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<title>CDW: Applauds Congressional Democrats’ Action on College Affordability </title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=243</link>
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MADISON &#8211; The College Democrats of Wisconsin (CDW) issued the following
statement today applauding recent congressional action to make college
education more affordable. The College Cost Reduction &amp; Access Act
and Income-Based Repayment program, both sponsored by Congressional
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<title>Mark Neumann: Officially Ready to Party Like It's 1995  </title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=242</link>
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MADISON &#8211; Desperate to fill a glaring leadership void, Republicans have tapped former Congressman Mark Neumann to run for governor. Neumann, who served in congress from 1995 to 1999, filed his official paperwork today with the Government Accountability Board. &nbsp; ]]>
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<title>Flip-Flop Scott: The Hits Keep on Comin'</title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=240</link>
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&#8211; Gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker has once again been caught
flip-flopping on the federal stimulus. This week, Walker admitted the
funding infusion will actually save his county from a transit crisis
after months of labeling the stimulus as wasteful and unnecessary.&nbsp;]]>
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<title>DPW Chair Tate Statement on Final State Budget Package</title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=239</link>
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MADISON &#8211; Democratic
Party of Wisconsin (DPW) Chair Mike Tate issued the following statement
regarding the budget package signed into law by Governor Doyle today.]]>
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<title>DPW to Walker: 1994 Called. They Want Their Speaker Back. </title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=237</link>
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MADISON &#8211; Democratic
Party of Wisconsin (DPW) Chair Mike Tate today issued the following
statement in advance of gubernatorial wannabe Scott Walker&#8217;s fundraiser
with noted congressional failure Newt Gingrich.]]>
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<title>Wisconsin’s Worst Legislator Announces State Senate Run      </title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=236</link>
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MADISON &#8211; Less than five months after being named &#8220;Worst Legislator in Wisconsin,&#8221; State Rep. Leah Vukmir (R-Wauwautosa) announced her candidacy for the State Senate today in Brookfield. Vukmir earned the title following a January Milwaukee Magazine survey where she ranked last amongst all legislators.]]>
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<title>Scott Walker Shipping Wisconsin Business to Duluth  </title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=235</link>
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MADISON &#8211; Republican gubernatorial wannabe Scott Walker and his motorcycle entourage will splurge on expensive out-of-state hotel rooms in Duluth, MN following tonight&#8217;s campaign tour -- rather than supporting a Superior, WI hotel located just five minutes away.&nbsp;]]>
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<title>Milwaukee County Supervisors File Elections Complaint Against Walker   </title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=234</link>
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MADISON - Members of the Milwaukee County Board today filed an elections complaint against Scott Walker, the Republican candidate for governor who is illegally funding his statewide motorcycle campaign tour with corporate cash and tax dollars.]]>
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<title>DPW Elects Party Officers at 2009 State Convention  </title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=233</link>
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MADISON &#8211; Democratic Party of Wisconsin (DPW) members elected Party Officers at the 2009 State Convention in Green Bay June 13. Convention Delegates unanimously elected Mike Tate as the new DPW Chair to succeed Joe Wineke, who stepped down from his post after two highly successful terms. 
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<title>DPW 2009 State Convention Tentative Speaking Schedule     </title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=232</link>
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MADISON &#8211; The Democratic Party of Wisconsin will hold its 2009 State Convention June 12-13 at the Radisson Hotel &amp; Conference Center in Green Bay. The program will include speeches from elected officials, Party leaders, candidates for state Party office and convention keynote speaker Governor Jim Doyle. 
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<title>DPW Chair Wineke Statement on the Passing of Linda Farley, MD</title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=231</link>
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MADISON &#8211; Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke today released the following statement on the passing of longtime Party activist and health care advocate Linda Farley, MD: 
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<title>Important Details on President Obama's Green Bay Event  </title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=230</link>
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The White House has released public ticketing information for President Barack Obama's&nbsp;Town Hall event in&nbsp;Green Bay Thursday. Due to space limitations, a ticket lottery will be held tomorrow afternoon (Tuesday).
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<title>DPW Announces 2009 State Convention Theme       </title>
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MADISON &#8211; The Democratic Party of Wisconsin (DPW) today announced the theme of this year&#8217;s State Convention: &#8216;The Difference is Leadership&#8217;. With Democrats in full control of government for the first time in more than two decades, the DPW will highlight the theme as Party members gather in Green Bay June 12-13 for State Convention.]]>
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<title>Scott Walker Touts Summer Jobs Program He Tried to Kill </title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=228</link>
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MADISON &#8211; Republican gubernatorial wannabe Scott Walker continued his penchant for hypocrisy Friday when he held a press conference in Milwaukee to tout the very same summer jobs program he tried to kill in his recent budget.&nbsp;
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<title>Republican Party of Wisconsin Supports Racial Profiling</title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=226</link>
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MADISON &#8211; The Republican Party of Wisconsin (RPW) is rallying against a plan to study and reduce racial profiling in Wisconsin, even as our state leads the nation in racial disparities. All four GOP members of the Joint Finance Committee voted to block a measure to require police departments to collect racial traffic-stop data and send it to the state for analysis.
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<title>DPW Statement on Republican Fundraiser Hypocrisy</title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=227</link>
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MADISON &#8211; Democratic Party of Wisconsin (DPW) Executive Director Jason Stephany today issued the following statement after the Republican Party of Wisconsin attacked Senate Democrats for hosting an event during the budget process. Ironically, Senate Republicans are having a fundraiser of their own on the very same day.
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<title>DPW Chair Wineke Statement on the Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court </title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=225</link>
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MADISON &#8211;
Democratic Party of Wisconsin (DPW) Chair Joe Wineke today issued the following
statement on President Obama&#8217;s selection of Sonia Sotomayor as his
nominee to the United States Supreme Court. When confirmed, Sotomayor will be
the third woman to serve on the Court and the Court&#8217;s first Hispanic
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<title>DPW Chair Wineke Statement on Karl Rove's Anti-Worker Campaign in Milwaukee</title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=224</link>
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MADISON &#8211; Democratic Party of Wisconsin (DPW) Chair Joe Wineke today released the following statement on Karl Rove&#8217;s anti-worker campaign in Milwaukee today to oppose the Employee Free Choice Act.
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<title>DPW Chair Wineke Statement on the Passing of David Carley</title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=223</link>
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MADISON &#8211; Democratic Party of Wisconsin (DPW) Chair Joe Wineke today released the following statement on the passing of developer and former Democratic candidate for governor, David Carley.
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<title>DPW Chair Wineke Statement on the Passing of Robert Cornell</title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=222</link>
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MADISON &#8211; Democratic Party of Wisconsin (DPW) Chair Joe Wineke today released the following statement on the passing of Rev. Robert Cornell, who formerly served as a Democratic member of Congress representing Northeast Wisconsin.
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<title>DPW Releases New Web Ad on Walker, Neumann   </title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=221</link>
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MADISON &#8211; The Democratic Party of Wisconsin (DPW) today released a new Web ad: &#8220;No New Ideas&#8221;, to introduce Republican gubernatorial wannabes Scott Walker and Mark Neumann to the citizens of Wisconsin.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<title>DPW Hiring Organizing Director           </title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=220</link>
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The Democratic Party of Wisconsin (DPW) is&nbsp;hiring an Organizing Director through the DNC&#8217;s State Partnership Project. 
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<title>DPW Chair Joe Wineke Statement on Michael Steele and the State of the Republican Party  </title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=219</link>
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MADISON &#8211; As the Republican Party of Wisconsin welcomes controversial RNC Chairman Michael Steele to their state convention, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke released the following statement on Steele and the state of the Republican Party:
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<title>DPW Chair Wineke Statement on GOP Endorsement of Workplace Discrimination   </title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=218</link>
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MADISON &#8211; Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke today released the following statement on Assembly Republicans&#8217; shameful stall tactics on meaningful equal pay legislation for Wisconsin workers. The delay came, ironically, on National Equal Pay Day.&nbsp;
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<title>DPW Chair Wineke Statement on Walker's 'No Ideas' Tour</title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=217</link>
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As Scott Walker makes his trip around the state today to promote his candidacy for Governor, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke issued the following statement:
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<title>Assembly Republicans Block Health Care Reform</title>
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MADISON &#8211; Assembly Republicans today moved to delay a vote on meaningful health care reform that would limit insurance companies&#8217; ability to deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions. The bill, AB 100, would provide coverage to those who need care most, while reducing costs to patients.

