Among new measures signed into law last week as part of Gov. Jim Doyle's budget, health insurance plans that cover prescription drugs must now include birth control in that coverage. read story
Brewers: Braun named All-Star starter; Fielder added as a reserve
- Low juniors could could win big at Cap Times invitational
- NASCAR Sprint Cup: Stewart wins Coke Zero 400
- Mallards: Another big offensive night in win
- Home Talent League: Plain pulls upset
- Oates: Braun, Fielder best hitting duo in baseball
- Brewers: Braun savors star power
- Brewers: Bats come alive in rout of Cubs
- Mallards: Madison opens second half with a win
- Brewers: Cubs walk off with 10th inning win
- Wisconsin Badgers football: Scalping student-tickets draws ire of some
- Wisconsin Badgers: Economy has Alvarez searching for answers
- Basketball: Ryan's U.S. team flattens Finland in opener
- Baggot: College hockey's problems much bigger than WCHA
- Hockey: Heatley collects $4M bonus while blocking trade
- Wisconsin Badgers hockey: Culver's to sponsor Camp Randall Hockey Classic
- Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball: UW's all-time leading scorer returns to get her degree
- Mike Lucas: A star at UW, Brandon Williams is still fighting to stick in the NFL
- Wisconsin Badgers women's hockey: Koch's departure leaves UW on thin ice
- Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball: Ryan gets Penney for his thoughts
Downturn dating: Hearts flutter as markets stutter
- Business Beat: Ending a dysfunctional relationship -- with GM
- Confessions of a Money Manager: July Fourth - halfway mark of a tumultuous year
- Web retailers, states tussle over tax rules
- Sony struggling as once revolutionary Walkman hits 30th anniversary
- Cross Country: Vast collection of farm mementos to be sold
- Companies pledge more openness about Web tracking
- June jobless rate for U.S. hits 26-year high as 467,000 jobs lost
- Euro zone unemployment hits 10-year high in May
- Tennessee gov says GM price for plant too high even in good times
London Bridge: The road to American TV for more than 50 BBC shows goes through Madison advertising firm.
- History Lesson: Biography explores the life of Helen Keller's teacher
- What's New: book reviews
- Tipsheet: Hot tips for cooking out
- Charting a Course: Our favorite 18 mini golf holes in the area (with video and slideshow)
- Bon Appetit Cafe, a menu in motion
- CD Reviews: Wilco, Daniel & the Lion, and Whitney Mann
- Art in the Barn: Hay Bales and chirping crickets await performers at Fitchburg venue
- Off the Wall: Catherine Forde-Quint's new exhibit
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Revolutionary republic of July 4 should eschew empire's excess
The days leading up to the 233rd anniversary of American independence offered plenty of opportunities to consider how a country founded in opposition to empire and imperialism should respond to the inclination toward democracy and repression of democracy on display in distant (and not so distant) lands. read story
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