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"Martin wins Southern 500
Mark Martin raced at Darlington like he had been there a time or two. As other cars bounced off the walls in a record-caution night, Martin laid low until it was time to go, winning for the second time there and for the second time in the past four races.
" NASCAR.COM - News, Schedule, Drivers, Tracks, Fantasy & Video from NASCAR

"Friday, May 08, 2009
John Edwards and the Paternity Test"
FREEDOM EDEN: John Edwards and the Paternity Test

BY RICHARD RYMAN • rryman@greenbaypressgazette.com • May 8, 2009
"Kagen said Wisconsin is to receive $4 billion in stimulus money, which is meant to be used on roads, bridges, schools and other infrastructure.
“Our hope is (the state is) not going to use the $4 billion to plug the leaks,” he said.
Kagen said his office prepared a handbook on the stimulus and would soon be launching a Web site providing “all the information contractors need to get after this money.”" Construction firms: Where's our share of stimulus money? | greenbaypressgazette.com | Green Bay Press-Gazette

"Editorial: Legislature wrong to cut notices from newspaper
May 8, 2009
Lawmakers crafting the state budget bill tucked in a provision this week to stop state agencies from running public notices in the official newspaper and replace them with Internet postings."
Editorial: Legislature wrong to cut notices from newspaper | greenbaypressgazette.com | Green Bay Press-Gazette

"WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Steve Kagen, M.D. is working hard to restore accountability and common sense to our financial system. Kagen voted for the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act and the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act - two key measures that would end fraud and abuse and create an economy that rewards hard work and responsibility." Democratic Party of Brown County - Kagen Votes for an Economy that Works for Everyone
"And, finally, Rep. Steven Kagan will be shaking hands (and taking checks) at the Washington Nationals game against the Houston Astros this evening." Shenanigans: What is Congress up to today? - POLITICO.com

"How badly did Sen. Arlen Specter (D) hurt his reelection prospects over the past week? Photo by Gerald Martineau of the Washington Post" The Fix - White House Cheat Sheet: Sifting Through the Specter Damage

"Hard-drinking "24" star Kiefer Sutherland, who allegedly head-butted a top fashion designer at a celeb-studded party earlier this week, surrendered to police this afternoon" SUTHERLAND TURNS HIMSELF IN FOLLOWING 'ASSAULT' - New York Post

"CIA Says Pelosi Was Briefed on Use of 'Enhanced Interrogations'
By Paul Kane
Intelligence officials released documents this evening saying that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was briefed in September 2002 about the use of harsh interrogation tactics against al-Qaeda prisoners, seemingly contradicting her repeated statements over the past 18 months that she was never told that these techniques were actually being used." CIA Says Pelosi Was Briefed on Use of 'Enhanced Interrogations' - Capitol Briefing

"Inside Jay Falls' office, old photos of a Sun-Drop-sponsored car driven by the late Dale Earnhardt cover his walls.
Green and yellow die cast stock cars wrapped in the Sun-Drop logo line his shelves reminding him of a period when small, locally-owned companies could afford to sponsor a car in NASCAR's premier series and the partnerships were forged through friendship." NASCAR.COM - Smaller sponsors finding new fits in today's NASCAR - May 6, 2009

"CONCORD, N.C. -- Mark Martin will return to drive the Hendrick Motorsports No. 5 Chevrolet for the entire 36-race Cup Series season in 2010. It will be the 22nd full-time Cup campaign of Martin's career and his second with car owner Rick Hendrick."
NASCAR.COM - Martin to run full 2010 Cup season in Hendrick No. 5 - May 6, 2009

"By Elizabeth Braun By Charles Benson
Story Created: May 6, 2009, Story Updated: May 7, 2009
Police arrested a UW Milwaukee graduate student and teaching assistant on Monday after he turned himself in.
What police want to know is if he's part of a group of 20 to 30 anarchists intent on committing violence.
The vandalism was extensive and expensive for east side businesses. Windows were smashed by a group of self-titled anarchists who were wearing black ninja costumes." UWM Student Suspected in East Side Vandalism | Newsradio 620 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin News, Talk, Sports, Weather | Local Headlines

"Wisconsin Town Restores Stone Barn
By Kate Nickel | Online Only | May 6, 2009
Next month, Chase, Wisconsin, will take the first steps toward creating a museum inside of the town's iconic stone barn. The Chase Stone Barn Fundraising Picnic June 6 will benefit restoration of the barn, and construction of an adjacent park."
Wisconsin Town Restores Stone Barn

"He said the law would not hurt the economy."
Kenosha News | Lawmakers send bill enhancing discrimination penalties to Doyle

""Overall, I feel that a very high price will be paid through a much more legalistic code of conduct for students," Egley wrote."
UW Regents Consider Conduct Code Changes | Today's TMJ4 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin News, Weather, Sports, WTMJ | Local News