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<title>DPW Chair Wineke Statement Celebrating Earth Day 2009</title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=215</link>
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MADISON &#8211; As millions of people around the world join in celebrating the 39th Annual Earth Day, Democratic Party of Wisconsin (DPW) Chair Joe Wineke today issued the following statement:
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<title>‘Flip-Flop Scott’ Strikes Again!   </title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=213</link>
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MADISON &#8211; Scott Walker was caught flip-flopping on the federal stimulus again this week after he sent a fundraising letter misleading his own supporters about his position on accepting federal funds for Milwaukee County. 
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<title>DPW Chair Wineke Statement on Passing of Midge Miller</title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=214</link>
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MADISON &#8211; Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke today released the following statement following the passing of longtime Democratic activist and former state Representative Midge Miller:
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<title>Congressman Dave Obey to Keynote DPW Founders Day Gala</title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=212</link>
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MADISON &#8211; Democratic Party of Wisconsin (DPW) Chair Joe Wineke announced today that Congressman Dave Obey will keynote the Party&#8217;s annual Founders Day Gala on Saturday, May 16 at the Midwest Airlines Center in Milwaukee. During the event, Democrats from across the state will gather to honor and celebrate Obey&#8217;s 40 years of service in Congress.
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<title>DPW Chair Wineke Statement on Republican Tea Bag Party</title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=211</link>
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MADISON &#8211; Democratic Party of Wisconsin (DPW) Chair Joe Wineke today released the following statement regarding the Republican Tea Bag Party in Madison today.
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<title>DPW Releases New TV Ad: ‘Flip-Flop Scott’ to Expose Walker’s Stimulus Hypocrisy </title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=210</link>
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MADISON &#8211; The Democratic Party of Wisconsin today released a new TV ad, &#8220;Flip-Flop Scott&#8221;, to expose Scott Walker&#8217;s numerous flip-flops on accepting stimulus money. The ad will debut on WTMJ-TV (Channel 4) in Milwaukee April 12 during Sunday Insight with Charlie Sykes. 
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<title>Republicans Reject Ryan’s Budget </title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=209</link>
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MADISON &#8211; 293 Members of Congress, including 20 percent of House Republicans voted against Janesville Republican Paul Ryan&#8217;s alternate budget last night, killing the bill and sending a clear message that Americans won&#8217;t stand for more of the same failed Bush-policies and multi-trillion dollar tax cuts for the rich Ryan was proposing. 
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<title>Walker Does a 180 on Accepting Stimulus Money, Flip-Flops on ‘No Matching Funds’ Rule   </title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=208</link>
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MADISON &#8211; First Scott Walker said he would not compile a stimulus wish list and criticized politicians for lining up at the federal trough for stimulus handouts. Then this week Walker released his very own $130 million stimulus wish list.
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<title>Paul Ryan Releases Budget with Multi-Trillion Dollar Tax Cut for the Rich    </title>
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MADISON &#8211; Janesville Republican Paul Ryan and GOP leaders in Washington released their alternate budget today, which includes a multi-trillion dollar tax cut for the rich, a plan to undo the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and a plan to gut and privatize Medicare, turning it into a voucher program. 
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<title>Walker Flip-Flop Timeline</title>
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MADISON &#8211; Scott Walker flip-flopped on his numerous refusals to submit a stimulus wish list and completely reversed course on his months-long, anti-stimulus campaign yesterday, when he released his very own $130 million stimulus wish list.]]>
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<title>County Board Takes Reins of Leadership Away from Walker on Stimulus Efforts </title>
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MADISON &#8211; The Milwaukee County Board today took the reins of leadership away from Scott Walker on stimulus efforts, overriding his veto that blocked efforts to seek aid and thousands of jobs through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<title>DPW Response to Michael Steele Coming to RPW Convention </title>
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MADISON &#8211; Democratic Party of Wisconsin Executive Director Jason Stephany today released the following statement in response to reports that RNC Chair Michael Steele is scheduled to appear at the Republican Party of Wisconsin State Convention in May.
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<title>Keith Ripp Tries to Take Credit for Dairy Credits in Stimulus Bill He Voted Against  </title>
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MADISON &#8211; State Rep. Keith Ripp (R-Lodi) voted against the State Economic Stimulus bill last month, and now he&#8217;s trying to take credit for the Dairy Tax Credits included in the very same stimulus package he voted down. 
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<title>Paul Ryan's Budget Debut Ridiculed by National Media   </title>
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MADISON &#8211; Janesville Republican Paul Ryan and GOP leaders in Washington were ridiculed by the national media yesterday for introducing their &#8216;budget plan&#8217; &#8211; a gimmick that was nothing more than a 19-page glossy pamphlet without a single real budget proposal or fiscal estimate.]]>
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<title>Pink Slip Scott</title>
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MADISON &#8211; &#8220;Pink Slip Scott&#8221; Walker today announced that he will be laying off hundreds of workers in Milwaukee County at a time when families are struggling through a national recession and need steady paychecks more than ever before.
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<title>Fernandez Must Come Clean About Coordination with Legislator on Illegal Campaign Attack </title>
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MADISON &#8211; The Democratic Party of Wisconsin (DPW) today filed an open records request with the office of Republican Rep. Don Pridemore (R-Hartford) for communications between the legislator&#8217;s office and DPI candidate Rose Fernandez surrounding an illegal campaign attack they launched last week. 
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<title>Walker: Balance County Budget on Backs of Working Families    </title>
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MADISON &#8211; What was Scott Walker&#8217;s first reaction to a new report outlining Milwaukee County&#8217;s dire long-term financial future? &#8216;Slash salaries and benefits for working families.&#8217;
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<title>PRIDEMORE WATCH: GOP Legislator Lit Up in the Press for Illegal Campaigning  </title>
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<title>Rep. Pridemore: ‘Don’t Blame Me, It’s My Staff’s Fault’</title>
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MADISON &#8211; Republican Rep. Don Pridemore (R-Hartford) yesterday illegally used his state office to launch a blatant political attack on DPI candidate Tony Evers.

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<title>Rep. Pridemore Violates Ethics Rules, Uses State Office to Launch Political Campaign Attack </title>
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MADISON &#8211; Republican State Rep. Don Pridemore (R-Hartford) today violated state ethics rules by using his taxpayer-funded office to launch a blatant campaign attack against DPI candidate Tony Evers, calling him, &#8220;a bad choice to lead Wisconsin&#8217;s Department of Public Instruction.&#8221;
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<title>DPW Chair Wineke Statement on Attorney General Van Hollen’s Hyper-Partisan Attack</title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=195</link>
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MADISON &#8211; Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke today released the following statement regarding Attorney General JB Van Hollen&#8217;s partisan attack on Governor Doyle&#8217;s budget:
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<title>EXPOSED: Indicted Felon Scott Jensen Crafting Message for MacIver Institute  </title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=194</link>
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MADISON &#8211; Indicted felon and former Assembly Republican Speaker Scott Jensen has been secretly crafting message and manipulating results for the MacIver Institute for Public Policy, according to newly exposed documents, debunking the group&#8217;s lies that Jensen has no formal role in its message. 
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<title>DPW Chair Wineke Applauds President Obama’s Plan to Rebuild and Renew America</title>
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MADISON &#8211; As Congress begins to take up President Obama&#8217;s budget plan, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke issued the following statement in support of the President&#8217;s&nbsp;plan to rebuild and renew America.
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<title>REPORT: ‘Controversy’ and ‘Dissension’ in Milwaukee  County as Walker Fights Staff on Stimulus</title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=192</link>
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MADISON &#8211; Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker&#8217;s crusade against Recovery Act funding for new jobs has resulted in mass &#8216;controversy&#8217; and &#8216;dissension&#8217; in the ranks of county government, as staff fear that Walker will squander their chance at economic recovery, according to a new report.
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<title>Walker will Sue to Keep Jobs and Stimulus Dollars Out of Milwaukee County </title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=191</link>
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MADISON &#8211; Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker is threatening to sue his own County Board if it uses federal money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to create new jobs and projects for Milwaukee County&#8217;s struggling residents. 
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<title>GOP Head Rush </title>
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MADISON &#8211; With controversial radio host Rush Limbaugh emerging from the chaos as the Republican Party&#8217;s new de facto leader, the DPW is exposing some of Mr. Limbaugh&#8217;s most notorious quotes, and asking Wisconsin Republicans to denounce his extreme agenda. 
