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  1. Walker says he will meet with John Doe prosecutor Walker says he will meet with John Doe prosecutor
    MARY SPICUZZA | Wisconsin State Journal | mspicuzza@madison.com | 608-252-6122 | @MSpicuzzaWSJ
    Gov. Scott Walker said Friday evening that he will be "voluntarily meeting" with the prosecutor leading the secret John Doe investigation that has already brought charges against some of his top aides.
    Updated: Feb 03, 2012 | 6:46 pm | Loading…
  2. Appeals court vacates ruling on recall signatures Appeals court vacates ruling on recall signatures
    CLAY BARBOUR and DEE J. HALL | Wisconsin State Journal
    The state election agency will not be required to aggressively comb through hundreds of thousands of recall signatures in search of Adolf Hitlers and Daffy Ducks after all, following a ruling Friday by the state Court of Appeals.
    Updated: Feb 03, 2012 | 7:17 pm | Loading…
  3. Assembly leader says he carries concealed weapon on Assembly floor Assembly leader says he carries concealed weapon on Assembly floor
    TODD RICHMOND | Associated Press
    The Republican lawmaker who presides over the state Assembly said Friday he's been carrying a concealed weapon during floor sessions.
    Updated: Feb 03, 2012 | 7:17 pm | Loading…

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Wis. governor to meet with district attorney
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Friday he will meet with a district attorney leading a secret investigation that has already led to indictments against five former close aides and associates. The development brings Walker closer to the investigation than ever before, a potential vulnerabili…

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Cross Plains tire business closes
After nearly 40 years in the tire business, Leo Wherley is retiring. Wherley closed his Don's Tire Service, 2524 Main St. in Cross Plains, in December but Friday was his final day of selling off parts and equipment. The Minnesota native came to Dane County in 1973 to work at a tire center in…

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Paul Ryan's cruelest ploy
Paul Ryan's cruelest ploy
Ben Bernanke is holding interest rates down in order to encourage economic growth in what remain very hard times. Yet, Ryan is attacking him for this — claiming it is inappropriate for the Fed to take steps to combat high unemployment.

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Presidential spotlight shines on a dour Nevada
In Nevada, people could once buy homes and feed their families with money earned from free-spending tourists who flocked to Sin City for relaxed gambling and liquor laws. But things have changed dramatically in the four years since the White House race last came to this state. Now, Nevadans …

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Should the Legislature pass the controversial bill that would streamline the permitting process for iron mines?

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Yes, the state needs the jobs as soon as possible
Yes, but they need to make sure the environment and drinking water are protected
No, mining companies should go through the existing permitting process
No, in fact we should make the regulations tighter
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