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			<title><![CDATA[It&#39;s 3 a.m., Hillary&#39;s on the phone]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/opinion//index.php?ntid=315507</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ OK, so if the phone call comes at 3 a.m., Barack Obama will be able to transfer it to Hillary Clinton.  At the ugliest stage of the race between Obama and Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination, Clinton&#39;s campaign aired a commercial featuring images of children sleeping peacefully as a soothing male voice said, &quot;It&#39;s 3 a.m. and your children are safe and asleep. But there&#39;s a phone in the White House and it&#39;s ringing. ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[An editorial]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:07:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Should the bus fare be increased from $1.50 to $2?]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/opinion//index.php?ntid=315506</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ &quot;I would say $1.75 instead of two bucks. If they need more money to run the bus system now, they should get some but keep the price below $2. For some people, the bus is their only means of transportation and going to $2 now would be a hardship. Going to $2 is too much now -- they may lose riders if they go that high and then they&#39;d earn less money.&quot;  Tammy ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Compiled by Kevin MurphyCorrespondent for The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:07:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Democrats put Main Streeters in charge of Assembly]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/opinion//index.php?ntid=315317</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Is it a good thing for Wisconsin that the new speaker of the state Assembly is a working man with a long history of trade union activism? Absolutely.  Mike Sheridan, who was elected speaker last Wednesday by the chamber&#39;s newly empowered Democratic majority, made an immediate and important commitment to advance a state-based stimulus package designed to create jobs, help small businesses and aid families that are struggling to keep their homes.  In other words, ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[An editorial]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:23:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[State Debate: Tie auto bailout to recovery plan]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/opinion//index.php?ntid=315408</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Tie auto bailout to recovery plan, says the Sheboygan Press.  The Big Three automakers are begging Congress for a $25 billion bailout. If they don&#39;t get it, their chief executives say, their companies will collapse, leaving millions unemployed.  We agree that Congress must provide some kind of bailout. This country can&#39;t risk the potentially devastating loss of an entire major industry.  On Thursday, lawmakers said they&#39;ll return to vote on a bailout package ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Compiled by Judie Kleinmaier]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:41:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Reversing bias against gays]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/opinion//index.php?ntid=315180</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ California let the cause of equality down this year, just as Wisconsin let it down two years ago.  But that does not mean that the votes in these two states on measures to ban same-sex marriage were identical.  Wisconsin wrote discriminatory language into its state Constitution for the first time -- an indefensibly awful move. But Wisconsin had never allowed same-sex couples to marry.  California did something even more unsettling. After the courts had determined ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[An editorial]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:29:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[State debate: Medical marijuana should be considered in Wisconsin, the Green Bay Press Gazette says]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/opinion//index.php?ntid=315264</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Medical marijuana should be considered in Wisconsin, the Green Bay Press Gazette says.  On Election Day 2008, Michigan became the eighth state to OK the use of marijuana for therapeutic purposes. Legislatures in four other states have enacted medical marijuana laws, so nearly a quarter of the country has moved in this direction.  Recreational use of marijuana remains illegal everywhere and we&#39;re not suggesting that law be changed. But most ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Compiled by Lynn Danielson]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:56:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Reversing bias against gays]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/opinion//index.php?ntid=315179</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ California let the cause of equality down this year, just as Wisconsin let it down two years ago.  But that does not mean that the votes in these two states on measures to ban same-sex marriage were identical.  Wisconsin wrote discriminatory language into its state Constitution for the first time -- an indefensibly awful move. But Wisconsin had never allowed same-sex couples to marry.  California did something even more unsettling. After the courts had determined ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[An editorial]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:29:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[City Council fumbles process, diminishes democracy]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/opinion//index.php?ntid=314926</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ No matter what one thinks about the Madison City Council&#39;s vote to approve the city&#39;s $238 million operating budget for 2009, everyone should be upset with how the meeting was run.  Instead of an orderly, thoughtful review of the budget and proposed amendments, the meeting included repeated attempts to rush the process. Important proposals were not considered. Attempts were made to lump together amendments in a cumbersome and dysfunctional manner, so that a real debate ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[An editorial]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:33:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Simpson Street Free Press&#39; award is well deserved]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/opinion//index.php?ntid=314796</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ We have long known that we have a jewel of a youth program in our midst -- the little paper known as the Simpson Street Free Press.  For 17 years, it has been much more than a paper produced by young people to be read by young people. It has served as an incredible training ground for dozens of kids from diverse backgrounds on the city&#39;s south side so that they gain the skills to ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[An editorial]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:25:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[State debate: Curb the Bush regulation free-for-all, the Appleton Post-Crescent says]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/opinion//index.php?ntid=314906</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Let&#39;s curb the regulation free-for-all that the Bush administration, like administrations before it, is engaging in on its way out the door, says the Appleton Post-Crescent. Between now and when he leaves office, Bush may implement as many as 90 changes or new regulations, including reducing emissions standards for power plants, oil refineries and chemical plants; reducing drinking-water standards; tightening standards for taking time off work under the Family and Medical ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Compiled by Lynn Danielson]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:50:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Recounts are good for democracy]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/opinion//index.php?ntid=314668</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Canvassers in Columbia, Dane and Sauk counties will today begin the arduous work of recounting roughly 31,000 ballots cast in the 47th Assembly District contest between Republican Keith Ripp and Democrat Trish O&#39;Neil.  The intense contest between Ripp and O&#39;Neil is unsettled at this point, as the Republican&#39;s advantage over the Democrat stands at barely two dozen votes.  There are always those who grumble about the costs -- in time and resources -- that go ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Capital Times]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:29:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[State Debate: Smoking ban should top state agenda]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/tct/opinion//index.php?ntid=314709</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Smoking ban should top state agenda, says the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram.  Wisconsin Democrats will soon be in control of the full Legislature and the governor&#39;s office for the first time since 1986.  Democrats&nbsp;will have an opportunity to enact legislation that improves the lives of Wisconsinites at minimal cost. Near the top of their agenda should be passing a bill to ensure clean indoor air in all public buildings statewide.  The state&#39;s embarrassing ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Compiled by Judie Kleinmaier]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:21:00 CST</pubDate>
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