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<title>Walker-Bush Economics 101  </title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=189</link>
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MADISON &#8211; Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker took to the pages of the Wall Street Journal this weekend to rally against new jobs for Wisconsin and to promote his status quo economic policy that can only be described as &#8220;Walker-Bush Economics 101.&#8221; 
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<title>Join Us for the Grand Opening of the New DPW Headquarters </title>
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<title>DPW Chair Wineke Names Jason Stephany Executive Director</title>
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MADISON &#8211; Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke announced today that he will appoint Jason Stephany as the new Executive Director of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, effective March 15, 2009. The announcement follows outgoing Executive Director Jessica Erickson's appointment as Executive Assistant at the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
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<title>DPW Chair Wineke Statement on Governor’s Budget Address</title>
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MADISON &#8211; Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke tonight released the following statement following Governor Jim Doyle&#8217;s Budget Address. 
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<title>DPW Chair Wineke Response to Scott Walker’s </title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=184</link>
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MADISON &#8211; Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke today released the following statement in response to Milwaukee County Executive and likely gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker&#8217;s State of the County Address.
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<title>The Arrogance of Mark Jefferson</title>
<link>http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=183</link>
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MADISON &#8211; Republican Party of Wisconsin (RPW) Executive Director Mark Jefferson yesterday launched an arrogant and childish attack against Joint Finance Committee co-chairs Sen. Mark Miller and Rep. Mark Pocan on behalf of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, the state&#8217;s largest organization of business lobbyists.
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<title>Scott Walker Rejects 12,500 New Jobs for Milwaukee County  </title>
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MADISON &#8211; Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker is against the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan that would create 74,000 new jobs for Wisconsin, according to new White House data, including an estimated 12,500 jobs for Walker&#8217;s own constituents in Milwaukee County. 
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<title>State Forced to Bailout Public Assistance Programs Scott Walker Ran into the Ground</title>
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MADISON &#8211; Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke today named Mary Lang Sollinger as the Party&#8217;s new Finance Director. Sollinger, who serves on the National Finance Committee for Organizing for America, formerly known as Obama for America, is an experienced fundraiser and community activist from Madison.
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<title>Wisconsin Democrats Applaud Signing of Historic Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act</title>
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MADISON &#8211; The Democratic Party of Wisconsin today applauded President Barack Obama for signing the historic Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act, ensuring American workers are treated fairly under the law by correcting wage disparities.&nbsp;
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<title>Van Hollen: Incompetent at Tracking Own Attorney Hours, or Lying to Taxpayers About Lawsuit Costs?</title>
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MADISON &#8211; Attorney General JB Van Hollen&#8217;s latest claim that his politically-motivated GAB lawsuit has cost taxpayers less than $1,000 shows that he&#8217;s either an incompetent manager who can&#8217;t track his own attorney hours, or he&#8217;s lying to taxpayers about the true costs of his lawsuit.
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<title>Scott Walker Uses County Executive’s Office to Launch Political Campaign Attack</title>
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MADISON &#8211; Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker yesterday used his taxpayer funded office to launch a political campaign attack against Governor Jim Doyle, violating ethics rules that prohibit such behavior. 
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MADISON &#8211; Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke tonight released the following statement following Governor Jim Doyle&#8217;s annual State of the State Address. 
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<title>Van Hollen Abandons Own Lawsuit, Finally Ending Costly Political Stunt  </title>
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MADISON &#8211; Attorney General JB Van Hollen today abandoned the appeal of the politically-motivated lawsuit he lost against the Government Accountability Board, finally putting an end to his months-long political stunt that cost Wisconsin taxpayers thousands of dollars and threatened to disenfranchise thousands of voters. 
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<title>Republican Party of Wisconsin: Out of Touch, or Out of Their Minds?    </title>
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Political observers were left scratching their heads last week when Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker essentially said, &#8220;thanks, but no thanks&#8221; to President-elect Barack Obama&#8217;s proposed stimulus funding to help create jobs in Walker&#8217;s own county and across Wisconsin. 
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<title>Scott Walker Says No to New Jobs for Wisconsin  </title>
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MADISON &#8211; At a time of national economic peril and rising unemployment, Scott Walker says he is against Federal stimulus money to put people back to work and create thousands of new jobs for Wisconsin families now.
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<title>President-Elect Obama to Host Regional Balls on Inaugural Night</title>
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - President-elect Barack Obama will host a Youth Inaugural Ball, five Regional Inaugural balls, and a ball for his Home States - Illinois and Hawaii.&nbsp; Vice President-elect Joe Biden will host a ball for his Home States as well: Delaware and Pennsylvania. These balls round out the list of official inaugural balls to be held on Tuesday, January 20, along with the previously announced Neighborhood Inaugural Ball and Commander in Chief's Ball.&nbsp; The President-elect and the Vice President-elect will appear at each of the ten inaugural balls.
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<title>U.S. Rep. Baldwin Named Honorary Co-Chair of Inauguration</title>
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the 2009 Presidential Inaugural Committee announced that Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is among a distinguished group of Americans named honorary co-chairs for the Inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden.

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<title>Wisconsin Democrats Join President-Elect Obama in Calling for an Immediate Economic Recovery Plan</title>
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MADISON &#8211; Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke today joined President-elect Barack Obama in recognizing the need to have an economic recovery plan completed and passed by Congress in time for the President-elect to sign when he is sworn in to office next month.
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<title>Van Hollen Still Wasting Money on Lawsuit Appeal as GAB Plans to Conduct Voter Checks </title>
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MADISON &#8211; Attorney General JB Van Hollen is still wasting taxpayer resources appealing the politically-motivated lawsuit he lost against the Government Accountability Board, even as the GAB today outlined plans to perform the same cross-checks the lawsuit sought on voter registrations dating back to 2006. 
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<title>Presidential Inaugural Committee Invites Wisconsin's Oneida Nation Veterans Marching Unit to Perform in 56th Inaugural Parade</title>
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WASHINGTON -&nbsp;Today, in keeping with its commitment to hold inaugural events that celebrate our common values and reflect the diversity and history of our great nation, President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden's Inaugural Committee officially extended an offer to the Oneida Nation Veterans Marching Unit to march in the 56th Inaugural Parade.&nbsp; Members of the group will join representatives from across the country and our Armed Forces in the historic parade down Pennsylvania Avenue following President-elect Obama's swearing-in ceremony on the steps of the Capitol. 
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<title>Statement on Passing of Becky Young  </title>
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MADISON -- Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke released the following statement on the passing of longtime public servant and Democratic activist Becky Young:

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<title>Van Hollen Must Drop Appeal of Lawsuit Now that GAB will Conduct Voter Checks</title>
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MADISON &#8211; Attorney General JB Van Hollen must drop his plans to appeal the politically-motivated lawsuit he lost against the Government Accountability Board now that the GAB has announced its own plans to perform cross-checks on voter registration lists dating back to 2006.
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<title>Join Us at the Democratic Election Night Party in Madison!  </title>
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<title>Statement on Wisconsin Court of Appeals Action Today</title>
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MADISON &#8211; Jim Smith, Executive Director of the Assembly Democratic Campaign Committee,&nbsp;today issued the following statement on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals action regarding the Coalition for America&#8217;s Families false ads running against Mark Radcliffe and other Democratic Assembly candidates:&nbsp;
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<title>Brett Davis Can’t Hide His True Identity as a Partisan Bush Insider</title>
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MADISON &#8211; Before he became the &#8220;independent thinking&#8221; representative from Oregon, Brett Davis spent nearly a decade working as a party insider in Madison and serving the Bush Administration in Washington before returning&nbsp;to run&nbsp;for office.
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<title>Coalition for America’s Families Spending Millions in Wisconsin with No Legitimate Place of Business</title>
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MADISON &#8211; The Virginia-based Coalition for America&#8217;s Families is spending millions on false and malicious political ads in Wisconsin, but does not even have a legitimate place of business. The group is the same shady organization that a judge recently ordered to stop running its false ads against Democratic Assembly candidates, before an appeals court stayed the ruling.

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<title>Court Orders False Ads Stay Down After Hearing from Both Sides Today</title>
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MADISON &#8211; With only two days until Election Day, a judge today ordered that false ads running against Democratic Assembly candidates stay off the air, rejecting a motion from third-party ad group Coalition for America&#8217;s Families to overturn the judge&#8217;s restraining order from yesterday banning the ads.
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<title>Coalition for America’s Families Just Got Served Judge’s Order – at a Post Office Box </title>
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MADISON - Today, the Coalition for America&#8217;s Families was properly served a judge&#8217;s order requiring the group, which is running millions of dollars in false ads against Assembly Democratic candidates, to appear for a court hearing Monday. 
