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			<title><![CDATA[Calves, cows die in barn fire]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296969</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ A couple cows and a half dozen or so calves perished in a barn fire around noon Saturday at Cliff and Carol Hageman&#39;s family farm at 6158 County Road M in Fitchburg, Cliff Hageman said.  The fire apparently started in the milking barn and spread to an adjacent barn, consuming both. Carol Hageman said the farm had 120 cows, most of the which were saved and were seen standing and grazing in a nearby field as ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[PJ Slinger]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-19T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Road construction to begin near West High School]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//297027</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Several streets near West High School will be closed for road construction for the next several months, beginning this week.  The Madison traffic engineering department said reconstruction on water mains and storm and sanitary sewers on portions of Rugby Row, Vista Road and Eton Ridge could begin as early as Monday.   Some drive entrances and sidewalks will also be replaced as necessary. Streets will be open to emergency vehicles and local traffic only during the construction, ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-20T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Muggy weather to continue]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//297025</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Warm, muggy weather will continue today with partly cloudy skies and a high of 84.  The National Weather Service predicts a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, with the possibility of storms increasing to 40 percent this evening. Storm-related hazards would likely be large hail and damaging winds.  There&#39;s more of the same on tap Monday, with a slight chance for storms both during the day and evening hours. Tuesday is predicted to be ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-20T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dalai Lama&#39;s visit sparks protest]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//297004</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Thousands of people streaming out of the Dane County Coliseum after hearing the Dalai Lama lecture on world peace Saturday afternoon met angry protestors, accusing the Nobel Peace Prize winner of persecuting dissident monks and ignoring political issues in his Tibetan homeland.  Some 200 members of a Buddhist sect, the Western Shugden Society were held behind yellow police tape while they chanted throughout the afternoon event, which was marked by heavy security.  The group maintains the Dalai ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Ivey]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-19T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pack of paddlers sets record]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296971</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Looking like a pack of modern-day urban voyageurs, hundreds of paddlers put their canoes in the water at James Madison Park on Lake Mendota, sprinted across the isthmus with their boats over their heads and then plunged into Lake Monona to paddle a mile to Olin Park on Saturday.  It was the 29th annual Paddle &amp; Portage event, snarling late-morning traffic on the east side of the Square but drawing cheers from enthusiastic spectators who lined ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Susan Troller]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-19T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Peterson: &#39;I just stabbed him out of nowhere&#39;]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296875</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ It was an emotional day in court Friday as family members and friends of Joel Marino and accused killer Adam Peterson heard audio tapes that offered the first glimpse of what appears to be limited words spoken during the interaction between the two men that resulted in Marino&#39;s death.  In a recorded phone conversation with his father, Peterson said, &quot;I just stabbed him out of nowhere.&quot;  Read the transcript of the tapes here.  One section of ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica VanEgeren]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-18T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Man who used scissors in fight arrested]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296958</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ A man accused of using a scissors to cause injuries in a fight over property Friday night was arrested and charged with second-degree recklessly endangering safety.   David Wrasse, 50, was confronted at his home by the victim, who was arguing with him about property when Wrasse allegedy swung a pair of scissors, causing what police reports called a minor laceration to the victim&#39;s neck.  The incident happened shortly before midnight in the 900 block of Harrington ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-19T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Showers and thunderstorms expected]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296957</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Pack an umbrella for weekend activities, and keep an eye on the sky for possible thunderstorms.  The National Weather Service is predicting scattered showers and potential thunderstorms today, with the risk for severe weather becoming greater Saturday night.  Today will be mostly cloudy, and humid, with an 83 degree high temperature. Calm in the morning will give way to winds from the east between 5 and 10 mph.   According to the weather service, the potential for storms ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-19T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Suspect nabbed in northeast side robbery]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296892</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ A Madison man was charged with strong armed robbery after assaulting and robbing a 39-year-old man late Thursday afternoon on the 1800 block of Heath Avenue on the city&#39;s northeast side.  Eric P. Nolen, 21, allegedly punched the man in the head and robbed him of his money and cell phone. Nearby residents called police after they heard the victim screaming for help as he lay in the street in front of their homes.   Officers searched ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-18T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fitchburg man convicted in wife&#39;s gruesome murder]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296876</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Julio Marin-Garcia was found guilty Friday afternoon of first-degree intentional homicide for the brutal murder of his wife Oct. 17, 2007, in the apartment they shared in Fitchburg, by a jury which rejected a defense claim that Marin-Garcia was acting in the heat of passion when he realized his eight-year marriage was coming to an end.   Marin-Garcia, 28, showed no emotion as Dane County Circuit Court Judge John Markson read the verdict, in which the ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Miller]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-18T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Update: Man charged with murdering girlfriend in their Badger Road home]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296791</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Daniel L. Wright was formally charged with first degree intentional homicide and made his initial court appearance Friday afternoon. Wright, 50, is charged in the stabbing death of Cassandra Mays, who was pronounced dead Tuesday, July 15, at the apartment the two shared at 910 W. Badger Road.  Wright appeared in court with clear bandages covering wounds on his neck. He also wore a &quot;suicide smock&quot; instead of a traditional jail jumpsuit.  According to a criminal ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica VanEgeren, Bill Novak and Doug Shore]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-18T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Judge dismisses St. Ray&#39;s injunction request]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296803</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Demolition work on the remains of St. Raphael&#39;s Cathedral continues after a request for a temporary restraining order stopping demolition was dismissed Friday morning.  Dane County Circuit Judge Sarah O&#39;Brien dismissed the request because no summons or complaint was filed with the court, and the request for a temporary restraining order and injunction did not meet the requirements of a summons or complaint.  The restraining order request was filed Wednesday by Jamie McCarville, a Madison resident who ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Novak]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-18T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[GE Healthcare to lay off up to 40 in Madison]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296851</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Weakness in the U.S. healthcare market is being blamed for a round of layoffs at the Madison operations at GE Healthcare.  GE Healthcare officials would not release details on the layoffs, but sources told The Capital Times that 35 to 40 employees were being let go.  Sources said employees were offered buyouts last month but not enough workers took them, forcing the layoffs. Employees were notified of the cuts in a company-wide meeting Thursday.  The company has about ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Ivey]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-18T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Attempted home burglary may be related to others]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296848</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ An attempted home burglary in Madison early Friday morning could be related to two burglaries reported to Middleton police a short time earlier.  