosing Kansas City, Kans. as the Google Fiber winner. Madison was one of hundreds of cities fighting for the chance to be chosen in Google’s February 2010… Read more »
Following Citizens United, corporation makes run for congress
Following a 2010 United States Supreme Court decision to consider corporations to be citizens with free speech rights in campaign financing, a corporation plans to run for Congress to test the decision. In an action of part satire, part initiative, Murray Hill Incorporated, a public relations firm based in Maryland,… Read more »
Libya will release N.Y. Times journalists
NEW YORK (AP) — Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi have said they will release four New York Times journalists who were captured during fighting in the eastern part of the country, the newspaper said Friday.The four planned to drive to the Egyptian border and fly out of Egypt,… Read more »
Guns on campus? It may soon happen in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — On her first day of class, 51-year-old Marie Kilian was talking with other students at Sam Houston State University about what to do if a gunman walked in and started shooting.Run. Tackle him. Throw textbooks. But all of those ideas seemed likely to get her killed.”I… Read more »
Madison group sues Arizona governor
PHOENIX (AP) — A Wisconsin-based group is suing Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, contending it was an unconstitutional promotion of religion for her to proclaim last May 6 as a “day of prayer.”The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Phoenix by the Freedom from Religion Foundation of Madison… Read more »
Illinois governor’s decision to ban death penalty could be influential
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — After two decades of debate about the risk of executing an innocent person, Illinois abolished the death penalty Wednesday, a decision that was certain to fuel renewed calls for other states to do the same. Gov. Pat Quinn, a Democrat who has long supported capital punishment, looked… Read more »
News crew mock executed in Libya
LONDON (AP) — Three British Broadcasting Corp. staff were detained, beaten and subjected to mock executions by pro-regime soldiers in Libya while attempting to reach the western city of Zawiya, the broadcaster said Wednesday. The news organization said the crew, members of a BBC Arabic team, were detained on Monday by… Read more »
President’s fiscal plan geared toward recovery
The president unveiled a budget plan Monday that relies on freezing or reducing welfare and benefits programs and relatively optimistic economic assumptions while brushing off Republican demands to cut the government down to pre-2008 size. President Barack Obama’s 10-year budget stands at $3.7 trillion, while the current fiscal year deficit… Read more »
Egypt rallies for democracy in wake of Mubarak’s resignation
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s military rulers took sweeping action to dismantle the autocratic legacy of former President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday, dissolving parliament, suspending the constitution and promising elections in moves cautiously welcomed by pro-democracy protesters. They also met with representatives of the broad-based youth movement that brought down the government… Read more »
Great Lakes groundwater level sinks by more than 1000 feet in last century
A federally commissioned pilot study in the Great Lakes Water Basin has shown a large drop in groundwater levels that could threaten the quality of water south eastern Wisconsinites drink. The pilot conducted by the United States Geological Survey found groundwater levels in the Milwaukee and Chicago metropolitan areas have… Read more »
Gunman opens fire at Ohio fraternity party
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Two men angry over a dispute at an Ohio fraternity house party left the gathering and returned early Sunday, spraying bullets into a crowd and killing a Youngstown State University student who was trying to separate two groups, authorities said. Eleven other people were injured, including… Read more »
Government supporters attack Egyptian protesters; 3 left dead
CAIRO (AP) — Heavy automatic weapons fire pounded the anti-government protest camp in Cairo’s Tahrir Square before dawn on Thursday in a dramatic escalation of what appeared to be a well-orchestrated series of assaults on the demonstrators. At least three protesters were killed by gunfire, according to one of the… Read more »
Republican leadership appoints Johnson to 3 major committees
Sen. Ron Johnson’s recent appointment to several powerful committees Thursday has raised surprise and skepticism from some, while others have said his appointments are proof Republican leadership believes the senator could be a significant asset. Senate Republicans announced the committee assignments for the 112th Congress on Thursday, assigning Johnson, a… Read more »
Back in Wisconsin, Obama echoes sentiments of State of the Union
MANITOWOC — After a November election which focused largely on job creation, President Barack Obama changed gears, mentioning the future, the 21st century and innovation a total of 19 times in his first major address following Tuesday’s State of the Union. While Obama discussed the creation of jobs and the… Read more »
Obama asks for unity in State of the Union
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pleading for unity in a newly divided government, President Barack Obama implored Democratic and Republican lawmakers to rally behind his vision of economic revival for an anxious nation, declaring in his State of the Union address Tuesday night: “We will move forward together or not at all.”… Read more »
President will speak in Manitowoc this week
President Barack Obama has another scheduled stop on his tour across America, this time coming to a city in Wisconsin to walk through a renewable energy company. Obama will visit Manitowoc as part of his White House to Main Street Tour. The tour has already taken the President to Pennsylvania,… Read more »
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