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<title>Judge Orders Ads Off the Air Immediately for Spreading Lies About Dem Assembly Candidate</title>
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MADISON &#8211; In an unprecedented legal decision, a judge has ordered that ads running by a third-party group against a Democratic Assembly candidate be removed from the air immediately, after finding that the ads are spreading false and misleading statements designed to affect the election.
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<title>Tiffany Coordinating Campaigns Ads with School Voucher Group Under Investigation</title>
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MADISON &#8211; Republican State Senate Candidate Tom Tiffany&#8217;s latest round of attacks against his opponent are occurring at the same time that the Michigan based, pro-Milwaukee Private School voucher group &#8220;All Children Matter&#8221; is spending $50,000 to thank Tiffany for his support by attacking Democrat Jim Holperin.
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<title>Alberta Darling Tries to Distract from Own Ethical Lapses by Launching Negative Smear Campaign </title>
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MADISON &#8211; In an attempt to distract voters from her own history of being caught up in illegal campaign activity on the state&#8217;s dime, state Senator Alberta Darling has launched another series of negative campaign ads attacking her opponent, State Rep. Sheldon Wasserman. 
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<title>Brett Davis Voted to Give Tax Breaks to Companies That Send Jobs Overseas</title>
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MADISON &#8211; Republican Brett Davis voted with his Republican Party leaders in Madison to send our tax dollars to companies that outsource jobs, even at a time when Wisconsin is losing jobs to overseas competition.(Source: AB 307)
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<title>Van Hollen Must Immediately Release Total Cost of Poll Monitor Stunt to Taxpayers </title>
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MADISON &#8211; The Democratic Party of Wisconsin has filed an open records request demanding that Attorney General JB Van Hollen immediately release all details of his plans to send more than 50 assistant attorneys general and state agents to the polls, including which polling locations the agents will be monitoring and the total cost&nbsp;of his latest politically-motivated stunt to taxpayers. 
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<title>RESURRECTED! – John Gard’s Unethical Career </title>
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MADISON &#8211; Before losing his race for Congress in 2006, John Gard roamed the halls of the marble mausoleum in Madison for nearly two decades, making him the ultimate career politician.
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<title>Law Enforcement Agencies Across State Investigating Third-Party Ad Groups Spreading Lies About Dem Candidates </title>
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MADISON &#8211; Law enforcement agencies across the state are launching criminal investigations into third-party ad groups running false, misleading, and deceptive statements alleging that Democratic candidates support &#8220;free health care for illegal aliens.&#8221; The ads are being run in a direct attempt to influence the election.
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<title>Brett Davis Voted to Allow Pharmacists to Refuse to Fill Birth Control Prescriptions for Women</title>
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MADISON &#8211;&nbsp; Brett Davis voted three times to allow pharmacists to refuse to fill birth control prescriptions for women, arguing that a pharmacist should have the final say over whether a woman can or cannot have access to birth control. (Sources: 2007 AB 467, 2005 AA3 to AB 207, 2005 AB 532)&nbsp; 
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<title>Gard Hiding Details on His Shady Business from Voters and from the State</title>
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MADISON &#8211; Only a couple pages of information on Republican John Gard&#8217;s shady consulting company Gard Business Group exist with the state, and no other records or details have been filed, according to the State of Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions.
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<title> Brett Davis Supports Third-Party Attack Ads Flooding Airways</title>
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MADISON &#8211; Republican Brett Davis opposed measures to reform campaigns by regulating third-party attack ads, the same ads that are now benefiting his campaign by smearing his Democratic challenger John Waelti on the airwaves.

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<title>Gard vs. Low-Income Families – Reasons #8 - #6</title>
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<title>Statement of DPW Chair Wineke on AG Van Hollen’s Plans to Send Prosecutors to the Polls</title>
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MADISON &#8211; Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke today released the following statement in response to Attorney General JB Van Hollen&#8217;s announcement that he plans to deploy more than 50 assistant attorneys general and state agents to the polls November 4.
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<title>Why Won’t John Gard Release Details About His ‘Business Group’?</title>
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MADISON &#8211; Republican John Gard continued to hide any and all details about his shady consulting company Gard Business Group this week, dodging a direct question from the Appleton Post-Crescent on his business dealings and clientele. According to today&#8217;s Post-Crescent, &#8220;The former speaker is guarded about who his clients are, except to say that they are based in Northeastern Wisconsin.&#8221; 
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<title>Brett Davis Voted Against Health Care for Children with Autism </title>
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MADISON &#8211; State Rep. Brett Davis voted against Legislation to require insurance companies to cover the costs of this Autism Spectrum Disorder therapy. The important Legislation passed the State Senate overwhelmingly but fell three Republican votes short of passing the Assembly, thanks in part to Brett Davis. 
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<title>Tiffany Hypocrisy: Candidate Falls Silent As Third Party Groups Help Him</title>
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MADISON &#8211; As an out-of-state advocacy group spends tens of thousands of dollars to run &#8220;issue ads&#8221; attacking state Senate candidate Jim Holperin, Holperin&#8217;s opponent Tom Tiffany has refused to repudiate the ads for the lies they contain, even after he condemned similar ads that were running against him.
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<title>Democratic Party Calls on Madison TV Stations to Pull False Ads Attacking Trish O’Neil</title>
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MADISON &#8211; Today, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin called on three Madison area television stations &#8211; WMTV, WKOW and WISC &#8211; to pull political ads that contain "false, misleading, and deceptive statements" about Assembly candidate Trish O'Neil.&nbsp;The ads are paid for by a group calling itself the Coalition for America's Families, which is funded by unknown special interests and anonymous donors. 
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MADISON &#8211; The Democratic Party of Wisconsin today called on Green Bay-Fox Valley TV stations to immediately pull a negative political ad running by the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) that contains false, misleading, and deceptive statements about Congressman Steve Kagen&#8217;s record.
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<title>Scott Walker Says He’s ‘Not Happy’ with McCain’s Negative Robo-Calls, Fear Tactics</title>
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MADISON &#8211; Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, a state Co-Chair of John McCain&#8217;s campaign, yesterday joined an ever-growing chorus of Republicans who have rejected McCain&#8217;s negative robo-calls that have been flooding phone lines in Wisconsin and other states with dishonest, hate-filled messages about Barack Obama.

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<title>Special Bush-Cheney-Gard Edition – Reasons #12 - #9</title>
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MADISON &#8211; Congressman Paul Ryan, once a potential McCain running-mate, today joined former Governor Tommy Thompson and a growing number of Republicans in taking issue with John McCain&#8217;s faltering, negative campaign for president.
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<title>John Gard Supported Taxpayer Funded Benefits for Illegal Immigrants Before He Opposed Them</title>
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MADISON &#8211; John Gard supported legislation to fund benefits for children of non-resident immigrants in 2003, despite the fact that he claims in a recent campaign ad that he is absolutely opposed to taxpayer funded benefits for illegal immigrants.
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<title>Candidate Jo Egelhoff Deleted Own Editorials to Hide True Positions from Voters     </title>
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MADISON &#8211; Jo Egelhoff, Republican candidate for the 57th Assembly District, admitted to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel yesterday that as she announced her run for Assembly, she deleted numerous editorials that revealed her true thoughts on the issues most important to Appleton residents.

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<title>Statement of Governor Doyle on Judge’s Ruling in Van Hollen Lawsuit  </title>
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MADISON &#8211; Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke today issued the following statement on the passing of conservationist Martin Hanson:
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<title>#13 – Gard Took More Big Checks from Outside Special Interests than Anyone in the Legislature in 2004</title>
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MADISON &#8211; After being rejected by voters in 2006, career politician John Gard is running for the 8th Congressional District seat again on his same old extreme record with his same old unethical behavior.&nbsp;The hard-working families of northeast Wisconsin do not share his extreme values, and that's why this Bush-Cheney Republican will lose again.
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<title>Connect the Dots: Indicted Felon Scott Jensen Still Pulling the Strings for Assembly GOP?</title>
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MADISON &#8211; While he awaits retrial on several felony misconduct in office charges, former Assembly Republican Speaker Scott Jensen is apparently spending his time campaigning for Assembly Republicans. Jensen currently works for Alliance for Choice in Education, which is affiliated with the Michigan-based group All Children Matter that is now running political swift boat attacks against Assembly Democratic candidates in Wisconsin.