Madison police responded to an attempted break-in at 3:41 a.m. at a residence in the 900 block of Pebble Beach Drive.  The homeowner awakened after hearing someone trying to open a sliding glass door, with the homeowner spotting two men fleeing in a smaller SUV, possibly a RAV4.  Two homes were burglarized in Middleton around ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-18T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cops warn of woman stealing purses from shopping carts]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296835</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ A brazen woman driving a metallic-colored SUV is stealing purses from shopping carts in grocery store parking lots, making the grab when female shoppers leave their purses unattended to put groceries or kids into their vehicles, according to police.  Madison police said three very similar thefts were reported within six hours Thursday, two on the west side and one on the east side.  The first purse snatching was in the Sam&#39;s Club parking lot at 7050 Watts ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-18T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Demoted investigator files complaint against state]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296821</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ A former top investigator at the state Department of Justice has filed a complaint alleging she was demoted because she questioned using state agents to protect Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen at the Republican National Convention.  Joell Schigur led the Justice Department&#39;s public integrity bureau until May, when she was demoted to a special agent position.  Schigur has filed a complaint with the state Department of Workforce Development&#39;s Equal Rights Division. She alleges her boss, Mike Myszewski, ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-18T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Janesville motorcyclist killed in crash]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296814</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ A 50-year-old motorcycle driver from Janesville was killed Thursday night after crossing the center line on Wisconsin 60 in Sauk County and colliding with a truck, the Sauk County Sheriff&#39;s Office reported.  Mark Hamilton suffered severe head and chest injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, a third of a mile south of Babington Road in the town of Troy.  According to the Sauk County Sheriff&#39;s Office, Babington was northbound on Wisconsin 60 when it&#39;s believed ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-18T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Part of Mills Street to be closed]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296807</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ A block of downtown Madison will be closed to traffic Saturday and Sunday so a construction company can bring in a movable crane.  The 300 block of North Mills Street between University Avenue and West Johnson Street will be closed.  Sidewalk access to all businesses in the block will be maintained during the closure, but motorists are encouraged to use alternate streets to avoid delays.  ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-18T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Shullsburg man killed in crash]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296806</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ A 68-year-old Shullsburg man was killed Thursday night in a one-car crash in Lafayette County.  Martin Thorsen died at the scene from crash-related injuries after losing control of his 1997 Pontiac Firebird convertible. The car entered a ditch, struck a culvert and went airborne, landing on its roof on the roadway.  Thorsen was partially ejected from the car. According to the crash report, he didn&#39;t appear to be wearing a seat belt.  The crash happened about 11:45 p.m. ... ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2008-07-18T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Two Middleton homes burglarized]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296805</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Two Middleton homes were burglarized early Friday morning while the residents slept, with the burglars entering through unlocked doors.  Middleton police said the burglaries were in the 6300 block of Countryside Drive and the 6200 block of Elmwood Avenue.  One homeowner reported the theft of a purse, which contained credit and debit cards and cash, but nothing was reported missing from the home other than the purse.  It wasn&#39;t known what was taken, if anything, from the other ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-18T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Best place to find a mate? Madison, says Money Magazine]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296794</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Don&#39;t worry, Madison. We&#39;re still No. 1 in the eyes of Money Magazine, at least in one category.  Our city may have dropped to 89th in this year&#39;s list of America&#39;s best places to live, but the monthly magazine did say Madison reigned supreme in one category: best place to find a mate.  Madison placed ahead of No. 2 Waltham, Mass., and No. 3 Brookline, Mass., as the best place to find a mate. The magazine stated ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[AWOL inmate turns self in, another still missing]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296793</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ A 25-year-old jail inmate declared missing Thursday morning turned himself in Thursday night.  David Hanaway, a work release inmate at the Dane County Public Safety Building downtown, left for an appointment at 8 a.m. Thursday and failed to return as scheduled at 10:20 a.m. but came back to the jail at 8:55 p.m.  Hanaway is serving time for two counts of disorderly conduct, resisting/obstructing, failure to report to jail and operating after revocation.  Another AWOL inmate, Darrius Howard, ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[U.S. courthouse tries to stay on top of things as Shabaz remains on leave]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296686</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ A part-time federal magistrate here has recently resigned and a federal judge from Illinois has been designated to handle some of the caseload while District Judge John Shabaz continues on medical leave.  District Judge Barbara Crabb said Judge Philip Reinhard, of the Northern District of Illinois, will preside over settlement conferences in some civil lawsuits beginning today through the end of the year.  Reinhard&#39;s assistance was requested not because of Shabaz&#39;s continued absence but because Theresa M. ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin MurphyCorrespondent for The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-17T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Flash flood watch canceled]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296784</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ A flood watch for southern Wisconsin has been canceled by the National Weather Service.   Showers and thunderstorms are still likely Friday night and some storms could produce locally heavy rainfall.   Thunderstorms are also likely Saturday and Sunday with some storms having the potential to turn severe.   A stationary front is hanging over southern Wisconsin, keeping very warm and moist air over the region, a condition ripe for the formation of showers and storms.  Some storms could ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-18T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mallards fans eat beetles for free Duck Blind tickets (with photos)]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296765</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Would you eat a beetle for $30? Well, as many as 250 Madison Mallards fans did Thursday night.  The Mallards hosted Beetle Eating Night at the Duck Pond at Warner Park, in which the first 250 people to eat a dead beetle received a free ticket to the ballpark&#39;s all-you-can-eat-and-drink Duck Blind party deck -- a $30 value.   Check out the photos to the right if you can stomach a vicarious, insect-eating thrill. ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-17T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Madison musician wins human rights award for work in healing racism]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296732</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A few years ago, Lynette Jandl found that racism had gotten into her, and it was Richard Davis who helped get it out. Jandl attended Davis&#39; Institutes for the Healing of Racism Inc., which the renowned Madison bass player runs out of his West Shore Drive home.  &quot;Everyone who goes feels profoundly changed,&quot; Jandl told a crowd of about 100 at the Diversity Picnic held by the Madison Department of Civil Rights Thursday at the Warner Park ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Samara Kalk Derby]]></dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[Transfer agreement to help MATC students to UW College of Engineering]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296730</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Madison Area Technical College is set to provide its students with a road map for earning access into UW-Madison&#39;s highly regarded College of Engineering. On Monday, MATC and UW-Madison officials plan to sign an engineering transfer agreement which will guarantee qualified MATC students admission to 10 degree programs at the College of Engineering.  &quot;This basically helps elevate, in the eyes of UW faculty, the rigor and validity of our courses and also gives our students a clear ... ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Charter to swap city meetings with infomercials on Channel 12]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296721</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Charter Communications has already found a replacement for the Madison City Channel on basic cable station 12, according to City Channel station manager Brad Clark.  