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Terrence Wall for Senate! by Jack Craver on 09/02/10 at 3:13 pm | My man Terrence Wall is a write-in candidate. Whether he likes it or not! |
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For real, does Neumann still have a chance? by Jack Craver on 09/02/10 at 1:48 pm | Come on guys. Less than two weeks until the primary. It's time to predict Neumann's chances of pulling off an upset. What's the over/under? |
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Emily's Post: McDonald's settlement, Ron Johnson outspends Russ Feingold by Emily Mills on 09/02/10 at 1:32 pm | What piques my curiosity is the fact that McD's waited two years between the city's initial payment of $56,000 in 2006 before filing a complaint that claimed $408,900 in damages. The difference between the two numbers is, quite frankly, startling. All of it stems from the fast food chain's contention that construction of the bridge disrupted the flow of drive-thru traffic and obstructed the view from the road of its big ol' golden arches. |
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Wisconsin Republican U.S. House candidate Chad Lee lets Republicans off the hook by Dean Robbins on 09/02/10 at 12:00 pm | Chad Lee is a Republican running for U.S. Representative in Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District, and he's incensed by the 2008 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act. "Congress gave $700 billion of our tax dollars to Wall Street while they allowed 90,000 small businesses to go bankrupt!" intones the narrator for his ad "Time for a Change in Washington." |
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Brunch Links: September 2 by Jack Craver on 09/02/10 at 8:12 am | A delicious daily round-up of local and state political news. |
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Madison Snaps -- September 2, 2010 on 09/02/10 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “hobby home” was photographed by Beth McConnell. |
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Dirty jobs, 77th primary, Francesca's al Lago in the September 3 issue of Isthmus on 09/02/10 at 6:00 am | What can you find in this week's Isthmus? Highlights from the latest issue follow. |
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UW Cinematheque screens Kurosawa, Errol Morris, and more in fall 2010 program by Dean Robbins on 09/01/10 at 4:00 pm | The fall 2010 schedule at UW Cinematheque is full of hooks. 2010 is the 100th anniversary of Akira Kurosawa's birth, so what better occasion for a series? |
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Cookbook cues: Fiesta at Rick's by Rick Bayless with Deann Groen Bayless by Erin Hanusa on 09/01/10 at 2:00 pm | Remembering the fact that chef Rick Bayless is riding a career crest in the last couple of years -- first winner of Top Chef Masters, honorary chef at a White House state dinner -- you might understand why the man is in the mood for a party. Happily for us, we're invited. |
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The Sconz on the Dan Potacke Show! by Jack Craver on 09/01/10 at 1:48 pm | The Sconz is hitting up the number one live bar talk show in Madison. Come listen on Monday, 6:30 p.m. at the Frequency. |
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Quote of the Day from Mark Neumann by Jack Craver on 09/01/10 at 12:40 pm | The rogue Republican explains why he is best qualified to be guv. |
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Attention Madison geeks: Geek.kon 2010 is here! by Amanda Lanyon-LeSage on 09/01/10 at 12:01 pm | Attention geeks! Geek.Kon, Madison's own anime, gaming, and science fiction convention, comes to the Marriott West hotel in Middleton Friday, September 3. Geeks of all stripes will find something to do at this three-day event. |
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Wilmington on DVD: Me & Orson Welles, Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King, Pandora and the Flying Dutchman, Harry Brown, Marmaduke on 09/01/10 at 10:00 am | In Me and Orson Welles, Richard Linklater takes on a highly ambitious subject that really, really appeals to me -- a portrayal of the astonishing youthful theatrical triumphs of the 22-year-old Welles, his adroit and urbane (and long-suffering) producer John Houseman, and of their ingenious, experimental 1937 Mercury Theater production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. |
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Brunch Links: September 1 by Jack Craver on 09/01/10 at 8:35 am | A delicious daily round-up of local and state political news items for your mid-morning current events fix. |
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Madison Snaps -- September 1, 2010 on 09/01/10 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “Urban Art” was photographed by Robert Stebler. |
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A break from local politics to deal with important national issues by Jack Craver on 08/31/10 at 5:53 pm | Every once in a while, it's important to shift the attention away from Sconz Nation and onto its parent company, the United States of America. |
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Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett tries to win with jokes by Dean Robbins on 08/31/10 at 3:13 pm | In his ad "Madison on a Diet," Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett tries to take a humorous approach to government spending in Wisconsin. "We all know that when it comes to spending, the politicians in Madison aren't counting their calories," he says, sitting in a diner. |
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How dumb are Scott Walker's advertising people? by Jack Craver on 08/31/10 at 2:53 pm | Can they do some promotion without giving the Dems more chances to accuse them of dirty politics? |
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Fringe Foods: Cuitlacoche from Las Cazuelas by Kyle Nabilcy on 08/31/10 at 2:00 pm | This is another one of those foods that forces you to wonder what exactly the first daring eater was thinking; infected ears of corn puff up, turn purplish-black, and grow fuzz. The Aztec name for this freaky-looking cob is cuitlacoche (also frequently spelled "huitlacoche"), which likely meant "sleeping shit." Wrapped in the husk, cuitlacoche does look a bit like a swaddled turd. So, naturally, it’s what’s for dinner. |
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Memo to Ron Johnson: Rationing as American as apple pie by Jack Craver on 08/31/10 at 1:05 pm | It's good to see Ron Johnson is worried about health care rationing. It's just too bad he doesn't call it out the real villains: Insurance companies. |
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Win tickets to Christian Finnegan, Mark Olson, and more! on 08/31/10 at 1:00 pm | The Isthmus Guest List is back with another round of free tickets to amazing concerts, shows and more fun events around Madison. This week's contests include tickets to: Last Summer at Bluefish Cove by StageQ; the Chocolate Chase in Middleton; Christian Finnegan at the Majestic; Mark Olson, Michelle Shocked, and Menomena at the High Noon; and more! |
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Emily's Post: Scott Walker's new ad, Brenda Konkel's burden by Emily Mills on 08/31/10 at 9:32 am | Whoa hey, when did it get to be the last day of August already? Summer ain’t officially over, of course (I won’t let it be, dammit!) but change is definitely in the air. Herds of students wander the downtown area, at turns looking both confused and expectant. The slightest hint of a chill hangs behind the still warm air. People all across the state suddenly find themselves scrambling to pack in as much outdoor fun in the next couple of months as possible. |
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