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<title>On Green Bay TV, One False Ad Goes Down, Another One Comes Up</title>
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MADISON &#8211; Two days after one shady group&#8217;s false TV ads targeting Rep. Jim Soletski came off the air in Green Bay, more false ads from a new group, the Coalition for America&#8217;s Families are up on the air pushing the same lies about Soletski supporting &#8220;free health care for illegal aliens.&#8221;
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<title>#14 – Gard Voted to Allow Convicted Felons to Serve as Lobbyists  </title>
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MADISON &#8211; After being rejected by voters in 2006, career politician John Gard is running for the 8th Congressional District seat again on his same old extreme record with his same old unethical behavior.&nbsp;The hard-working families of northeast Wisconsin do not share his extreme values, and that's why this Bush-Cheney Republican will lose again. 
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<title>DPW Calls on John Gard to Return $2,000 Check from NewPage Lobbyist  </title>
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MADISON &#8211; During his current campaign for Congress, John Gard took a $2,000 check from a lobbyist for the company that owns NewPage, the same company that is holding 600 northeast Wisconsin workers hostage by refusing to run or sell its Kimberly mill.

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<title>Palin, Powell, GOP Senators Denounce McCain’s Robo-calls; DPW Calls on Wisconsin Republicans to Follow Suit</title>
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MADISON &#8211; Following criticism from Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, General Colin Powell and Republican leaders in other states, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin today called on state Republicans to follow suit and denounce the McCain-RNC robo-calls that have been flooding Wisconsin phone lines with dishonest, hate-filled messages about Barack Obama.
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<title>#15 – Gard Received a 17 Percent Rating from the Wisconsin Association of School Boards </title>
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MADISON &#8211; After being rejected by voters in 2006, career politician John Gard is running for the 8th Congressional District seat again on his same old extreme record with his same old unethical behavior.&nbsp;The hard-working families of northeast Wisconsin do not share his extreme values, and that's why this Bush-Cheney Republican will lose again. 
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<title>#16 – Gard Voted to Limit Bargaining Rights for Wisconsin’s Municipal Workers </title>
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MADISON &#8211; After being rejected by voters in 2006, career politician John Gard is running for the 8th Congressional District seat again on his same old extreme record with his same old unethical behavior.&nbsp;The hard-working families of northeast Wisconsin do not share his extreme values, and that's why this Bush-Cheney Republican will lose again.
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<title>#17 – Gard Opposed Helping Low-Income Workers Obtain Better Paying Jobs </title>
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MADISON &#8211; After being rejected by voters in 2006, career politician John Gard is running for the 8th Congressional District seat again on his same old extreme record with his same old unethical behavior.&nbsp;The hard-working families of northeast Wisconsin do not share his extreme values, and that's why this Bush-Cheney Republican will lose again.
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<title>#18 – Gard Flip-Flopped on Financial Regulation  </title>
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MADISON &#8211; After being rejected by voters in 2006, career politician John Gard is running for the 8th Congressional District seat again on his same old extreme record with his same old unethical behavior.&nbsp;The hard-working families of northeast Wisconsin do not share his extreme values, and that's why this Bush-Cheney Republican will lose again. 
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<title>GAB Protects Thousands of Wisconsin Voters from Baseless Challenges at Polls</title>
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MADISON &#8211; Despite the best efforts of JB Van Hollen and the Republicans to influence the election by disenfranchising thousands of voters, not a single voter can be removed from the rolls or challenged on Election Day simply because their names appear differently on two state databases, according to a formal opinion released by the Government Accountability Board.
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<title>Statement of DPW Chair Joe Wineke on Barack Obama’s Victory in the Final Debate</title>
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MADISON &#8211; Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke today issued the following statement on Barack Obama&#8217;s victory in the final debate as he made the case for change, while John McCain only offered angry, negative attacks and more of the same failed policies of the last eight years.
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MADISON &#8211; In advance of the final presidential debate, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin today released a new Web site, &#8220;McCain vs. Wisconsin&#8221; to show how McCain&#8217;s erratic and out of touch policies would hurt Wisconsin families, and how his agenda would represent nothing more than a third Bush term that the citizens of this state can&#8217;t afford.

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<title>#21 – Gard Attempted to Cut Green Bay School Funding by $7.2 Million </title>
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<title>#22 – Gard Voted Against Protecting State Rivers, Forests and Lakes </title>
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MADISON &#8211; Former Governor Tommy G. Thompson issued a stunning rebuke of John McCain&#8217;s presidential campaign in an interview printed in The New York Times yesterday, revealing that he doesn&#8217;t know a single person in Wisconsin who is happy with the McCain campaign. When asked if he was happy with the campaign, he simply replied, &#8220;No.&#8221; 
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<title>#23 – Gard Tried to Cut Child Care Funds for Low-Income Families</title>
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<title>#24 – Gard Voted to Allow Concealed Firearms on School Grounds  </title>
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<title>#25 – Gard Put Big Drug Company Profits Over Wisconsin Seniors </title>
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<title>#26 – Gard Voted Against Rape Victims Accessing Emergency Health Services </title>
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<title>#27 – Gard Supported Cuts to Employment and Training for Low-Income Families </title>
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<title>Statement of DPW Chair Joe Wineke on Barack Obama’s Second Debate Victory</title>
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MADISON &#8211; Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke today issued the following statement on Barack Obama&#8217;s second straight debate victory and John McCain&#8217;s inability to articulate a new direction for the country beyond the failed, recycled policies of George Bush.
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<title>#28 – Gard Named Felon Scott Jensen to Serve on Powerful Joint Finance Committee</title>
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<title>Michigan Group Funding Republican Swift Boat Attacks Against WI Assembly Candidates</title>
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MADISON &#8211; All Children Matter, a Michigan-based special interest group that was fined $5.2 million for illegally assisting Republicans in Ohio, has returned to Wisconsin with a series of negative mailings designed to help Republican Assembly candidates.
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<title>#29 – Gard Worked to Protect Employers that Violate Family Leave Laws</title>
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<title>College Democrats Ask Senator McCain the Tough Questions</title>
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Madison &#8211; In advance of Tuesday&#8217;s Town Hall Presidential debate, the College Democrats of Wisconsin have launched a new online web ad asking Senator John McCain the questions that college students want to hear answered.
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<title>NEW AUDIO: Van Hollen Promised DOJ Action at Republican National Convention Days Before Filing Lawsuit</title>
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MADISON &#8211; Newly released audio reveals that Attorney General JB Van Hollen promised delegates at the Republican National Convention that they &#8220;would be hearing much more from the Department of Justice,&#8221; and &#8220;the lawyers of the state of Wisconsin,&#8221; just days before he used his state office to file a politically motivated lawsuit against the Government Accountability Board.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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<title>#30 – Gard Voted Against Expanding Family Leave for the Birth of a Child</title>
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<title>#31 – Gard Opposed Expanding Health Insurance for Low-Income Workers </title>
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<title>Economic Crisis Marks Final Verdict on Deregulation Policies Championed by John Gard </title>
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MADISON &#8211; The unprecedented economic crisis America faces today is the final verdict on the culture of deregulation and pandering to corporate interests that John Gard has consistently supported during his decades in the Legislature and as a candidate for Congress. 
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<title>#32 – Gard Opposed Regulating Utility Mergers</title>
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<title>UPDATE: Senator Klobuchar to Join Gov. Napolitano, Cecile Richards at Eleanor Roosevelt Tribute   </title>
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MADISON &#8211; The Democratic Party of Wisconsin announced today that Minnesota U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar will join previously announced keynote speakers Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano and Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards at the 10th Annual Eleanor Roosevelt Tribute on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at the Sheraton Hotel in Madison. 
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<title>#33 – Gard Voted to Ban Stem Cell Companies from Receiving Research Funds   </title>
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<title>Statement of DPW Chair Joe Wineke on RNC ACORN Conference Call </title>
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MADISON &#8211; Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke today issued the following statement in response to the Republican National Committee&#8217;s desperate attempt to change the conversation away from the economy and the financial crisis by manufacturing myths about widespread voter fraud.&nbsp; 
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<title>Statement of DPW Chair Joe Wineke on Joe Biden’s Decisive Debate Victory  </title>
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MADISON &#8211; Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke today issued the following statement on Joe Biden&#8217;s decisive victory in the vice presidential debate and Sarah Palin&#8217;s failure to offer anything beyond the same Bush-McCain policies that have wrecked havoc on our economy and hurt our standing in the world. 