The new station is called On TV 4U, an infomercial and just-for-television product vendor, which sells items such as hair-replacement medicine, hedge trimmers and exercise equipment.  Clark said he was &quot;a little outraged&quot; by the replacement, adding that Charter explained the City Channel&#39;s move with its need for more bandwidth for ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristin Czubkowski]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-17T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fitchburg man says he can&#39;t remember killing his cheating wife]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296719</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Julio Marin-Garcia admitted Thursday that he killed his wife in their Fitchburg apartment in the early morning hours of Oct. 17, 2007, but insisted he had no plans to kill anyone other than himself that night.   Marin-Garcia, 28, is on trial for first degree intentional homicide for the stabbing death of Yuliana Hernandez-Hernandez, 23, and his attorneys are arguing that he should be convicted, but of the lesser charge of second degree murder.   &quot;I never ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Miller]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-17T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sun Prairie man pleads guilty to meth charges]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296718</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ A Sun Prairie man accused of making methamphetamine in his Sun Prairie garage for a year, pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to conspiring to possess pseudoephedrine with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine.  Brian D. Underwood, 31, and Holly J. King, 38, were indicted in April for using a residence at 1106 Pine St. to make methamphetamine after being arrested by Sun Prairie police and state Department of Justice agents.  GOOGLEMAP2[300|maps.google.com/maps?hl=en:q=1106+Pine+St.,+sun+prairie:ie=UTF8:s=AARTsJqzslCvJ8rcL60QPS7sssSDS1tseQ:ll=43.200358,-89.226236:spn=0.01877,0.034332:z=14:iwloc=addr:output=embed]  Although cooking the ingredients to make ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin MurphyCorrespondent for The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sargent secures key union endorsement in 81st Assembly race]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296714</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ The Painters union does not have so large a membership as some other labor groups, but it has established a reputation in recent years as one of the savviest and most effective unions in the country when it comes to playing the political game.  Thus, the endorsement of Painters &amp; Allied Trades District 7 -- the regional affiliate of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades -- was much coveted by candidates in the hottest ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Nichols]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-17T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[State unemployment rate up slightly]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296697</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ A surge in the work force due to students looking for summer jobs pushed Wisconsin&#39;s unemployment figure to 4.9 percent in June, up 0.7 of a point from May but only 0.1 point higher than the unemployment rate a year ago.  Figures released Thursday by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) showed Wisconsin&#39;s unemployment rate is still below the national unemployment rate of 5.7 percent.  The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June was 4.6 percent, up ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-17T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[$1.6M grant allows new biomed tool for UW]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296695</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ UW-Madison scientists will soon be getting new cutting-edge research tools to allow the university to stay in the forefront of medical and biological research.  The National Center for Research Resources announced Thursday that UW will get a $1.6 million grant to allow the university to purchase a new instrument that combines a mass spectrometer, a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer and a liquid-chromatography system to be used in a variety of research projects, including projects developing new ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-17T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[State gives grant to buy local produce]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296689</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ The &quot;buy local&quot; idea in Dane County got a big boost Thursday when the county&#39;s Institutional Food Market Coalition received a $46,540 grant from the state.  The grant will allow the county&#39;s large volume institutional buyers to purchase more locally grown and produced food, and bring more producers into the fold.  The coalition is in partnership with the Badgerland Produce Co-Op Auction, and is one of the first to receive some of the $225,000 in grant money ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-17T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mom admits to using twins, 6, to make child porn with boyfriend]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296564</link>
			<description><![CDATA[An Illinois woman admitted in federal court Wednesday to using her twin 6-year-old daughters to produce child pornography with her Iowa County boyfriend. Carrie Wheaton, 30, told District Judge Barbara Crabb that her daughters were asleep at her home in central Illinois last November when she took digital photos of Roger M. Smith, of Hollandale, performing sex acts on them.  Wheaton, who is currently pregnant, said she had given the girls cough syrup before Smith touched them.  Assistant ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin MurphyCorrespondent for The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[Obama&#39;s Viroqua campaign office vandalized]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296682</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ VIROQUA, Wis.&nbsp;--&nbsp;Police in Viroqua are investigating graffiti vandalism at the local campaign office for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.  Someone used red and white spray paint on the plate glass windows of the Obama office on Main Street in downtown Viroqua.  Chief Mark Rahr says someone painted a big red &quot;X&#39;&#39; over an Obama campaign sign and wrote &quot;wrong kind of change&quot; below.  Over the Obama lettering on the front window, someone wrote &quot;McCain&quot; in white paint and ... ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2008-07-17T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gas station robbed by knife-wielding man]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ The Avenue Shell gas station on East Washington Avenue was robbed by a knife-wielding man shortly after midnight Wednesday.  Madison police said the suspect, a white male, about 5&#39;8&quot; tall wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt&nbsp;with a black bandana over his face, entered the store at 4821 E. Washington Ave., demanded money from the store clerk and took off after getting the cash.  The clerk was not injured.  &nbsp; ... ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2008-07-17T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Woman robbed at knifepoint]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296661</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ A Madison woman was robbed at knifepoint early Thursday morning in an apartment building on the city&#39;s east side.  Madison police said the woman was in a hallway of the apartment building in the 4700 block of Cottage Grove shortly before 1 a.m. when she was robbed. The woman was not injured.  ... ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[UW-Extension names new provost/vice chancellor]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296656</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Christine Quinn has been named the new provost/vice chancellor for the University of Wisconsin-Extension.  After a national search, Quinn replaces Robin Shepard, who was interim provost/vice chancellor. Shepard was not a candidate for the position.  UW Colleges/UW-Extension Chancellor David Wilson announced Quinn&#39;s appointment Thursday morning.  Quinn, who will begin her new job Oct. 1, has more than 20 years of experience in higher education that includes a broad-based foundation of teaching, research and outreach/extension. She has previously worked ... ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2008-07-17T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[State to rebuild washed-out County A by Lake Delton]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296641</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Construction should start in early September on a new County A next to Lake Delton in Sauk County, three months after raging floodwaters washed out the two-lane highway, sweeping&nbsp;Lake Delton vacation homes into the Wisconsin River through the&nbsp;370-foot-wide channel.  While the highway will be rebuilt, the lost homes won&#39;t be, said Department of Transportation project&nbsp;manager Bill Oliva.  &quot;An area along the edge of the lake where the homes were located won&#39;t be replaced,&quot; Oliva said.  The floodwater-formed channel ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Novak]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-17T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[State&#39;s gas price matches U.S. average]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296634</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Wisconsin is average, which isn&#39;t good for gasoline buyers.  The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in Wisconsin hit another record Thursday, matching the national average for the first time at $4.114 a gallon, according to the daily fuel gauge report from AAA.  