Tuesday, January 05

USDA must tip balance back toward family farmers
editorial
USDA must tip balance back toward family farmers
Years and years of lax agency oversight -- under Republican and Democratic administrations -- has opened the door to the sort of industrywide …
Capital Times editorial
Updated: 5:59 am
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column > john nichols
Challenging Cheney’s ‘diarrhea of the mouth’
Feisty Dem and Navy vet Massa wants to debate Cheney "anywhere, anytime, anyhow"
John Nichols, Capital Times associate editor
Updated: 5:32 am
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column > margaret krome
Margaret Krome: New Year’s a good time to ask life’s questions
Since the virtue of queries is to encourage one to examine choices and behavior rather than defend it, I prefer queries that, rather than ask …
Margaret Krome | local columnist
5:00 am
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Ray Takeyh: In the face of protests, Iran’s leaders at an impasse
The mayhem that has swept over Iran in recent days is once more calling into question the Islamic Republic’s longevity.
Ray Takeyh | senior fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
4:55 am
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Matthew Dowd: Health reform passage would be ‘catastrophic success' for Obama, Dems
"Catastrophic success" was a term then-President Bush used on Iraq when he acknowledged the great initial victory but didn't take into account…
Matthew Dowd | ABC News political analyst
4:30 am
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Monday, January 04

local
State Guard troops coming home
It's been a long deployment for 3,200-plus soldiers of the Wisconsin National Guard's 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, but it is finally com…
Lt. Col. Tim Donovan | Public Affairs Officer | tim.donovan@us.army.mil
2:15 pm
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govt and politics > city hall
Laptop City Hall: This week in the city
City government reporter Kristin Czubkowski highlights key city meetings for the week
Kristin Czubkowski
1:30 pm
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education > campus connection
Campus Connection: Kiplinger ranks UW-Madison among best values
For in-state students, it ranked 14th on the website's list of the "100 Best Values in Public Colleges for 2010."
Todd Finkelmeyer
10:35 am
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business > technology > blog
Tech: Cooler heads prevail in Time Warner-Fox dispute
Deal on comprehensive carriage contract keeps Fox stations on cable company's systems.
By JEFF RICHGELS | The Capital Times | jrichgels@madison.com
9:55 am
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grassroots
Grass Roots: Reports raise concerns about access to Wisconsin safety net
Two news reports over the weekend have me wondering about how bad things really are for people out of work and down on their luck and the exte…
By Pat Schneider
9:45 am
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business > technology > blog
Tech: Charter moving toward stock sale
Charter Communications filed a registration statement Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission for 77.9 million shares of stock va…
By JEFF RICHGELS | The Capital Times | jrichgels@madison.com
9:25 am
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A deeply disappointing decision by Woodman’s
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A deeply disappointing decision by Woodman’s
There was nothing responsible about Woodman’s decision to drop mental health coverage for its employees.
Capital Times editorial
5:00 am
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Plain Talk: Much good amid disappointments of Obama’s first year
column > dave zweifel
Plain Talk: Much good amid disappointments of Obama’s first year
President Obama’s first year in office seemed to be consumed by health care and unemployment. Yet hundreds of other issues were addressed.
Dave Zweifel | Capital Times editor emeritus
4:55 am
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column > bill berry
Keep the library lights burning
Our libraries are busier today than ever before, and there’s something incredibly uplifting about that fact.
Bill Berry | state columnist
4:45 am
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E.J. Dionne: Must 2010 be 1994?
Democrats seem ready to engage yet again in a debate they never seem to tire of: whether winning demands “moving to the center” or “mobi…
E.J. Dionne | national columnist
4:40 am
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Greg LeRoy: Stimulus needs better reporting
Aside from health care reform, probably the most divisive issue in Washington today is the $787 billion economic stimulus program.
Greg LeRoy | executive director, Good Jobs First
4:30 am
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Sunday, January 03