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<title>#34 – Gard Killed Legislation Against Outsourcing American Jobs     </title>
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<title>#35 – Gard Led Effort to Slash Stewardship Program</title>
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<title>Gov. Janet Napolitano, Cecile Richards to Keynote 10th Annual Eleanor Roosevelt Tribute</title>
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MADISON &#8211; The Democratic Party of Wisconsin announced today that Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano and Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards will keynote the 10th Annual Eleanor Roosevelt Tribute on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at the Sheraton Madison Hotel. 
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<title>#36 – Gard Led Effort to Cut SeniorCare by $10 Million</title>
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<title>#37 – Gard Attempted to Suspend Enrollment in BadgerCare</title>
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<title>#38 – Gard Voted to Allow Pharmacists to Deny Access to Birth Control</title>
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<title>Advantage Obama: Statement of DPW Chair Joe Wineke on First Presidential Debate</title>
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MADISON &#8211; Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke today issued the following statement on Barack Obama&#8217;s clear victory in the first presidential debate and John McCain&#8217;s complete failure to offer anything beyond the failed policies of George Bush.&nbsp; 
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<title>#39 – Gard Opposed Funding for Stem Cell Research</title>
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<title>#40 – Gard Opposed Increasing Compliance with Seat Belt Laws</title>
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<title>#41 - Reasons Voters Don’t Want the Same Old Gard</title>
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<title>While Kagen Fights to Pass Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights, Gard Takes $66,000 from Banking Interests He Helped Deregulate   </title>
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MADISON &#8211; While Congressman Steve Kagen was fighting to pass the bipartisan Credit Cardholder's Bill of Rights, John Gard has been busy tapping banking and credit card companies for over $66,000 in political campaign cash &#8211; the same banking interests he voted to deregulate while serving in the Legislature. 
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<title>Statement of DPW Chair Joe Wineke on Reports of New Misleading Republican Campaign Mailers  </title>
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MADISON &#8211; In response to reports today that the Republican Party of Wisconsin is knowingly sending another round of misleading absentee ballot applications to a list of hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin voters, including Democrats, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chairman Joe Wineke issued the following statement:&nbsp; 
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MADISON &#8211; After being rejected by voters in 2006, career politician John Gard is running for the 8th Congressional District seat again on his same old extreme record with his same old unethical behavior.&nbsp;The hard-working families of northeast Wisconsin do not share his extreme values, and that's why this Bush-Cheney Republican will lose again.
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MADISON &#8211; After being rejected by voters in 2006, career politician John Gard is running for the 8th Congressional District seat again on his same old extreme record with his same old unethical behavior.&nbsp;The hard-working families of northeast Wisconsin do not share his extreme values, and that's why this Bush-Cheney Republican will lose again.
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MADISON &#8211; After being rejected by voters in 2006, career politician John Gard is running for the 8th Congressional District seat again on his same old extreme record with his same old unethical behavior.&nbsp;The hard-working families of northeast Wisconsin do not share his extreme values, and that's why this Bush-Cheney Republican will lose again.
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<title>Van Hollen Must Immediately Release All Communications on Partisan Lawsuit</title>
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MADISON &#8211; First, JB Van Hollen&#8217;s state office refused to answer questions about whether the Attorney General spoke with the Republican Party or John McCain&#8217;s Campaign before filing a politically motivated lawsuit designed to disenfranchise voters and sway the election in favor of McCain.
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MADISON &#8211; After being rejected by voters in 2006, career politician John Gard is running for the 8th Congressional District seat again on his same old extreme record with his same old unethical behavior.&nbsp;The hard-working families of northeast Wisconsin do not share his extreme values, and that's why this Bush-Cheney Republican will lose again.
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<title>With Economy in Turmoil, McCain’s Message to Wisconsin: ‘The Fundamentals of the Economy are Strong’</title>
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MADISON &#8211; In Wisconsin, families continue to struggle under the Bush-McCain economy.&nbsp;Many Wisconsin citizens were dealt another blow this week in the wake of&nbsp;the economic meltdown and massive government buyouts&nbsp;as they now are seeing their&nbsp;savings and retirement shrink.&nbsp;Instead of talking about the ways he would address this economic turmoil, John McCain has stubbornly insisted 16 times that the &#8220;fundamentals of our economy are strong.&#8221; 
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MADISON &#8211; Attorney General JB Van Hollen&#8217;s office today refused to answer questions about whether Van Hollen spoke with the Republican Party or John McCain&#8217;s Campaign before filing a politically motivated lawsuit designed to disenfranchise voters and sway the election in favor of McCain. Van Hollen serves as state Co-Chair of the McCain Campaign. 
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MADISON &#8211; After being rejected by voters in 2006, career politician John Gard is running for the 8th Congressional District seat again on his same old extreme record with his same old unethical behavior.&nbsp; The hard-working families of northeast Wisconsin do not share his extreme values, and that's why this Bush-Cheney Republican will lose again.
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MADISON &#8211; The Democratic National Committee today released a Web video titled "Fundamentally Strong?" highlighting John McCain's out-of-touch claim yesterday that "the fundamentals of the economy are strong" &#8211; even as Americans watched the stock market plunge and saw their savings and retirement slip away and as two major financial institutions went belly up.
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MADISON &#8211; The Democratic Party of Wisconsin today filed a motion in Dane County Circuit Court to intervene in Attorney General JB Van Hollen&#8217;s lawsuit against the Government Accountability Board to ensure that the votes of every eligible voter are counted this November.
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MADISON &#8211; After being rejected by voters in 2006, career politician John Gard is running for the 8th Congressional District seat again on his same old extreme record with his same old unethical behavior.&nbsp; The hard-working families of northeast Wisconsin do not share his extreme values, and that&#8217;s why this Bush-Cheney Republican will lose again 
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MADISON &#8211; John McCain&#8217;s state co-chair Attorney General JB Van Hollen last week used his state office and taxpayer resources to file a politically motivated lawsuit designed to disenfranchise up to one million voters and sway the election in favor of his candidate John McCain.
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MADISON &#8211; The Democratic Party of Wisconsin today released a 65-page report illustrating that after 26 years in Washington, John McCain&#8217;s cozy relationships with his lobbyist campaign advisors and fundraisers and the backroom deals he's been involved with have harmed Americans and cost America jobs. 
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MADISON &#8211; After learning that John Gard spent 9/11 raising political campaign cash at a fundraiser yesterday with state Rep. Phil Montgomery, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke today called on Gard and Montgomery to donate the money they raised to victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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MADISON &#8211; Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke today released the following statement on the anniversary of September 11:
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MADISON &#8211; Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke today released the following statement on the lawsuit filed by Republican Attorney General JB Van Hollen against the state Government Accountability Board:
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MADISON -- In the latest comedic twist to a line of attack that long ago jumped the shark, the McCain campaign today claimed ownership of the word &#8220;lipstick.&#8221;&nbsp; 
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MADISON &#8211; On the campaign trail in Ohio today, John McCain and Sarah Palin continued to peddle lies to the American people about earmarks and the "Bridge to Nowhere," despite numerous media reports&nbsp;debunking their myths.
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<title>McCain Surrogate Farrow: McCain Supports Equal Pay for Women ‘In Concept’ but Not with Votes</title>
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MADISON &#8211; John McCain only supports equal pay for women &#8220;in concept&#8221;, according to former Lieutenant Governor and McCain surrogate Margaret Farrow. The comments were made during a televised appearance, in which she conceded that McCain had voted against measures to advance equal pay for women, but still supported the &#8220;concept&#8221; of equal pay. 
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<title>New Web Site Highlights John Gard’s Extreme Record, Unethical Behavior       </title>
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MADISON &#8211; A new Web site titled &#8220;The Same Old Gard&#8221; has been launched to show the voters of northeast Wisconsin that John Gard is again running for Congress on his same old extreme record, with his same old unethical behavior, making him the same old career politician voters rejected in 2006.
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MADISON &#8211; Fresh off a convention that lacked new ideas, John McCain and Sarah Palin are now promising Wisconsin families more of the same failed Bush policies that have wrecked havoc on our economy, made health care less affordable, and made our country less safe.
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MADISON &#8211; Last week during a radio interview, John Gard ridiculed the Farm Bill and dismissed the benefits it provides to Wisconsin farmers as "silly spending,&#8221; proving just how out of touch he is with the hardworking families of northeast Wisconsin.
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MADISON &#8211; Last week at the College Democrats of America (CDA) National Convention in Denver, Colorado, Wisconsin student Analiese Eicher was elected National Chair of the CDA Women&#8217;s Caucus. 