Some relief at the pump could be coming later this summer, as oil futures tumbled $11 a barrel in two days to close at $134 a barrel Wednesday.  In Wisconsin, La Crosse drivers ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-17T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Work-release inmate AWOL]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296632</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ An 18-year-old Dane County Jail inmate is missing after failing to return to the Ferris Center following an appointment Wednesday afternoon.  Darrius R. Howard is a black male, 5&#39;7&quot; tall, 150 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, a tattoo of a cross on his right arm and another tattoo on his right shoulder. He has ties to the Northport Drive area, according to the Dane County Sheriff&#39;s Office.  Howard kept his appointment with his probation officer ... ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2008-07-17T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hybridfest head sees interest zooming]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296532</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Anyone fed up with the soaring price of gasoline should head to the Alliant Energy Center this weekend for the third annual Hybridfest, held in conjunction with the Dane County Fair.  Co-founder Eric Powers promises a large selection of clean and sustainable cars that include hybrids, biodiesel, electric, propane and other experimental vehicles, as well as speakers who will share fuel-saving driving tips. Attendees will learn how to save between 35 cents to $1 per gallon ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Richgels]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-16T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kissed off patron allegedly stabs bouncer with faux-lipstick blade]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296579</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ A woman who allegedly stabbed a bartender with a knife disguised as a lipstick is scheduled to make a court appearance Thursday on a charge of second degree reckless endangering safety.   Martine C. Kimbrew, 26, was in the Sports Pub, 1902 Bartillon Drive, talking to a guy when another woman got upset and threw a drink on her, the criminal complaint filed against her Wednesday says.   GOOGLEMAP2[300|maps.google.com/maps?f=q:hl=en:geocode=:q=1902+Bartillon+Drive,+madison,+wi:sll=37.0625,-95.677068:sspn=44.25371,76.992187:ie=UTF8:s=AARTsJqAmH8ZqMB73zQ42Jv0VGNWmCOSwA:ll=43.133875,-89.320307:spn=0.018791,0.034332:z=14:iwloc=addr:output=embed]  When Kimbrew began arguing with the girl, ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Miller]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-16T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[&#39;WisOpinion: The Show,&#39; featuring Joe Wineke]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296576</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ BRIGHTCOVE[1672039182]  This week&#39;s &quot;2-Minute Take&quot;&nbsp;has liberal Joe Wineke and conservative Brian Fraley analyzing the politics of the state Supreme Court&#39;s big Menasha Corp. decision on software sales taxes and whether it&#39;ll mean a budget-balancing tax boost next year. Wineke and Fraley then give their rising and fallings and cross swords over George Bush&#39;s impact on the election.  BRIGHTCOVE[1672104194]  In the full interview segment, Assembly Republican campaign chief Kevin Moore predicts a GOP majority and ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-16T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Accused wife-killer testifies on romance undone]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296572</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Jurors in the Julio Marin-Garcia murder trial will have to wait until Thursday to hear him describe the gruesome murder of his wife in the apartment they shared after making a trek from their native Mexico to Madison.   Marin-Garcia, 28, took the witness stand Wednesday to begin his account of the Oct. 17, 2007, stabbing death of Yuliana Hernandez-Hernandez, 23, but court was halted for the day before Marin-Garcia was questioned by assistant state public ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Miller]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-16T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Organic Valley stops buying factory farm milk, says watchdog group]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296567</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Wisconsin-based Organic Valley, the nation&#39;s largest organic cooperative, has stopped buying milk from a 7,200-head factory dairy farm in Texas as of July 15, according to a release Wednesday from the Cornucopia Institute, a watchdog group for the family scale farming community.   Headquartered in La Farge, Wis., Organic Valley has long emphasized the importance of buying locally produced, organic milk for distribution. But when two smaller organic dairies in Texas ceased operations last year, <a ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-16T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Commerce secretary resigns amid criticism]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296566</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Wisconsin Department of Commerce Secretary Jack L. Fischer announced Wednesday that he would resign effective Friday.  The resignation comes on the heels of criticism from trade missions Fischer made earlier this year. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Fischer and Commerce Department staff submitted bills for $21,282 for trips to Ireland, Canada and the Czech Republic, including $2,200 for a one-night stay in Dublin. The newspaper later reported that two Wisconsin businessmen who ... ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2008-07-16T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Name of Badger Road murder victim released]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296310</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The woman found dead at a West Badger Road apartment Tuesday has been identified by the Dane County Coroner as Cassandra J. Mays, 45. Mays died as a result of blood loss from multiple slash and stab wounds. Mays was found dead at the apartment, 910 W. Badger Road, rented by Daniel L. Wright, 50. The two were in a domestic relationship, according to Madison spokesman Joel DeSpain. Wright has been arrested on ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Novak and Jessica VanEgeren]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-15T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Longtime county pathologist Dr. Billy Bauman dies at 80]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296523</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Dr. Billy Bauman, the well-known Madison pathologist who for more than 30 years performed most of the autopsies for the Dane County Coroner&#39;s Office, has died at the age of 80.   Bauman died Monday at the Ellen and Peter Johnson HospiceCare residence in Madison. A&nbsp; gathering of friends and family will take place at the hospice center, 5395 E. Cheryl Parkway in Fitchburg, on Tuesday, July 22 from 5 to 8 p.m.   GOOGLEMAP2[300|maps.google.com/maps?f=q:hl=en:geocode=:q=hospice+care+inc+loc:+5395+E.+Cheryl+Parkway,+fitchburg,+wi:sll=43.004941,-89.417701:sspn=0.010435,0.018797:ie=UTF8:attrid=:radius=1.000000:ei=BVR-SPSlGZGWrQL13pzlBQ:s=AARTsJq614AdYY4qGr-dtAdo0qGJfJ_bBg:ll=43.011865,-89.416952:spn=0.018828,0.034332:z=14:iwloc=A:output=embed]  Born ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Miller]]></dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[Worzala to be appointed county treasurer]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296519</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ The Dane County Board of Supervisors will move Thursday night to appoint retiring Supervisor David Worzala to&nbsp;fill the vacancy created by the decision of County Treasurer Dave Gawenda to accept appointment as Madison&#39;s city treasurer.  Worzala, who has represented the 10th District on Madison&#39;s near west side, is the only candidate who has filed petitions to run for the county treasurer post this fall.  The appointment, which is expected to be approved with little opposition, will allow ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Nichols]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-16T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Neighbor&#39;s photos could help nab burglars]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296515</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ A woman armed with a high-end digital camera could be instrumental in Madison police trying to find three burglars who broke into a home shortly before noon Tuesday on Madison&#39;s east side.  The woman, a neighbor of the burgled home, took photos of the three suspects in the van they used to drive away from the scene on Alder Road, according to Madison police spokesman Joel DeSpain.  Police discovered the back door of the residence had been ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-16T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Man, teen arrested in car break-ins]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296514</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ A Madison man and a teen were arrested early Wednesday morning after allegedly breaking into cars at an apartment complex on Madison&#39;s east side.  Jesus Aparicio-Cruz, 26, and the 16-year-old teen were arrested around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, with Aparicio-Cruz tentatively charged with three counts of criminal damage to property, possession of burglary tools and four counts of entry into a locked vehicle.  Madison police said a witness watched the two suspects break into cars in the parking ... ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Summer diversity picnic Thursday at Warner Park]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296513</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ The 14th annual summer diversity picnic at Warner Park is set for Thursday beginning at 5 p.m.  