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			<title><![CDATA[Milfred: Big union can&#39;t justify its secrecy]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/column/milfred//293961</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Rank-and-file state workers are not secret agents. So why is the big Wisconsin State Employees Union still fighting an expensive court battle to keep the names of its members hidden from the public?  It &#39;s as if the union bosses never learned the most basic lesson of public relations -- secrecy breeds suspicion.  The union that represents tens of thousands of state workers has fought to keep its members anonymous all the way to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.  I ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By SCOTT MILFRED]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-06-30T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Milfred: Goodies help guv get his way]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/column/milfred//292897</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Gov. Jim Doyle just gave two state senators cushy jobs that doubled their salaries.  The appointments could help the Democratic governor tame a feisty Senate and accomplish his high-profile goal of a statewide smoking ban in bars and taverns next year.  The appointments show how Wisconsin governors can often get their way by dishing out goodies to change the state political landscape. Governors control a slew of political and bureaucratic jobs that come with fat salaries.  Doyle ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By SCOTT MILFRED]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-06-23T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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