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MADISON&nbsp;&#8211; Over 40 Wisconsin college students, from all corners of the state, will be heading to Denver, Colorado for the start of the College Democrats of America (CDA) National Convention on Friday. Wisconsin will be sending one of the largest delegations of students to this important weekend-long convention. 
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MADISON &#8211; With John Gard back to his same old tricks, allowing Big Oil to finance his campaign and dictate his message, it&#8217;s no wonder that Vice President Dick Cheney called him &#8220;exactly the type of person we need in Washington D.C.&#8221; [Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3/14/06]
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<title>‘Mr. Positive’ Tim Pawlenty Comes to Wisconsin to Raise Funds for McCain’s Negative Ads</title>
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MADISON &#8211; Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who recently praised Senator Obama for running a positive campaign, is in Wisconsin today hosting high-dollar fundraisers to help continue John McCain&#8217;s negative ads, prompting Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke to demand an explanation. 
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<title>On Social Security’s Birthday, John McCain’s Plan Would Leave 169,000 State Seniors at Risk of Poverty  </title>
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MADISON &#8211; On the 73rd anniversary of Social Security, Senator John McCain&#8217;s privatization plan would leave 169,000 Wisconsin seniors at risk of poverty, according to a report released by Campaign for America&#8217;s Future.
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&#8220;I am deeply saddened by the passing of former Assembly Majority Leader Gary Johnson. We served in the&nbsp;Legislature together and Gary was my first&nbsp;Majority&nbsp;Leader.&nbsp;Today, when politics often seem too extreme,&nbsp;it is nice to take a moment to remember Gary Johnson, a refreshing face who stood for the people of Rock County. Gary was a true statesman who will be deeply missed."
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MADISON &#8211; With just two weeks to go before the Democratic National Convention officially kicks off, the Wisconsin delegation is &#8220;fired up and ready to go to Denver,&#8221; according to DPW Chair Joe Wineke. The Wisconsin delegation will consist of 92 delegates and 12 alternates. 
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<title>Senator Jauch: McCain Record Doesn’t  Back Up Rhetoric on Great Lakes Compact -- Unlike McCain, Obama has Voted Consistently to Preserve the Great Lakes  </title>
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MADISON &#8211; With Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle testifying today at the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Great Lakes Compact, Wisconsin State Senator Bob Jauch &#8211; who represents the entire Wisconsin shoreline of Lake Superior and helped craft the legislation &#8211; praised Governor Doyle&#8217;s work on the issue, but said Wisconsin also needs a President who will fight to preserve the Great Lakes.&nbsp; While both candidates have vocalized support for the bill, only U.S. Senator Barack Obama has backed up his words with a consistent record of support for Great Lakes preservation.
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MADISON, WI&#8212;This Saturday, July 26, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama&#8217;s Campaign for Change will hold more than 100 organizational events to celebrate the 100 days remaining until Election Day on November 4th.&nbsp;&nbsp; Events will range from canvasses to bike rides, from house parties to platform meetings, and will provide voters with the opportunity to get involved in working to ensure a fundamental change in Washington this fall.
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The Democratic Party of Wisconsin today launched its new website. The launch of the new website comes as part of dynamic new online tools invigorating Democratic efforts this year.
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This weekend, the Wisconsin Republican Party is gathering in Stevens Point to celebrate the GOP&#8217;s proven record of failure on everything from health care to Iraq to the economy. High points include standing in the way of health care access, backing President Bush&#8217;s failed strategy in Iraq and ensuring tax cuts to the wealthy while middle class families suffer. 
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This Sunday, 48 Wisconsinites were selected to attend the Democratic National Convention in Denver this August. From a high school senior to a college professor, from to a farmer to a small business owner, Wisconsin&#8217;s delegation so far represents a wide spectrum of the state's citizens. ]]>
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After record Democratic primary turnout and packed county caucuses last month, Wisconsin&nbsp; delegate selection is in full swing for the Democratic National&nbsp; Convention. This Sunday, Democrats will hold caucuses in each&nbsp; Congressional District (CD). Delegates voted on from the caucuses this&nbsp; Sunday will attend the National Convention in Denver as CD Level Delegates. Wisconsin will send a total of 92 delegates, forty eight of which will be selected on Sunday. 
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<title>Five Years After “Mission Accomplished,” John McCain is “Fine” With 100 More       </title>
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Five years ago today, President Bush landed on the deck of the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln and declared that &#8220;major combat operations in Iraq have ended&#8221; in front of an enormous banner that read, &#8220;Mission Accomplished.&#8221; Around that same time, John McCain said &#8220;it&#8217;s clear that the end is very much in sight.&#8221; Now -- five years, 4,000 lost lives, and at least $500 billion later -- John McCain says keeping our troops in Iraq for 100 years would be fine with him.&nbsp; Instead of outlining a plan for victory and an exit strategy in Iraq, McCain is offering a long-term troop presence in Iraq similar to our presence in Germany and South Korea, an approach that he himself admits won&#8217;t work.&nbsp; [ABC News, &#8220;Good Morning America,&#8221; 4/9/2003]&nbsp; 
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<title>New TV Ad Puts Focus on McCain's Promise to Keep Wisconsin's Troops in Iraq for 100 Years </title>
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Washington, DC- A new television ad focused on the fact John McCain would&nbsp;be "fine" keeping our troops in Iraq for 100 years&nbsp;will begin airing in Wisconsin and nationally this week, the Democratic National Committee announced this weekend. The ad features Senator McCain telling a town hall audience that despite the long war having cost our country $500 billion and 4,000 lives, staying in Iraq for 100 years "would be fine with me."&nbsp; The ad ends with the question all Wisconsinites must ask themselves when they go to the ballot box this November: "If all he offers is more of the same...is John McCain the right choice for America's future?"
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<title>Eight Reasons John Gard is Still too Extreme for Northeastern Wisconsin     </title>
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John Gard missed the message in 2006. Voters rejected Gard because rather than standing up for change, he has made a career of guarding corporate interests and the powerful at the expense of the people of Wisconsin. Here are 8 reasons why John Gard is still too extreme for Northeastern Wisconsin.
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<title>New TV Ad Highlights How Out of Touch John McCain is With Wisconsinites On the Economy </title>
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Washington, DC- A new television ad set to begin airing nationally this week highlights how out of touch John McCain is with the financial challenges confronting average Wisconsinites. The ad, the first general election advertisement of the 2008 presidential election, shows the Republican nominee claiming we are "better off" after eight years of disastrous Bush Administration economic policies. The ad closes with the question all Americans must ask themselves as they choose our next president: "Do you feel better off?"&nbsp; The Democratic National Committee announced that the ad, entitled "Better Off?&#8221; will begin airing on cable networks nationally on Tuesday, April 22nd, including in Wisconsin. 
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After many shifts in rhetoric, John McCain gave yet another &#8220;major policy address&#8221; on the economy yesterday in Pittsburg. But as he brings his out of touch policies to Wisconsin today, it remains clear that John McCain does not understand the challenges facing working families in the state. 
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&#8220;In Wisconsin, over a half a million people are uninsured, more than 16,000 homes were in foreclosure in the fourth quarter of 2007 alone, and we have the highest unemployment rate in five years,&#8221; Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chairman Joe Wineke said. &#8220;The last thing we need is a third term of George Bush&#8217;s failed economic policies. When it comes to the economy, John McCain is out of touch with the challenges facing Wisconsin families.&#8221;&nbsp;

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Even as rockets exploded in the so-called "Green Zone" yesterday in Baghdad, John McCain chose to launch another round of irresponsible political attacks rather than offer a real plan for the future in Iraq. The attack came though a majority of Americans support troop withdrawal,&nbsp;and 89 percent of Americans think the cost of the war has contributed to the economic problems in our country. [New York Times, 4/4/08] With General Petraeus testifying before the Senate today, John McCain is still silent on the issue of political progress in Iraq and where we go from here.
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This Sunday, over 1600 Democrats participated in caucuses held in every county of Wisconsin. As part of delegate selection process, activists are vying for spots to represent Wisconsin at the Democratic National Convention.&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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&#8220;This weekend we saw stunning turnout at the county caucuses, far beyond past years,&#8221; Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chairman Joe Wineke said. &#8220;In February, we had record Democratic turnout in Wisconsin&#8217;s primary &#8211; 1.1 million on the Democratic side to only 400,000 on the Republican side &#8211; and now, hundreds of activists participated in caucuses across the state, from Racine County to Douglas County. At every step, we&#8217;re seeing a strong, engaged Democratic Party.&#8221;&nbsp;
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This morning, John McCain launches his effort to reinvent himself for the general election with a week of speeches.&nbsp;After running as a so-called "maverick" and "outsider" in his failed 2000 campaign, John McCain cast aside his principles and morphed into a Bush Republican for this year's primaries.&nbsp;&nbsp;Now, after embracing the President's budget-busting tax cuts for the wealthy, abandoning his own immigration reform plan to cozy up to the right wing of his party, and turning his back on the campaign finance and lobbying reforms he once championed, McCain is trying to reinvent himself yet again.