The picnic is hosted by the Madison Department of Civil Rights, with everyone in the community invited to join the department staff and commissioners at the picnic.  The family-oriented event will have games and activities for kids and also include the presentation of the 13th annual Rev. James C. Wright human rights award.  People going to the picnic are encouraged to ... ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2008-07-16T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Obama, McCain campaigns set up shop across state]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296512</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Democratic and Republican presidential organizations are gearing up for what promises to be a hard-fought campaign season in Wisconsin with outreach offices across the state.   The campaign for presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama has opened eight new offices in Wisconsin and plans to open more than a dozen more within a few months.  Meanwhile, Republicans have opened five offices to organize efforts for Republican John McCain&#39;s presidential bid and state legislative races, and they plan to ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven Elbow]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-16T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Interstate ramps at Wisconsin 19 to be closed for repairs]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296510</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Motorists on Wisconsin 19 trying to get onto southbound Interstate 39/90/94 or off of the northbound interstate lanes to Wisconsin 19 will have to use other entrances and exits, beginning Thursday.  The southbound on-ramp repairs will begin Thursday and continue until Aug. 1.  Repairs on the northbound off-ramp will begin Monday, July 21, and continue until Aug. 1.  Traffic normally using the southbound on-ramp will be detoured to the Wisconsin 19/U.S. 51 interchange about a mile east, and ... ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2008-07-16T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Council backs lowering fine to $225 for fireworks violators]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296444</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Lowering the ticket for first-time fireworks offenders proved an explosive topic at Tuesday&#39;s City Council meeting.  The council eventually voted 12-6 in favor of the ordinance, but not before its sponsor, Ald. Lauren Cnare, amended the lowered fine from $150 to $225, plus court costs. The city&#39;s previous fine did not distinguish between first-time and repeat offenders, charging $300 for each offense that added up to $424 once court fees were included.  Cnare proposed the ordinance at ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristin Czubkowski]]></dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[Parade of Condos set for July 26-Aug. 3]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296504</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Area residents looking for a new place to call home will have the opportunity to check out new condominiums in five locations during the Madison Area Builders Association&#39;s 13th annual Parade of Condos. The event will take place from July 26 to Aug. 3.   A total of 15 condo projects in five area communities will be on display. The event will feature five projects located in Madison, four in Waunakee, three in Fitchburg, two in ... ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Big traffic delays expected at Mineral Point, Gammon]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296500</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ The city traffic engineering department is urging drivers to avoid the Mineral Point Road/Gammon Road intersection from Monday, July 21, to Friday, July 25, because severe delays are expected while the intersection is rebuilt.  Traffic will be able to get through, but both arterial streets will be reduced to one lane in each direction for the entire week, day and night.  No left turns will be permitted in any direction at the intersection.  All entrances to West Towne ... ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sneaker thieves caught]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296499</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Three sneaker thieves were busted Monday night after they allegedly stole a dozen pair of Nikes from Famous Footwear near East Towne Mall, a theft compounded when police stopped the getaway car and discovered numerous items stolen less than an hour before from the Fitchburg Target store.  Madison police said Davarius McDonald, 23, Jawon Clash, 26 and Arlena Lee, 19, were cited for retail theft following the incidents that happened shortly before 7 p.m. Monday.  A witness ... ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[New satellite to boost HD for DISH]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296482</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ DISH Network&#39;s plans to continue to add high-definition channels got a boost early Wednesday with the successful launch of the EchoStar XI broadcast satellite.  DISH, the second-largest U.S. satellite TV company, aims to roll out more HD channels to keep up with its larger satellite rival DirecTV and stay ahead of cable and phone companies&#39; video services.  The new satellite helps DISH recover from the failure of a satellite launched in March to reach its intended orbit.  DISH ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Richgels]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-16T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Suburban flight: Commuting to work less attractive as gas prices soar]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296335</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Debbie Kelly and her husband, Tom, have been living the dream for years.  They&#39;ve got a cozy home nestled in the Wyoming Valley, the bucolic Iowa County setting where architect Frank Lloyd Wright drew his inspiration.  Deer graze in the yard. Orioles flock to the bird feeder. When nights are clear, the Milky Way lights the sky.  It&#39;s a little slice of heaven -- save for the 45-mile commute to work.  It wasn&#39;t a big financial drain driving into ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Ivey]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-15T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gas cost woes continue: another broken record]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296422</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Breaking records for gas prices is starting to sound like a broken record.  New marks were set Wednesday at the local, state and national levels for the average price of regular unleaded gasoline, according to the daily fuel gauge report from AAA.  Madison drivers will pay a penny more at the pump as the price went up to an average $4.082 a gallon for regular compared to $4.072 on Tuesday.  Some observers reporting in to madisongasprices.com found ... ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Citizens speak up here against military action in Iran]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296420</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ A gathering of more than 100 concerned citizens adamantly voiced their opposition to military action in Iran at a town hall meeting Tuesday.  Concerned that the Bush administration is actively pursuing plans to take military action in Iran, members of the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Madison Area Peace Coalition, and several other groups put together a panel of five local experts on U.S. policy on Iran with the goal of ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Masterson]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-16T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hot, muggy weather to continue]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296418</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Cooling down will be a priority Wednesday as the weather heats up across southern Wisconsin.  There&#39;s a 20 percent chance the hot and humid conditions could produce thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and night, but the inclement weather is expected to stay north of Dane County, according to the National Weather Service.  Rain chances will increase to 50 percent Thursday, as more storms pop up because of the hot, humid conditions.  Scattered showers and storms remain in the forecast through ... ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Who will succeed Dave Travis in the 81st Assembly?]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296353</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Candidates vying for the 81st Assembly District may not have to face an opponent in the general election, but getting past the primary isn&#39;t going to be a cakewalk.  &quot;What matters tremendously is who can get out their voters, and that takes work and organization,&quot; said Dave Travis, who has held the seat for 30 years.  As of last week&#39;s filing deadline, six Democrats had entered the race. Republicans, who are putting their resources into more competitive ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven Elbow]]></dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[Middleton smoking ban OK&#39;d, will start next March]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296417</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ MIDDLETON -- Middleton is going smoke-free.  Before a packed audience, the Middleton City Council voted 6-2 Tuesday night to ban all indoor public smoking beginning March 15, 2009.   Alds. Jon DiPiazza and Hans Hilbert dissented.   The move extends the city&#39;s ban on smoking in restaurants, in place since 1996, to include all workplaces, taverns and public buildings.   A public building is defined as everything from apartment building lobbies and common hallways to nursing homes to private ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Karyn SaemannCorrespondent for The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-16T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Peterson&#39;s behavior pattern fits mentally ill profile]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296329</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Five weeks after Madison resident Joel Marino&#39;s death, the man who would be charged with his murder had become so volatile, his demeanor so out of character and worrisome to friends and family, that local authorities were called to check on him.  