Al-Qaida benefits from decade of missteps to become threat in Yemen
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Al-Qaida benefits from decade of missteps to become threat in Yemen
Nearly a decade after the bombing of the USS Cole, a combination of factors is allowing al-Qaida militants in Yemen to regroup.
By SUDARSAN RAGHAVAN | The Washington Post
10:45 am
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business
New year brings federal rebates for EnergyStar appliances
This year may be to appliance buyers what 2009 was to car buyers: time for government rebates.
Associated Press
10:30 am
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Senate should follow Baldwin’s lead on Iran
column > john nichols
Senate should follow Baldwin’s lead on Iran
Tammy Baldwin’s right. Harry Reid should keep the Senate focused on serious domestic issues.
John Nichols | associate editor of The Capital Times
5:30 am
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Jennifer Nordstrom: Take nukes out of Wisconsin’s climate bill
Weakening Wisconsin laws regulating new nuclear reactors should not be part of a climate change bill.
Jennifer Nordstrom | Institute for Energy and Environmental Research
5:15 am
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Martin Feldstein: Is gold a good hedge?
In addition to buying coins minted by several governments, individuals are buying kilogram gold bars, gold futures and shares in gold-mining c…
Martin Feldstein | professor of economics at Harvard
5:00 am
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column
Deb Price: The 2010 forecast: more delays for gays
In 2009, long-promised flights toward equality were delayed for gay Americans.
Deb Price | national columnist
4:45 am
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Saturday, January 02

news
Foes of health care bill look to courts
Opponents of the health care reform bill are not giving up the fight, and some think their last, best hope lies in the courts.
By BEN PERSHING | The Washington Post
10:30 am
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Quick Question: Do you think the economy will be better in 2010?
opinion
Quick Question: Do you think the economy will be better in 2010?
Here’s how five citizens answered this week’s question posed by Capital Times freelancer Kevin Murphy.
Compiled by Kevin Murphy
6:15 am
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Power of purse may be needed to clean up court
editorial
Power of purse may be needed to clean up court
The justices on the state Supreme Court have no right to demand that taxpayers fund their corrupt activities.
Capital Times editorial
5:30 am
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column
Joel McNally: Milwaukee school takeover is baffling political battle
Why would Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, running for governor, continue an apparently losing fight on a controversial local issue?
Joel McNally | state columnist
5:00 am
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Robert B. Reich: Wealth divide bodes poorly for end of Great Recession
If Wall Street is back on top, the everyday lives of large numbers of Americans continue to be subject to overwhelming trauma, chaos and disruption.
Robert B. Reich | UC-Berkeley professor of public policy
4:45 am
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column
Christine Y. Wiley and Dennis W. Wiley: Gay marriage in our black church
Our church is the first and only traditional black church in the District of Columbia to perform same-sex unions.
Christine Y. Wiley and Dennis W. Wiley | co-chairs, DC Clergy United for Marriage Equality
4:30 am
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Friday, January 01

It is time for Obama to ‘ring in the true’
editorial
It is time for Obama to ‘ring in the true’
It would have been nice to say that the 2000s ended a little early, with the replacement on Jan. 20, 2009, of George Bush with Barack Obama. U…
Capital Times editorial
5:00 am
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Plain Talk: Urban League success is good news in bad news year
column > dave zweifel
Plain Talk: Urban League success is good news in bad news year
There was at least one positive event that happened in Madison in 2009 -- the opening of the Urban League of Greater Madison’s new headquart…
Dave Zweifel | Capital Times editor emeritus
4:55 am
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column
E.J. Dionne: Fighting over the squandered decade
I’m afraid that the past 10 years will be seen as a time when the United States badly lost its way.
E.J. Dionne | national columnist
4:50 am
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Buzz Davis: In 2010, Obama must enforce law or be impeached
Barack Obama either protects our Constitution and enforces the laws, or we, as citizens, are duty bound to throw him out.
Buzz Davis | local guest columnist
4:45 am
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Lekan Oguntoyinbo: After failed bombing, a chance to clean house in Nigeria
The problems at Nigeria’s largest airport are symptomatic of issues plaguing the West African country.
Lekan Oguntoyinbo | Washington Post guest column
4:40 am
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Thursday, December 31