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For the second day in a row, John McCain delivered&nbsp;what was billed as a &#8220;major policy speech&#8221; yesterday, but included no new policies, proposals or ideas.&nbsp; After telling us what he would NOT do to address the mortgage crisis ravaging families and communities in Wisconsin and fix our struggling economy, McCain delivered a foreign policy speech that not only offered no plan for a way forward in Iraq, but seemed to repackage the same tired rhetoric. 
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On the same day one leading indicator showed home values dropping 11 percent in January compared to a year before, Republican nominee-in-waiting John McCain gave a speech yesterday addressing the housing crisis.&nbsp; But failing to offer any new proposals to help families and communities struggling in the wake of the crisis, McCain&#8217;s speech fell far short of what Wisconsinites need. [New York Times, 3/25/08]
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Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chairman Joe Wineke today welcomed a new series of debates featuring Senator John McCain, launched by the Democratic National Committee and to be broadcast on www.mccaindebates.com. The debates, which show Senator McCain debating himself on the vital issues confronting the American people, make it clear that even John McCain disagrees with John McCain. As the two McCains square off, voters in Wisconsin will have the opportunity to hear the old McCain vs. the 2008 McCain &#8211; the third-Bush-termer and pandering politician who will say or do anything to win. 
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Today is the fifth anniversary of the start of the Iraq war.
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&#8220;Today marks the solemn anniversary of an ill-conceived and mismanaged war &#8211; one that has taken the lives of too many American soldiers and too many Iraqi citizens,&#8221; Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chairman Joe Wineke said. &#8220;As of today, we&#8217;ve spent five years too many in Iraq, and even though the American people are ready to end this war, John McCain would make it 100 more.&#8221;&nbsp; 
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Today on the campaign trail, John McCain&nbsp;promised to help law enforcement officials combat crime, help retrain displaced workers, and end the long lines at the Veterans Administration facilities. But as is so often the case with John&nbsp;McCain, his rhetoric doesn&#8217;t match his record.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chairman Joe Wineke released the following statement today, after Governor Doyle signed the Compassionate Care Bill into law.
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Washington DC - While Democrats in Congress fight for a budget that will help American families in this struggling economy and help displaced workers find new jobs, John McCain put his lobbyist buddies and campaign advisors ahead of the American people.&nbsp; Despite claiming lobbyists don't have any influence on him, John McCain helped a European company win a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract &#8211; a company that many of his top campaign advisors lobbied for. With John McCain&#8217;s help, the European company beat out an American company that would have kept these jobs here at home. [U.S. House of Representative's Committee on the Budget, 2/4/08; Associated Press, 3/7/08; Associated Press, 3/11/08]
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<title>John McCain Promises Wisconsin Families a Third Bush Term on the Economy      </title>
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Washington, DC &#8211;Hours after clinching his Party&#8217;s nomination this week, the one-time &#8220;maverick&#8221; completed his transformation into a full-fledged Bush Republican by heading to the White House this afternoon to receive President Bush&#8217;s formal endorsement. Never before has it been this clear: John McCain offers nothing but a third Bush term.
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Milwaukee &#8212; Today Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chairman Joe Wineke endorsed Senator Lena Taylor for Milwaukee County Executive.
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&#8220;Senator Taylor has been a tireless advocate for Milwaukee County her entire life. She knows first hand the challenges facing Milwaukee and is ready to take them on,&#8221; Wineke said. &#8220;After fives years of Scott Walker, Milwaukee residents need new leadership and a new direction. I know that&#8217;s what Lena would bring to the office.&#8221;
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Madison &#8211; For a third time, Dan Kapanke turned his back on rape victims in Wisconsin, voting against the Compassionate Care Bill. Senator Kapanke was one of only six senators to vote against the bi-partisan legislation.
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&#8220;How can Senator Kapanke justify voting against such common sense legislation? We need to make sure rape victims get the best care possible. Apparently Dan Kapanke doesn&#8217;t agree,&#8221; Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chairman Joe Wineke said. 
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Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chairman Joe Wineke released the following statement today regarding the Milwaukee Police Department&#8217;s report on the 2004 elections:
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&#8220;This report shows opportunity for improvements in the Milwaukee election system, many of which had been previously identified. Steps have taken to make real improvement in Milwaukee elections. Just last week, Milwaukee officials successfully oversaw a presidential primary election with record turnout &#8211; accurately and error-free."
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Based on return numbers yesterday, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin is reporting preliminary pledged delegate count from the Democratic primary. The DPW will report official delegate counts when the Government Accountability board finishes its official election canvass. 
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Of the 74 delegates allotted today, 42 will be pledged to Senator Obama and 32 to Senator Clinton. Forty eight of today&#8217;s delegates are allotted by Congressional District. A CD breakdown is included below. The remaining 26 delegates are allotted based on the statewide vote total.
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Madison - The signing today of the&nbsp;bipartisan economic stimulus bill means&nbsp;that 2.6 million families in Wisconsin will receive tax rebates of up to $1,200 per couple, plus $300 per child as early as mid-May. While most of Washington came together to provide much needed assistance to Wisconsin families struggling to cope with higher cost of living expenses, stagnating wages, job losses and a mortgage crisis that threatens the economic security of countless Wisconsinites, one Republican in Washington was too worried about his presidential campaign to show up for a crucial vote.
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<title>Statement on Passing of Marlys Matuszak, Information on Memorial Service </title>
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Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chairman Joe Wineke released the following statement today on the passing of longtime party activist Marlys Matuszak. Please see below for information on the memorial service.
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&#8220;Today we mourn the loss of an incredible activist, an amazing person and a dear friend &#8211; Marlys Matuszak.
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<title>Hundreds of Wisconsinites to run for National Convention Delegate </title>
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As the presidential primaries sweep across the country, Wisconsin&#8217;s delegate selection process continues. Over the next two months, the DPW will hold trainings in every county in the state about how to become a delegate to the national convention. There are already over 40 trainings scheduled for February. From La Crosse County to Chippewa County to Waukesha County, local activists are organizing to run for delegate; so they can represent Wisconsin at the national convention.
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<title>Rep. XXX Votes to Delay Critical Care for Rape Victims      </title>
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Every day, an estimated 40 women and children are raped in Wisconsin. (Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault) It has been 13 days since Republicans again stalled CCRV, now leaving an estimated 520 women without the critical care they need.&nbsp;
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This week, Rep. XXXX voted to delay a bill that provides critical care for rape victims for nearly a month. The bill, which XXXX initially supported, could have been sent immediately to the Senate and passed next week. Instead it will be delayed until the Assembly meets next &#8211; 26 days from today. 
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<title>Republicans Stand With Bush to Deny Health Care for Children   </title>
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Today, Democrats in Congress stood together to support the State Children&#8217;s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and override President Bush&#8217;s veto of the bipartisan program. Unfortunately, Republicans in Congress, including Wisconsin&#8217;s own Paul Ryan and James Sensenbrenner, sustained the President&#8217;s veto, denying health care to 3.8 million additional children that would have been covered under the program.
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<title>Wineke Statement on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day    </title>
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Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chairman Joe Wineke issued the following statement today, in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day:&nbsp;
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<title>DPW Statement on State of the Union Address  </title>
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Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chairman Joe Wineke released the following statement today, in response to President Bush&#8217;s State of the Union address last night:
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&#8220;Despite his best efforts, President Bush cannot hide from his major mistakes and his failure to provide leadership on the issues that matter most to Americans and to Wisconsinites, from education to health care to the economy.
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<title>DPW Begins Delegate Selection for National Convention       </title>
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As the excitement of Democratic presidential primaries sweeps across the country, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin (DPW) begins its delegate selection process this week. Wisconsin will send 92 delegates and 12 alternates to Denver this August for the Democratic National Convention. 
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Delegate intent forms are now available from the State Party and are due before the county caucuses in April. This is the first step in the DPW&#8217;s process of selecting delegates for the 2008 National Convention. 
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