By Matt Pommer “Turn in your Medicare cards here.” The sign was hoisted on the edge of the anti-government Tea Party rally on the Capitol Square in Madison last month. Of course, no matter how outraged people are about big ...

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By Matt Pommer Republican gubernatorial hopeful Mark Neumann contends his GOP opponent Scott Walker is “promising the world to get elected” to avoid a focus on his years as Milwaukee County executive. Truth rings in Neumann’s assessment that Walker is ...

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By CHARLES BABINGTON and JENNIFER LOVEN Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is shifting his administration’s emphasis to battling unemployment, the scourge that is hurting households nationwide and threatening to inflict heavy losses on Democrats in November’s ...

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By CHARLES BABINGTON and STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — A key House Republican leader said the GOP expects President Barack Obama to do more listening than talking when he huddles privately with lawmakers Friday at a retreat ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans in the state Senate are laying out their own vision for creating jobs. They rolled out the plan hours before the Senate is expected to vote on a Democratic job bill. That measure would expand ...

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By Paul Snyder A state lawmaker wants an unknown amount of leftover stimulus money for unspecified road projects in northern Wisconsin. “I just want to get the message out that there’s more to the state of Wisconsin than Milwaukee and ...

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WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin Rapids businessman says he will seek the Republican nomination for governor. Scott Paterick says Wisconsin needs a fresh face for a leader who can bring people together to solve the state’s problems. The ...

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