business > money manager
Confessions of a Money Manager: Low expectations and the ‘restaurant-opening’ economy of 2010
Looking ahead to 2010, I see the economy expanding like sales at a new chain restaurant.
Ray Unger
1:30 pm
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Cross Country: Dairy farmers hoping for a better year than 2009
business > cross country
Cross Country: Dairy farmers hoping for a better year than 2009
Milk prices aren't high enough to keep many farmers from falling behind financially.
JOHN ONCKEN | jfodairy@chorus.net
12:35 pm
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Chalkboard: Pathogens may slip past ammonia treatment for school lunch beef
education > blog
Chalkboard: Pathogens may slip past ammonia treatment for school lunch beef
An ammonia treatment said to safeguard beef used in school lunches, grocery store burger and fast food is less effective than assumed.
SUSAN TROLLER | stroller@madison.com
10:45 am
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Grass Roots: Happy Birthday, refugees, as New Year dawns
grassroots
Grass Roots: Happy Birthday, refugees, as New Year dawns
Did your family name change when your ancestors passed through Ellis Island? Bureaucratic short cuts taken a century ago to avoid challenging…
By Pat Schneider
10:10 am
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Suicide bombing is deadliest attack on Americans in Afghanistan
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Suicide bombing is deadliest attack on Americans in Afghanistan
A suicide bomber infiltrated a CIA base in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least eight Americans.
By JOBY WARRICK | The Washington Post
9:30 am
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Still time to run for judicial, county, school and local posts
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Still time to run for judicial, county, school and local posts
For Wisconsin’s spring elections for judgeships, county board seats and school board and local government posts, the filing deadline is Jan. 5.
Capital Times editorial
5:00 am
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Illegitimate 2000 election set stage for good-riddance decade
column > john nichols
Illegitimate 2000 election set stage for good-riddance decade
The original sin of the good-riddance decade came in December 2000, when the U.S. Supreme Court intervened and declared George Bush president.
John Nichols | Capital Times associate editor
4:55 am
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column
Amy Goodman: The poetic justice of Dennis Brutus
Dennis Brutus broke rocks next to Nelson Mandela when they were imprisoned together. His crime, like Mandela’s, was fighting the injustice o…
Amy Goodman | national columnist
4:50 am
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Todd A. Berry: The $2.7 billion state deficit no one told you about
State government closed its 2008-09 books with a $2.71 billion deficit in its general fund.
Todd A. Berry | president, Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance
4:45 am
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Martin Indyk: Mideast peace process lacks sense of urgency
Barack Obama can't drag the Middle East peace wagon out of the mud until the region’s leaders feel enough of a sense of urgency.
Martin Indyk | director, Foreign Policy Program, Brookings Institution
4:40 am
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Obama to meet intelligence chiefs Tuesday to discuss attempted plane bombing
news
Obama to meet intelligence chiefs Tuesday to discuss attempted plane bombing
President Barack Obama said he would meet the heads of U.S. intelligence agencies on Tuesday to discuss ways of preventing a repeat of the att…
The Washington Post
4:00 am
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business > technology > blog
Tech: DirecTV reportedly poised to launch 3D channel
All you'll need is a 3D TV and those funky glasses.
By JEFF RICHGELS | The Capital Times | jrichgels@madison.com
3:00 am
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Wednesday, December 30

business > technology > blog
Tech: Murdoch reportedly demanding payment from Time Warner for Fox channels
Channels could be removed at year-end without payments, New York Times says.
By JEFF RICHGELS | The Capital Times | jrichgels@madison.com
9:15 am
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Chalkboard: School Board candidate throws down the gauntlet
education > blog
Chalkboard: School Board candidate throws down the gauntlet
School Board race heats up: James Howard calls opponent Tom Farley an "uncertain" candidate and questions his commitment to public education.
SUSAN TROLLER | stroller@madison.com
9:15 am
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Grass Roots: New year, new director for north side activist group NPC
grassroots
Grass Roots: New year, new director for north side activist group NPC
The new year starts with a new executive director for the Northside Planning Council. Scott Heinig, former director of planning, economic and …
By Pat Schneider
8:40 am
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business > technology > blog
Tech: DirecTV raising prices and dropping XM for SonicTap
Subscribers reportedly getting notified via e-mail.
By JEFF RICHGELS | The Capital Times | jrichgels@madison.com
7:55 am
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Plain Talk: Jury-rigged health bill embarrassing
column > dave zweifel
Plain Talk: Jury-rigged health bill embarrassing
The health bill that finally was squeezed out of the Senate is testament to the cynical attitude that permeates so much of modern-day politics.
Dave Zweifel | Capital Times editor emeritus
5:00 am
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