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  • February 2008

    • Hillary Coalition Collapses as Barack Lures Working Class

      Slate  |  Feb 20, 08 5:48 AM CST

      Hillary Coalition Collapses as Barack Lures Working Class

      (Newser) - Barack Obama's 17-point victory in Wisconsin contains a major warning for Hillary Clinton: not only did the Illinois senator win among his usual coalition of well-educated, young and black voters, but he also captured the vote of the working class, particularly men. The "durable coalition" that Clinton strategist Mark Penn thought would sweep her to victory doesn't seem so impregnable after all, writes Slate. More »

    • McCain Wins in Wisconsin, Washington State

      Washington Post  |  Feb 19, 08 10:40 PM CST

      McCain Wins in Wisconsin, Washington State

      (Newser) - John McCain racked up decisive wins over Mike Huckabee in Wisconsin and Washington state tonight, inching closer to a mathematical lock on the GOP nomination and making solid gains among conservatives. In Wisconsin, he had a lead of 55% to 37% with nearly all results in. McCain split the conservative vote with Huckabee, and two-thirds of "very conservative" voters said they'd be satisfied with him as a candidate. More »

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      John McCain  • Mike Huckabee  • Wisconsin

    • Obama Takes 9th Straight

      MSNBC  |  Feb 19, 08 8:22 PM CST

      Obama Takes 9th Straight

      (Newser) - Barack Obama won the Wisconsin primary tonight to continue his impressive streak over Hillary Clinton, NBC reports. Obama has now won nine consecutive political contests, and early results suggest he's going to win his native Hawaii too. In Wisconsin, he led 56% to 43% with nearly all results in, and he made big inroads into Clinton's base of white voters, women, and blue-collar workers. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Democrats  • presidential primaries  • Wisconsin  • Hawaii

    • Clinton, Obama Home In on Wisc.

      Politico  |  Feb 18, 08 4:06 PM CST

      Clinton, Obama Home In on Wisc.

      (Newser) - Tomorrow's primary in Wisconsin won’t decide the Democratic nomination, but Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are fighting tooth and nail anyway, Politico reports, airing their first negative ads of the campaign and taking shots at each other through aides. At stake is momentum: Obama doesn’t want to break his winning streak, and Clinton wants to prevent another Potomac-level blowout. More »

    • Can Huckabee Bowl Over Wisc.?

      Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  |  Feb 18, 08 3:00 PM CST

      Can Huckabee Bowl Over Wisc.?

      (Newser) - Despite a chorus of calls for him to give up his campaign, Mike Huckabee is hitting the trail even harder than John McCain in Wisconsin, where he faces an uphill battle, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. And although McCain leads in the delegate count, Huckabee is getting a warm welcome from conservatives: "We feel this nation needs to get back to moral integrity," says one supporter. More »

    • Twisters Tear Through South

      Associated Press  |  Feb 17, 08 8:03 PM CST

      Twisters Tear Through South

      (Newser) - A barrage of tornadoes ripped through the South today as cold rain and snow blanketed parts of the Midwest, the AP reports. Twisters left toppled power lines, shattered windows, and wrecked homes in Alabama and Florida, causing injuries but no fatalities. “You see it on TV," said a KFC employee who saw windows blown out. "You can’t imagine how it feels until it happens to you.” More »

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      Florida  • Georgia  • Wisconsin  • tornado  • Alabama  • snowstorm

    • Huckabee Backs Brokered Convention

      Politico  |  Feb 15, 08 4:10 PM CST

      Huckabee Backs Brokered Convention

      (Newser) - Mike Huckabee is unfazed by delegate math, empty pockets, and the sight of Mitt Romney endorsing John McCain. Rather than be “part of the coronation,” the ex-Arkansas governor is telling backers he plans to take the GOP fight to a brokered convention, Politico reports. Once there, all bets are off. "Top candidates will have an opportunity to make an impassioned plea,” he writes in a fundraising letter. More »

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      John McCain  • Mitt Romney  • Texas  • Mike Huckabee  • Wisconsin

    • The Playbook for a Comeback

      Washington Post  |  Feb 13, 08 12:43 PM CST

      The Playbook for a Comeback

      (Newser) - Can she get back on her feet before she’s counted out? The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza asked Democratic strategists how Hillary Clinton could regain momentum in her faltering campaign. The four-point play: Follow Bill’s “It’s the economy, stupid” lead: Put out a "white paper" talking up the first Clinton fiscal boom. It’ll play well in Ohio and Pennsylvania. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • US economy  • Bill Clinton  • Democratic nomination  • Wisconsin  • blue-collar vote  • Obama-mentum

  • January 2008

    • Aaaay! Milwaukee to Cast Fonz in Bronze

      Milwaukee Business Journal  |  Jan 25, 08 2:15 PM CST

      Aaaay! Milwaukee to Cast Fonz in Bronze

      (Newser) - Milwaukee’s about to get way cooler. Thanks to private donations and teenagers who bought “Bronze the Fonz” T-shirts, the tourist bureau has raised $85,000 to erect a permanent bronze tribute to Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli, the leather-jacketed biker in the Milwaukee-set '70s hit sitcom “Happy Days.” But the the local art community isn't impressed; one gallery is even said to be closing in protest. More »

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      television  • Wisconsin  • Milwaukee  • sculpture  • statue  • public art

    • Elmer Fudd, Have You Tried the Raccoon?

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jan 19, 08 2:54 PM CST

      Elmer Fudd, Have You Tried the Raccoon?