What transpired immediately following that call on Friday, March 7, put 20-year-old Adam Peterson face to face with law enforcement and mental health professionals in a local hospital through much of the following week. ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica VanEgeren]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-15T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Policing kids with autism is a new challenge on the beat]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296350</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ A barefoot girl in her nightgown is picked up wandering along a dark Dane County highway. Sheriff deputies have no idea how the little girl got there, who she is, what happened to her, or where to take her.   A young man walks out of a camp for adults with cognitive disabilities and into the woods. It takes thousands of searchers a week to find Keith Kennedy -- naked, weak, covered with scratches and ticks, ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Doherty]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-15T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[What does future hold for Madison city cable as it moves to Channel 994?]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296326</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Madison City Channel&#39;s move to digital cable has some officials worried that the station will have less visibility, but they&#39;re optimistic money can be found to keep it running, despite a new state law.  The move to a new channel, which will shift the station from Channel 12 to Channel 994, was announced two weeks ago, and it comes about seven months after Gov. Jim Doyle signed the Video Competition Act into law. The controversial act ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristin Czubkowski]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-15T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Local church addresses climate change through community gardening projects]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296330</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Finding ways for inmates to feel connected to the community outside prison walls isn&#39;t always easy. But a project between the Madison Christian Community and Oakhill Correctional Institution near Oregon is doing just that.  Since 2005, inmates have been raising seedlings in a greenhouse at the prison for the church&#39;s garden; they also help prepare the garden for planting.  &quot;The flower and vegetable seedlings that the inmates grow are an excellent way to create a living connection,&quot; ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anita Weier]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-15T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cathedral demolition has begun]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296281</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ St. Ray&#39;s walls are coming down.   Demolition work on the historic St. Raphael&#39;s Cathedral started Monday, despite a plea a week ago to get landmark status for the Catholic church, virtually destroyed by arson fire over three years ago.   A restraining order petition by landmark status backers, attempting to stop Landgraf Construction from knocking down the walls, was filed Tuesday morning with Dane County Circuit Judge Richard Niess, but the judge almost immediately denied the ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Novak]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-15T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[State Street&#39;s Banjo Kyle arrested for heroin]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296367</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Kyle &quot;Banjo Kyle&quot; Miller, a State Street performing artist, was arrested Saturday evening and charged with possession of heroin with intent to deliver and a host of warrants for other offenses.   Miller, 32, tried to lie to police when they first approached him in the 200 block of State Street while he was performing a number on his banjo.   Miller told police his name was Robarto Caronado, but had trouble coming up with a birth ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Miller]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-15T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Day care worker sent to trial in alleged abuse of 18-month-old]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296359</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ A former Sun Prairie day care worker accused of abusing an 18-month-old girl in her care was ordered to stand trial Tuesday after a preliminary hearing which featured testimony from a former co-worker who saw the abuse.   Sara Kladehall, 20, of Portage, faces three charges of child abuse and one count of first degree reckless injury for the injuries she inflicted to the little girl at the Rock-A-Bye day care center in Sun Prairie.   Both ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Miller]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-15T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mayor names as spokewoman Wis. Democratic party communications director]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296357</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz continues to tap the Democratic Party for his press secretaries, this time hiring current party communications director Rachel Strauch-Nelson to replace outgoing spokesman George Twigg.  Strauch-Nelson most recently has worked for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, but her long resume includes work for Fair Wisconsin, the campaign that fought against the civil unions and gay marriage ban in 2006, Doyle for Wisconsin, Linda Clifford for (Wisconsin Supreme Court) Justice and the 2004 ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By Kristin Czubkowski]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-15T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[When it comes to campaign giving by special interest groups, legislative power trumps party loyalty, a watchdog report finds]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296322</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Special interests are equal-opportunity givers, showering with cash whatever party is in power regardless of political ideology, a watchdog group&#39;s report says.  The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign&#39;s &quot;Capitol Mercenaries&quot; released Tuesday shows that campaign contributions from many special interest groups shift with the political winds, favoring, for instance, Senate Republicans until their upheaval in the 2006 elections, then benefiting Democrats.  &quot;The party that cleans up in terms of campaign contributions is the party in power and in position ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven Elbow]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-15T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[East-side Spanish immersion school can expand kindergarten program]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296309</link>
			<description><![CDATA[New Superintendent Dan Nerad didn&#39;t waste time getting down to business in his first foray leading a Board meeting of the Madison Metropolitan School District, as he sought approval for an additional kindergarten section at Nuestro Mundo Community School. Board members voted 5-0 Monday night to give Nerad authority to create the extra section during the 2008-09 school year at Nuestro Mundo, a charter school located on Buckeye Road on the city&#39;s East side and housed ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tamira Madsen]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-15T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Jurors hear audio of Fitchburg woman&#39;s murder]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296301</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Jurors in the murder trial of a Fitchburg man heard a gruesome audio recording Tuesday of the knife attack that killed 23-year-old Yuliana Hernandez-Hernandez last October.   Julio Marin-Garcia, 28, is on trial for first degree intentional homicide for the Oct. 17, 2007, stabbing death of Hernandez-Hernandez, his estranged wife. On the recording, Hernandez-Hernandez can be heard screaming for her life before a series of gurgling sounds indicative of someone having had her throat cut.  Dane County ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-15T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ATC application complete for power line]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296288</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ The clock has started ticking on American Transmission Company&#39;s proposal to build a 345-kilovolt transmission line across Dane County.  The Public Service Commission has deemed the 2,000-page application as complete, and will start the formal process leading to approval or denial, a process that could take up to a year.  ATC submitted the application in October but the PSC ruled the application incomplete twice, first in November and again in May.  Now that the PSC is satisfied with ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Novak]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-15T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Guided by karma: Local Tibetan community draws on its rich spiritual life]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296246</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Madison&#39;s Tibetan community is waiting for good karma.  They await, they say, the fruits of hard work, sacrifice and prayer: a long life for their god on earth, a community center here in Madison and political autonomy for their native land, which is occupied by China.  The community&#39;s belief in the principles embodied by that god, the Dalai Lama, informs daily life, they say, and inspires what they believe to be a fateful political moment.  