News Archive for November 6, 2012
Democrat Tammy Baldwin wins US Senate seat
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
MADISON --
Tammy Baldwin captured Wisconsin’s open U.S. Senate seat Tuesday, becoming both the state’s first female senator and the first openly gay candidate to be elected to the chamber.
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Obama wins Wisconsin
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
MADISON --
President Barack Obama has won Wisconsin, capturing the state’s 10 electoral votes for a second time and defeating a Republican ticket that included Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan.
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GOP drive toward control of the House
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
WASHINGTON --
Republicans drove toward recapturing control of the House for two more years on Tuesday as the two parties traded gains from the Eastern seaboard to the Southwest.
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Ryan loses VP but wins re-election in Wis.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
MILWAUKEE --
Paul Ryan came up short in his vice presidential bid, but his backup plan worked. The Wisconsin congressman easily won re-election Tuesday night to the U.S. House seat he has held since 1998.
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Four more years: Obama re-elected
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
WASHINGTON --
President Barack Obama won re-election Tuesday night despite a fierce challenge from Republican Mitt Romney as well as the weak economy and high unemployment that encumbered his first term and crimped the middle class dreams of millions.
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Obama wins re-election
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
WASHINGTON --
President Barack Obama took command of the fierce race for the White House Tuesday night, capturing battleground Ohio from Mitt Romney and edging ahead in other pivotal states.
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Race tight as election night count goes to wire
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
WASHINGTON --
President Barack Obama powered through the reliably Democratic Northeast, and Republican Mitt Romney secured his conservative base Tuesday night in a tense duel for the White House shadowed by a weak economy and high unemployment.
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Polls close in Wisconsin: check vote totals as they come in
By STAFF - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
The polls have closed, but you can keep an eye on current election results of Walworth County races, as well as learn how county residents voted in the presidential and senate races at http://www.co.walworth.wi.us.
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Don't post photos of your completed ballot
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
MILWAUKEE --
In case you're tempted to show your Facebook friends and Twitter followers how you voted, remember it's illegal in Wisconsin to post photos of completed ballots.
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Girl recounts horror of stabbing: Report
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
ELKHORN --
The girl told police she woke to yelling and the sensation of her throat being cut. The girl, identified in the criminal complaint against Larry Shannon as "victim No. 1," told police Shannon had choked her until she was unconscious.
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Thousands vote early in Rock County
By GINA DUWE - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
JACKSON, GA. --
Thousands of area residents already cast their ballots over the past two weeks, but some clerks say it's not as many as the last presidential election.
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Orfordville meeting to offer information on area sex offenders
By GINA DUWE - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
ORFORDVILLE --
Orfordville Police Chief Dave Wickstrum said he wants village residents to keep the pitchforks and torches at home.
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Salary budgets rose 2.1 percent in survey
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Rock County 5.0 and the Blackhawk Human Resource Association have released the results of a salary and benefits survey that looks at hourly wages and benefits for local employees.
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Public record for Nov. 6, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
Farmer fawns over cache of fine china
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
The table looks set for royalty, but no meals have ever been served on Bruce Wright's china and probably never will.
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Student group promotes holiday care packages for troops overseas
By STAFF - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
WHITEWATER --
A student-led group at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is honoring student cadets by hosting two donation drop off points to send holiday care packages filled with letters and other items of necessity that are deployed overseas.
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America casts its ballots on democracy’s day
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
On Election Day, Americans took time to vote, and to explain why this ritual means so much to them.
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It's Hawkeye, Hotlips and M*A*S*H at East Troy
By CSI STAFF - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
The comedy “M*A*S*H” will be presented by East Troy High School from Friday, Nov. 9 through Sunday, Nov. 11. The play is based on the book that inspired the movie and television show in 1970 and is full of the unpredictable characters you know and love, including Hawkeye, Margaret “Hotlips” Houlihan, Trapper John, Radar, Colonel Blake and many others.
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State's voters face tight Senate, presidential races
By SCOTT BAUER, ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
MADISON --
Wisconsin Republicans are hoping that a native son on the ticket in Tuesday's presidential election will be the answer to ending their 28-year losing streak, which dates back to when Ronald Reagan won re-election in a nationwide landslide.
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Wis. voters face tight Senate, presidential races
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
MADISON --
Wisconsin Republicans are hoping that a native son on the ticket in Tuesday’s presidential election will be the answer to ending their 28-year losing streak, which dates back to when Ronald Reagan won re-election in a nationwide landslide.
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Events set around Walworth County to honor veterans
By CSI STAFF - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
Numerous events are planned around the county and surrounding area to commemorate Veterans Day.
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Wisconsin basketball has some holes to fill
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
MADISON --
Entering his 41st year of coaching, Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan said he doesn’t get nervous, alarmed or excited when people use the word “replace” when referring to his basketball team.
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Marquette, Williams up to challenge
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
MILWAUKEE --
Last year was not an easy one for Buzz Williams and Marquette as injuries and other issues cost him depth. The team was forever forging a new identity.
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Rest up: Bye week gives Packers chance to heal
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
GREEN BAY --
Good thing the Green Bay Packers are off this week. They're going to need it. Five of Green Bay's last seven games will be against NFC North opponents.
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History to be made whoever wins Senate race
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
MILWAUKEE --
The winner of the U.S. Senate race in Wisconsin will be making history — no matter who wins.
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Death notices for Nov. 6, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
Rain, 70 percent turnout predicted on Election Day
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
MILWAUKEE --
The National Weather Service predicts voters likely will be greeted by rain and 40 degree temperatures across much of Wisconsin on Election Day.
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Key questions headed into Wisconsin election
By SCOTT BAUER, ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
MADISON --
Some of the key questions voters may have as they head to the polls today:
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Wis. GAB: 545K have requested absentee ballots
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
MADISON --
Wisconsin election officials say more than 545,000 people have requested absentee ballots for Tuesday's election.
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Emptiness at the end
By MICHAEL GERSON - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012
WASHINGTON --
The main problem with the aggregator approach to politics is not that it is pseudo scientific but that it is trivial. An election is not a mathematical equation; it is a nation making a decision.
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