      (Newser) - Sweet raccoon meat is in vogue in the nation’s heartland, where the masked critters have been selling as fast as some hunters can snag them, the Chicago Tribune says. One Illinois dealer says he’s sold about 2,500 to more than 50 customers in the last 10 weeks. “You have to overcome certain inhibitions,” said one racoon-eater. “But when it’s prepared right, raccoon is really good.” More »

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      Chicago  • Wisconsin  • Missouri  • hunting  • Native Americans  • barbecue  • raccoons

    • Freak Twisters Ravage Midwest

      CNN  |  Jan 8, 08 11:29 AM CST

      Freak Twisters Ravage Midwest

      (Newser) - A series of freak tornadoes touched down last night across the Midwest, killing two Missouri women and leaving a swath of destruction in their wake, CNN reports. Another person was killed when another twister hit Arkansas this morning. “I’ve never seen damage like this in the summertime,” said one Wisconsin sheriff. “To see something like this in January is mind-boggling.” More »

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      Illinois  • storm  • Wisconsin  • Missouri  • tornado  • Arkansas  • Oklahoma

  • December 2007

    • Blizzard Death Toll Hits 22

      Associated Press  |  Dec 24, 07 3:38 PM CST

      Blizzard Death Toll Hits 22

      (Newser) - The death toll from a winter storm that pummeled the upper Midwest rose to 22 today, the AP reports. The worst of the storm is over for the region, but it left behind icy highways and downed power lines, especially in Wisconsin, Illinois, and upper Michigan. Remnants of the storm system could dump heavy snow snow on western New York tonight, forecasters said. More »

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      Texas  • Minnesota  • Wisconsin  • Kansas  • power outage  • snowstorm  • fatalities  • National Weather Service  • Great Lakes  • wind

    • New Stem Cells Cancer-Free

      Reuters  |  Dec 1, 07 3:33 PM CST

      New Stem Cells Cancer-Free

      (Newser) - Scientists who recently turned skin into embryonic stem cells are now tweaking the process to reduce cancer risk, Reuters reports. A team at Kyoto University grew live mice with a cell cocktail, but said the rodents grew tumors. So they nixed a gene called c-Myc1 and the next batch came out tumor-free. They have also made human cells without the cancer-causing element. More »

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      cancer  • Wisconsin  • stem cells  • stem cell research  • mice

  • October 2007
  • September 2007

    • How Lucky Can One Guy Be?

      Associated Press  |  Sep 8, 07 8:30 PM CDT

      How Lucky Can One Guy Be?

      (Newser) - Jim Sensenbrenner has won $1,000 in the Wisconsin lottery, marking his third win in the last 10 years. The GOP congressman had already won a $250,000 jackpot in a 1997 D.C. lottery and $1,000 in Wisconsin last spring. In the somewhat larger lottery, Sensenbrenner is an heir to the fortune of the Kimberly-Clark Corp., and is worth about $11.6 million. More »

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      House of Representatives  • Wisconsin  • lottery

  • August 2007

    • Wal-Mart's Low Prices Even Attract Wayward Emus

      Associated Press  |  Aug 28, 07 11:01 AM CDT

      Wal-Mart's Low Prices Even Attract Wayward Emus

      (Newser) - Consumer advocates have been pecking at Wal-Mart for exporting jobs overseas, but yesterday an overseas import returned the favor. A three-year-old emu named Myron wound up in the big-box store’s parking lot after being chased from a local farm by a coyote, the AP reports. The owner said he wasn’t surprised when police phoned around 6 a.m. and told him about his missing Australian bird. More »

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      Wal-Mart  • Wisconsin  • Milwaukee  • emu  • coyote

    • Midwest Picks Up Pieces After 'Devastating' Storms

      Associated Press  |  Aug 27, 07 5:00 AM CDT

      Midwest Picks Up Pieces After 'Devastating' Storms

      (Newser) - The Midwest began massive storm cleanup yesterday as power was restored in southern Michigan after a series of tornadoes, and Ohio residents picked through homes ruined by floods. Hardest hit was Fenton, where at least 250 buildings in the Michigan town were destroyed when six tornadoes touched down in the state on Friday. More »

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      Michigan  • Ohio  • flood  • storm  • Wisconsin  • Midwest  • tornado  • Ted Strickland

    • Midwest Threatened by Continued Flooding

      Associated Press  |  Aug 25, 07 9:05 AM CDT

      Midwest Threatened by Continued Flooding

      (Newser) - Heavy flooding continues to beset the Midwest, with the prospect of even more rain looming, the AP reports. In northern Illinois, 143,000 are still without power since storms hit Thursday. Rain has stopped, but flooding is still a danger for hundreds of thousands of people near swollen creeks and rivers; some rivers are approaching 50-year levels. More »

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      flood  • Illinois  • storm  • Wisconsin  • Midwest  • FEMA

    • Midwestern Floods Takes 4 Lives

      Associated Press  |  Aug 19, 07 4:16 PM CDT

      Midwestern Floods Takes 4 Lives

      (Newser) - Floodwaters have taken at least 4 lives today and plowed through bridges and roads in the MidWest, the AP reports. Dozens of National Guardsmen are braving severe storms as helicopters are rescuing people trapped by the flooding. Governors have declared states of emergency in Minnesota and Wisconsin and urged people to evacuate their homes in both states. More »

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      flood  • disaster  • natural disaster  • Minnesota  • flooding  • Wisconsin  • Midwest

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