"Taking the Heartbeat of Local Housing Sales
Updated: May 6, 2009 04:11 PM "
By Kristin Byrne
Numbers released this week show pending home sales for March were up slightly and so was construction spending nationally.
Data from the Realtors Association of Northeast Wisconsin show 315 homes were sold in Brown County from January through March of this year.
The same period last year, 433 homes were sold -- or 118 homes more.
In Outagamie County, 214 homes were sold in the first quarter of the year compared to 326 homes last year -- that's down 112.
In fact, data for every county in our area show fewer homes were sold in the first three months of this year compared to the first three months of last year.
Action 2 News looked at building permits for new residential properties in our area, because the U.S. Census Bureau says most building permits turn into housing starts.
Numbers show building permits down in Green Bay. The city had 16 building permits in March, about half of what it had in February when it had 30.
Appleton had 25 building permits for March, only slightly off the 28 it had in February.
But in Oshkosh-Neenah and in Fond du Lac, building permits are up. The Oshkosh-Neenah area had eleven more permits in March than February, while Fond du Lac had two more.
Despite the statistics, some first-time home buyers say the price to purchase right now is just right.
At 23 years old, Andy Rosendahl has something to smile about. "I just bought my first house."
He says he made the decision to buy because of an $8,000 tax credit the government offers to first-time home buyers -- money from the federal stimulus package.
"The incentive was there. I've been looking for about a year," he said. "So when this year's $8,000 tax credit came up, it was enough to push me to home ownership.
Lauren Swan says she and her husband had the same feeling. "It's a nice incentive for first-time home buyers," she said.
She and her husband plan to use that tax credit to make some home improvements.
She says the tax credit is a win-win situation for both her family and the economy. "I think that if that helps jump start the economy then more power to them."
Both home buyers say they would have waited as long as it took until the right deal entered the picture. The tax incentive was just that.
And both believe the government incentive is spurring a home buyer trend.
"I have another one of my girlfriends that also her and her husband also just purchased a home, too, so I think it's a nice incentive to buy a home," Swan says.
"Some of my friends and colleagues in my same age bracket are starting to look at home, starting to take the plunge," Rosendahl says. "The time is right, though. On top of the tax credit it's a buyer's market."
Taking the Heartbeat of Local Housing Sales - WBAY-TV Green Bay-Fox Cities-Northeast Wisconsin News:
"And, finally, Rep. Steven Kagan will be shaking hands (and taking checks) at the Washington Nationals game against the Houston Astros this evening." Shenanigans: What is Congress up to today? - POLITICO.com
"Fake Guns a Real Concern for Lawmakers and Police" Fake Guns a Real Concern for Lawmakers and Police - WBAY-TV Green Bay-Fox Cities-Northeast Wisconsin News:

"Fake Guns a Real Concern for Lawmakers and Police
By Matt Smith
Updated: May 6, 2009 08:29 AM "
A bill working its way through the state Legislature could soon impose jail time for using a fake gun in public.
It's a bill recommended by police who must always respond as if a real gun were in play.
Last Friday night, several Green Bay police officers were dispatched to the city's west side for a weapons call. The report was two juveniles walking around with rifles.
Once on the scene, officers learned they were toy guns.
"You can't just go ahead and assume it's not real and that it is fake and it's no big deal --because it is a big deal in this day in age," Captain Karl Fleury said.
And it could become even bigger, meaning potential jail time if the situation escalated and the fake guns were used to threaten another person.
"If kids are playing, I don't think that's the intent here, but if you're committing a crime it would increase that as well, because if you're using a fake gun or a real gun it's a threat," State Senator Dave Hansen (D-Green Bay) said.
Hansen is the lead author of the bill in the Senate, which if made into law would increase the penalty for using any type of fake or replica gun to threaten someone or help commit a crime.
He was contacted by Green Bay police concerned about the growing number of incidents involving fake weapons.
"Nowadays with the replicas and lookalikes, they're so realistic you can't determine if they're real or not," Fleury said.
"From our standpoint, not just resources but there's a potential for a real tragedy happening," Sergeant Pat DeWall of the Appleton Police Department said.
Right now if you use a fake gun to threaten someone, you're fined no more than $500. If this bill passes, that fine would increase up to $10,000 plus the potential to spend up to nine months in jail.
Police and legislators want this bill to send a strong message not only to criminals but kids who, like last Friday, think playing with a toy gun is no big deal.
"The children need to know the risk they run in this day in age by displaying or having something like that," Fleury said.
Fake Guns a Real Concern for Lawmakers and Police - WBAY-TV Green Bay-Fox Cities-Northeast Wisconsin News:

House bypasses governor’s veto to claim Oklahoma’s sovereignty
BY MICHAEL MCNUTT
Published: May 5, 2009
Modified: May 6, 2009 at 12:51 pm
"Congress should not be providing bailouts to financial institutions and automakers, he said. "
House bypasses governor’s veto to claim Oklahoma’s sovereignty | NewsOK.com

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