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House Passes New GI Bill; Tom Petri Is Lone Republican Wisc House Member to Vote for Bill

By User from Madison, WI - May 15th, 2008 at 6:01 pm EDT

via mal contends - Bears repeating from headline: Tom Petri (R-Fond du Lac) is the lone Republican Wisconsin House member to vote for the new GI Bill.

Good for Tom Petri; bad for the House Republicans. Republicans talk a good game about supporting our troops; they do not walk the walk.

I mean is the thought that we honor troops who serve merely one or two tours of duty really that repulsive to Republicans?

Final vote
Voted for (256)
Voted against (166)
Did not vote (12)

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Citizens Leading, Dane County Officials Flailing

By User from Madison, WI - May 9th, 2008 at 9:46 am EDT

Update: Dane County Board spins wheels on Zimmermann 911 call controversy

via MAL ContendsMadison, WI - "The County Board's mood didn't mirror the public outrage," in questioning "embattled" 911 Center Director Joe Norwick yesterday, reads the Capital Times.

That's likely because the public is of the mind that 911 operators reached ought to err on the side of credulity over disbelief, and callers tend to view defects of these best and needed 911 practices with derision. Read More »

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