Local Tibetans are ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Schneider]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-15T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Switchgrass as fuel touted for energy, cost benefits]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296280</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Switchgrass grown on marginal farm acreage could be an efficient renewable fuel source while also protecting wildlife habitat and water quality, according to &quot;Growing Wisconsin Energy,&quot; a study by Agrecol Corp.  Switchgrass is a perennial grass native to Wisconsin.   The study produced by the Madison-based seed company with a grant from the state Department of Agriculture found that converting native grasses into renewable fuel could be a profitable enterprise for farmers and a relatively inexpensive fuel ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anita Weier]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-15T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[McKinney, Green Party make history]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//295994</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ CHICAGO -- With an assist from Wisconsin activists -- including Madison Alder Brenda Konkel and local attorney and Liberty Tree Foundation director Ben Manski -- the national Green Party has made a good deal of history this weekend.  The party has nominated a former member of Congress for the presidency, a coup for the party that itself has yet to elect a U.S. representative or senator.  The party has nominated a woman for president, no small matter ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Nichols]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-13T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Madison boy to play Tee Ball at White House]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296233</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ As the school year ended, 6-year-old Paul DuPre&#39;s family had been looking forward to a summer vacation in Orlando, Fla, at the Walt Disney World resort.  But those plans have been scrapped, traded in for something Paul&#39;s mom Nancy says is &quot;breakfast with Mickey times a thousand.&quot;  On Wednesday Paul will be among 51 youngsters playing Tee Ball at the White House. The Mendota Elementary School student will be taking his cuts on the South Lawn, representing ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason McMahon]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-15T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gas prices keep going up]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296235</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Gas prices in Wisconsin are nearing the national average, and that&#39;s not good for Badger State motorists.  The price of regular unleaded gasoline in Wisconsin set another record Tuesday at $4.103 a gallon, just six-tenths of a cent below the record national average of $4.109, according to AAA&#39;s daily fuel gauge report.  Milwaukee and Madison, the state&#39;s two biggest markets, set new records for regular unleaded Tuesday, with the average price for regular unleaded jumping 1.2 cents ... ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2008-07-15T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Middleton council may decide on smoking ban]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296232</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ MIDDLETON -- The Middleton Common Council will weigh Tuesday whether to become the latest Wisconsin community to ban indoor smoking in all public places.   On Monday night, the council&#39;s three-member License and Ordinance Committee voted 2-1 to recommend a ban go into place March 15, 2009.   Alds. Susan West and Steve Leo voted yes. Ald. Hans Hilbert dissented.   The measure now goes before the Common Council, which meets Tuesday night at 7:30 at City Hall, ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Karyn SaemannCorrespondent for The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-15T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Heat and humidity settle in]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296231</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ The heat is on.  The warmest stretch of weather so far this summer is settling over Wisconsin, with temperatures expected to approach 90 degrees for the next three days, but the heat could also prime the atmosphere to produce showers and thunderstorms.  Tuesday should be mostly sunny with a high of 88, according to Weather Central meteorologist Brian Olson, with a slight chance of storms Tuesday night.  The hot and humid weather will last through Thursday before slightly ... ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Accused rapist allegedly plied victims with brandy]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296175</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ A Madison man was charged in a criminal complaint Monday with sexually assaulting two women after getting them drunk, and his girlfriend was charged with helping him in one of the rapes.&nbsp;   Frank Smith Jr., 34, and Samantha R. Wirth, 21, are charged with incidents which occurred on Jan. 13, and June 8, at Smith&#39;s apartment. Smith is charged with second degree sexual assault and making threats to injure the victim for the January ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Miller]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-14T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fitchburg man will cop to killing wife, but says it was unplanned]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296158</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Jurors were told today by Assistant Public Defender Jon Helland that Julio Marin-Garcia will take responsibility for killing his wife last October, though he didn&#39;t intend to commit the act.   Helland, along with Assistant Public Defender Luis Cuevas, is representing Marin-Garcia, 28, in a murder trial which will last most of the week. Dane County Circuit Court Judge John Markson is presiding over the case. A jury of 10 men and four women was selected ... ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2008-07-14T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Warming climate could mean thinner northern forests, UW researchers say]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296149</link>
			<description><![CDATA[UW-Madison scientist David Mladenoff has been warning for years that some trees common to northern Wisconsin -- balsam fir, spruce and jack pine -- could disappear from the state as the climate warms. But now Mladenoff and fellow UW forest ecologist Robert Scheller are adding that it will be difficult for southern Wisconsin species -- oaks and hickories for instance -- to move northward to replace them.  Why?  Not only is warming expected to outpace the speed at ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anita Weier]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-14T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Oregon principal arrested for drunk driving]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296144</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ The principal of Oregon High School, Chris Ligocki, was arrested for drunken driving late last month, according to Chief Deputy Blaine Lauersdorf of the Dodge County Sheriff&#39;s Office.  Lauersdorf said Ligocki was hitchhiking around 2 a.m. on June 25 after his vehicle ran out of gas on Highway 151 near Breezy Point Road. An officer was dispatched to the area and smelled alcohol on Ligocki&#39;s breath. After admitting he had been driving, Ligocki failed numerous field ... ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2008-07-14T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[State farmers can join carbon credit program]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296131</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Barney Lavin is a fifth-generation farmer in western Racine County who tries to run his 250-acre Angus cow-calf and grain operation in an environmentally friendly way.  Lavin, 57, has restored some land to wetlands and last year went a step further -- by enrolling 31 acres in the Farmers Union Carbon Credit Program, in which credits are bought and sold on the Chicago Climate Exchange.  Other Wisconsin farmers also have the opportunity to join the program, in ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anita Weier]]></dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dog owners want dog park behind Garver Feed Mill]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296124</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Near-east siders tired of driving to dog parks are calling for one on their side of town near Olbrich Park.  Neighbors were lighting up an e-mail discussion list this weekend for the Schenk-Atwood Starkweather Yahara Neighborhood Association in support of a dog park on the land behind the Garver Feed Mill building, which recently received City Council approval for redevelopment into an arts incubator.  A planning meeting for Olbrich Park and the Garver Mill land will take ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristin Czubkowski]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-14T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Man robbed at gunpoint on Northport]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296121</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ A Madison man was robbed at gunpoint Saturday afternoon while walking along the 1800 block of Northport Drive on the city&#39;s north side.  The two suspects approached the 59-year-old victim from behind at about 5:30 p.m., with one suspect putting a gun into the victim&#39;s back while demanding money, according to Madison police.  The victim gave money to the suspects and they fled the scene.  The victim then went to the north side police station and reported he ... ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Construction thefts shut down]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296115</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Three men have been arrested in separate burglary investigations by the Blue Net Burglary Task Force, with the value of the items stolen amounting to nearly $115,000.  The arrests were announced today by the Madison Police Department.  Blue Net is comprised of detectives from local law enforcement agencies, cracking down on burglaries plaguing the area.  The biggest nab was of Jeremy Hyatt, 25, no permanent address, arrested for allegedly stealing more than 150 construction power tools from construction ... ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[&#39;Bush Legacy Tour&#39; bus hits Madison Tuesday]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296114</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ A touring bus arriving in Madison Tuesday will provide local residents with an opportunity to explore the ramifications of various policies of George Bush and his conservative allies.  The &quot;Bush Legacy Tour,&quot; sponsored by &quot;Americans United for Change,&quot; details various shortcomings of the Bush regime, including exhibits regarding the nation&#39;s economy, health insurance and the Iraq War.   The bio-diesel powered bus, which is 45 feet long and weighs 28 tons, will be on the corner of ... ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Drunk motorcyclist hits garage]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296106</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ A drunk motorcycle driver crashed into the garage door of his neighbor&#39;s residence on Madison&#39;s east side early Sunday morning.  David J. Spangler, 21, was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries following the crash that happened about 2:45 a.m. in the 3600 block of Tulane Avenue.  According to Madison police, Spangler lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into the garage door at 3605 Tulane Avenue, next door to his residence at 3609 Tulane ... ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[AWOL inmate recaptured]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296104</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ A 17-year-old jail inmate who cut off his ankle bracelet and went AWOL on July 5 has been recaptured and returned to the Dane County Jail.  Darriell L. Banks, Madison, was arrested following a traffic stop by Capitol police early Saturday morning.  He initially lied about his identity when stopped by police, but was identified through a fingerprint identification system after he was taken to jail.  Banks was serving a 60-day sentence for bail jumping when he went ... ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Madison man arrested for beating, strangling woman]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296074</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ A 32-year-old Madison man faces a variety of charges after attacking a woman inside her car Sunday afternoon on the city&#39;s east side.  Antonio Simaske was arrested and tentatively charged with second degree recklessly endangering safety, battery, strangulation, operating a motor vehicle without owner&#39;s consent, operating while intoxicated and operating after suspension following the incident which happened about 2 p.m. Sunday in the 1100 block of East Washington Avenue.  According to Madison police, the victim drove to ... ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gas pains continue at the pump]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296070</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Gas prices&nbsp;surged Monday in Madison, with the average price of regular unleaded up 2.4 cents to a record $4.062 a gallon.  The surge&nbsp;here was in&nbsp;step with Wisconsin and the nation as records were set statewide and nationally, according to AAA&#39;s daily fuel gauge report.  The average price for regular unleaded in Wisconsin is $4.093 a gallon, up six-tenths of a cent from Sunday, while the national average is $4.109 a gallon, up a half-cent from Sunday.  Madisongasprices.com showed ... ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Heat wave coming Tuesday]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296066</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ The hottest weather of the summer so far will bake Madison starting Tuesday, with high temperatures expected to break into the 90s.  After a sunny Monday with a high expected to reach&nbsp; the average of 82 degrees for July 14, Tuesday through Thursday will be scorching with highs of 90, 91 and 90 degrees expected, according to the National Weather Service.  The heat brings a slight risk of showers and thunderstorms, but rain and storm chances will ... ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Art Fair on the Square photo gallery and video]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Photographer Jacob Ela takes a look at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art&#39;s 50th annual Art Fair on the Square.   Also, view Michael Kienitz&#39;s video from the event.  BRIGHTCOVE[1663137057] ... ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2008-07-13T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bee blamed for causing minor helicopter crash]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296040</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ WISCONSIN RAPIDS -- Wood County authorities say the pilot of a crop-dusting helicopter crashed after a bee got sucked into the cockpit and stung him.  Deputy Ted Ashbeck says the chopper was only four feet off the ground, and the pilot was unhurt when the tail rotor smashed into the ground Friday.  Ashbeck says the pilot was spraying a cranberry marsh, where beehives are set up to promote pollination. As the helicopter flew above the hives, at ... ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2008-07-13T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hellmuth eliminated from World Series of Poker]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296016</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ LAS VEGAS -- Phil Hellmuth was eliminated from the World Series of
Poker main event on Sunday, ensuring that the no-limit Texas Hold &#39;em
tournament will see a new person crowned champion in November.  Hellmuth,
a Madison native who won the main event in 1989 and has won a record 11
events at the world series, pushed in his last 405,000 chips on Sunday
with an ace and a queen and found himself against the jacks of New York
poker player Andrew ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-13T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Government will backstop Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296010</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve are announcing steps to shore up mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.  Shares of the two companies have plunged in recent weeks as losses from their mortgage holdings surged, threatening their financial survival.  Secretary Henry Paulson said the government is planning to expand its current line of credit to the two companies should they need to tap it and Treasury could buy equity captial in the companies ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-13T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[9-year-olds help save boy from drowning]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296009</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ HOLMEN, Wis. -- A 3-year-old boy could have drowned at the Holmen Aquatic Center if not for help from some quick-thinking rescuers - 9-year-old twins Jordyn and Jameson Marcou.  It all happened Wednesday when the Holmen boy went under the water and Jameson Marcou thought he was playing a game at first. But soon he realized he wasn&#39;t and got his twin Jordyn and another person to help pull him out of the water.  Two bystanders with ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-13T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[9 U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//295998</link>
			<description><![CDATA[KABUL, Afghanistan -- A multi-pronged militant assault on a small, remote U.S. base killed nine American soldiers and wounded 15 Sunday in the deadliest attack on U.S. forces in Afghanistan in three years.The attack on the U.S. outpost came the same day a suicide bomber targeting a police patrol killed 24 people, including 19 civilians, while U.S. coalition and Afghan soldiers killed 40 militants elsewhere in the south.The militant assault on ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-13T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[As usual, Hellmuth making noise at WSOP]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//295993</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Madison native Phil Hellmuth is living up to his reputation at the World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas.  Or, rather, his reputations.  Hellmuth is displaying the skills that have made him one of the best poker players in the world. He&#39;s also living up to his reputation as a poker brat.  Hellmuth survived another day at the Main Event Saturday and is one of 79 players remaining in the tournament. Hellmuth is in 66th place ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-13T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Block on S. Pinckney closed Tuesday morning]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/mad/topstories//296008</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ City traffic officials are telling motorists to avoid the 100 block of South Pinckney Street between the hours of 7 and 11 a.m. this Tuesday.   GOOGLEMAP2[350|maps.google.com/maps?hl=en:client=firefox-a:q=100+South+Pinckney+Street,+madison,+wi:ie=UTF8:s=AARTsJoMxVH1TMGshFoo5FcvqmLLmlTS-Q:ll=43.084123,-89.377813:spn=0.02194,0.034332:z=14:iwloc=addr:output=embed]  The street will be closed to allow Evenaire Company Inc. to erect a mobile crane. Sidewalk access to nearby businesses will remain open, but drivers traveling in the area between East Doty Street and the Capitol Square should seek a different route during this time. ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-13T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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