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Report: Senate Candidate Johnson Has Half As Much Money As Feingold Posted September 3, 2010

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson has about half as much campaign money on hand as incumbent Democrat Russ Feingold. Newly-released campaign reports show that Johnson had $1.6 million in the bank as of August 25th, to $3.1 million for Feingold. Johnson is the ...More

DNC Chair Opens Campaign Office in Milwaukee Posted September 3, 2010

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - The head of the Democratic National Committee says attacks on Social Security will help Russ Feingold and other Democrats win this fall. Tim Kaine was in Milwaukee this week to open a new campaign office and meet with candidates. He said Republican Ron Johnson’s comparison of ...More

Scott Walker Has Plans To Improve State's Deer Herd Posted September 3, 2010

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker says he would hire an independent auditor to keep tabs on Wisconsin’s deer herd. After buying a hunting license in Milwaukee Thursday, Walker said many hunters have lost faith in the DNR’s deer management practices. And he said he would ...More

U.S. offshore oil fire may delay lift of drill ban Posted September 2, 2010

Boats spray water to extinguish a fire on an oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy off the

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama Administration is likely to stay focused on toughening regulatory oversight of the U.S. offshore oil industry and may push back lifting a ban on deepwater drilling after the latest accident in the Gulf of Mexico, analysts said on Thursday. The fire on a Mariner Energy ...More

Obama adviser Summers to visit China September 4 Posted September 2, 2010

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Thursday that President Barack Obama's top economic adviser will visit China from Saturday for three days of meetings. The White House said in a statement that National Economic Council Director Larry Summers and Deputy National Security Adviser Thomas Donilon would travel to ...More

28% of Voters Likely to Cast Ballot in Primary Posted September 2, 2010

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Almost three of every 10 Wisconsin voters are expected to cast ballots in the fall primaries in 12 days – and that would be a record turnout for September. The Government Accountability Board said today that 28 percent of eligible voters are likely to cast ballots on September ...More

Food safety a "priority" for Senate: Reid aide Posted September 2, 2010

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Passing food safety reform legislation this year is a "priority" for the Senate, said a spokesman for Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, as Congress feels pressure from consumer groups to act following the latest recall to highlight weaknesses in the system. "It has been and will continue to ...More

Obama to hold press conference next Friday Posted September 2, 2010

U.S. President Obama is flanked by Secretary of State Clinton as he makes comments on the Middle Eas

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will hold a press conference on Friday, September 10, the White House said on Thursday. It also said in a statement that he would make two trips next week to talk about the economy, visiting Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday and Cleveland, Ohio on Wednesday. Obama ...More

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